Inside the Daily Planet, 12/21/10

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Former FBI agent Rowley and 134 others arrested at White House by staff, The Uptake • Former FBI Agent Coleen Rowley was one of 17 Minnesotans demonstrating in front of the White House, Thursday, December 16. She and 7 other Minnesotans were arrested and charged by the Washington police. All but two paid a $100 fine and were released. 135 people were arrested including Daniel Ellsberg and Chris Hedges. The group gathered at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue just as Washington’s first snow began to fall. Continue Reading

Inside the Daily Planet, 12/10/10

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Holiday haute cuisine in St. Paul by Kristal Leebrick, Park Bugle • ood is the center of most holiday celebrations, and this is the time of year when local eateries and food vendors fill their menus and shelves with specialty items. Whether you’re looking for tradition or trendy, we can help. The Bugle has compiled a short list of some of the fare (and fun) you can find at area businesses this month. Books for Africa and Thomson Reuters sign $1.2 million agreement by Guy Western, Mshale • Books for Africa, the largest shipper of donated text books to Africa and Thomson Reuters – Legal, the legal publishing behemoth, on Monday signed a $1.2 million agreement aimed at supporting governing institutions and the rule of law in Africa’s emerging democracies. MUSIC | 30 Epic minutes with Far East Movement by Kate Gallagher, TC Daily Planet  • By the time Far East Movement took the stage shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday night at Epic, the crowd was ready to “fly like a G6.” Continue Reading

Inside the Daily Planet, 10/12/10

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MUSIC | Mark Mallman’s Marathon 3: “This is just for fun” by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet • He made it! Photos from all four days of Marathon 3, including the final hours last night. MUSIC | Ra Ra Riot start a fire (figuratively speaking) at the Varsity by Natalie Gallagher, TC Daily Planet • One thing’s for sure: Ra Ra Riot certainly know how to put on a show. Their show at the Varsity Theater on Thursday night showcased the standard pop energy that gave the Syracuse, New York band its name. Adding to the energy of the night were the two openers, the atmospheric We Barbarians from Long Beach, California and Chikita Violenta-a surprising and wonderful indie rock band from Mexico City. Continue Reading

Inside the Daily Planet, 10/06/10

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Minnesota Memory Walk for Alzheimer’s research by Amanda Noventa, TC Daily Planet • Minnesota walkers wore purple to walk on Hyland Park on September 25, and not because the Vikings were playing. The walkers are working to win an even bigger battle than the Superbowl-they want to win the battle against a deadly disease that affects more U.S. families every year. The annual Memory Walk is the nation’s largest event for the Alzheimer’s Association, raising awareness and funds for Alzheimer care and research programs. Since 1989, the event has raised more than $300 million. The Twin Cities has the largest of the eight walks in Minnesota. With 5.3 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, nearly 100,000 people are right here in Minnesota. Continue Reading

Inside the Daily Planet, 10/01/10

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THEATER | Frank Theatre’s Eclipsed tells the story of women during the Liberian Wars by Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet • Last weekend I attended a wonderful play called Eclipsed, produced by Frank Theatre at the Playwrights’ Center. Written by Danai Gurira, the play tells the story of women surviving during the Liberian Civil Wars. MUSIC | Local Natives’ Andy Hamm: They belong in small clubs, but they’re coming to First Ave by Leslie Kruempel, TC Daily Planet • Local Natives are on a quick ascent. The LA-based band opened for Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros at the Varsity Theater last November, before returning to Minneapolis this May to headline a sweaty sold-out show at the 400 Bar. On October 1st they’ll make the leap to the First Avenue Mainroom in support of their debut album Gorilla Manor. Continue Reading

Inside the Daily Planet, 09/29/10

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International Students ask: “Do I need a flu shot?” by Eliana Gramer and Larissa Peifer, TC Daily Planet • As a new international student from Germany, now at Hamline University in St. Paul, Raphael Schaefer is not used to Minnesota’s unsettled weather. One of the first things locals told him was, “Welcome to Minnesota! If you don’t like the weather, wait ten minutes!” Continue Reading

Inside the Daily Planet, 09/20/10

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MUSIC | Khaira Arby sings of women’s rights at the Global Roots Festival by Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet • Malian singer Khaira Arby begins every concert with a song called “Salou” that is an invocation, though she doesn’t stress the importance of a particular religion. The spiritual singer, who is on tour in North America for the first time after 20 years as a professional singer in her home country of Mali, believes it doesn’t matter the name you call God-whether it’s Jesus or Mohommed or some other name-matters. The important thing, she believes, is to live a good and spriritual life. “There is only one God, even though there are many religions,” she said in an interview. Swaying to the hidden melodies by Mordecai Specktor, American Jewish World • Jeremiah Lockwood imbibed hazzanut, cantorial music, at the knee of his grandfather, a renowned cantor from New York City. Continue Reading

Inside the Daily Planet, 09/17/10

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MUSIC | Nikki Schultz’s Lost and Found (and Lost Again) is an excellent offering by a strong performer by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet • My first time experiencing gifted vocalist Nikki Schultz, she was at the Cedar Cultural Center this summer, singing backup in soul balladeer Chastity Brown’s band for the release of the High Noon Teeth album. She wasn’t so much background as a healthy part of what made the music work as splendidly as it did. Distinct timbre, a real passion for emoting and, in general, a strong store of entertaining energy. Forum focuses on potential for clean energy jobs by Barb Kucera, Workday Minnesota • One solution to the nation’s unemployment crisis is the creation of clean energy jobs, but to achieve that goal everyone must be involved in the effort, participants in a Congressional forum agreed. Week one by Luke Feuerherm, Minnesota Daily • Hours after the last class filed out, an eclectic bunch trickled into a classroom in Tate Hall. Continue Reading

Inside the Daily Planet, 08/06/10

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OPINION | Protecting the credibility of the MPD by Council Member Cam Gordon, Southside Pride • In general, we are served well by the large majority of police officers who work in our neighborhoods every day. The more that the police can build trusting and effective partnerships with the people they serve the better they will be able to help make this a safer, better city for everyone. OPINION | Is the MPD out of control? by Ed Felien, Southside Pride • Is the Minneapolis Police Department out of control? BOOKS | Post-punk poet Steve Healey on “unoriginality” and his new collection 10 Mississippi by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet • Steve Healey’s volume of poetry, 10 Mississippi (Coffee House Press), has been well-recieved with glowing reviews. Continue Reading