Inside the Daily Planet, 03/04/11

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THEATER | Song of Extinction by Theater Latté Da at the Guthrie Theater: Intelligently designed by Christopher Kehoe, TC Daily Planet • The beginning is the end and the end is the beginning in Theater Latté Da’s Song of Extinction.  But that’s kind of the point. BOOKS | Books & Bars selection Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold: Strange magic by Courtney Davison, TC Daily Planet • After two weeks spent with Glen David Gold’s 2001 novel Carter Beats the Devil (one of them putting it off, or slowly turning a page or two, then putting the book down in favor of something more exciting), I finished the book at 5:00 p.m. tonight, and then took a nap until 5:45 p.m. During that time, I dreamt of magic. The dreams weren’t necessarily of Carter and the endless list of characters that accompany him during his misadventures; however, it was clear that Gold had charted the course for my afternoon slumber. STYLE | University of Minnesota fashion design senior spotlight: Jessica St. George by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet • If these clothes were in a movie, what would it be named? Continue Reading

Inside the Daily Planet, 03/02/11

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MUSIC | Gaelic Storm at the Fitzgerald Theater: Photos and a retrospective live-tweet by Stacy Schwartz, TC Daily Planet • Someday my phone will actually have enough battery power for me to actually tweet a show. When this happens I’ll be able to just cut and paste from Twitter and be done with my review. However, since this was not the case at Gaelic Storm on Thursday night, I hope you’ll put up with my “what should have been.” Food too old to sell, but not wasted by Ben Corey, TC Daily Planet • Many may wonder what happens to food in a grocery store after it has gone past the “sell by” date on the package.  Thanks to a local organization, these foods are getting to those in need. Continue Reading

Inside the Daily Planet, 03/01/11

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MOVIES | More Oscars attendees, from Celine Dion to Christian Bale to Colin Firth to The Donald by Jeff Rutherford, TC Daily Planet • Stars walk the red carpet at the 83rd Academy Awards. MOVIES | Red carpet arrivals at the Academy Awards: Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon, Mark Wahlberg, and more by Jeff Rutherford, TC Daily Planet • Up close and personal with the Hollywood elite. Mpls firefighters share tricks of trade with Kenyans by Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder • It took him 10 years – actually his entire life – but this winter Wallace “Jack” Jackman finally set foot on African soil. Jackman, the MSR’s co-publisher emeritus, was part of a seven-member delegation that traveled to Eldoret, Kenya last month to help train that city’s firefighters. “I found the whole trip overwhelming and exciting,” he points out. Continue Reading

FREE SPEECH ZONE | Public unions must remain

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In his LA Times op-ed of February 22, (Public unions must go), Jonah Goldberg offers a menu of myths, fictions and right wing talking points to flat out promote the elimination of public employee unions. He starts by offering a history of how and why these unions began, and his conclusion is “it was rankly political”.  No, it was rankly an American right! Simply because one elects to follow a career path in the public sector does not refuse him/her the right of virtually every other American in the private sector– the right to organize for better wages, working conditions and bargaining. Most Americans agree; a USA Today poll shows 61% believe public employees have the right to union collective bargaining. To extend this, we must ask, who are these people that serve us as teachers, firefighters, police officers, judges, nurses, and administrators of our local, state and Federal government? Continue Reading

Inside the Daily Planet, 02/25/11

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MUSIC | Josh Ritter at First Avenue: So happy by Kate Gallagher, TC Daily Planet • Why didn’t I start listening to this guy years ago instead of months ago? Why isn’t everyone I know listening to Josh Ritter? And how can he be so happy? THEATER | History Theatre’s Adrift on the Mississippi tells the true story of slaves who escaped to Minnesota by Jeanette Fordyce, TC Daily Planet • On February 19, over 300 people attended the History Theatre’s telling of Reverend Robert Hickman’s escape from slavery in 1863 from Missouri with 75 people on a crude raft traveling north in search of freedom along the Mississippi River. MOVIES | Academy Awards and social networking: Where the Oscar comes to you by Barb Teed, TC Daily Planet • You’re invited to join me on the Red Carpet at the 83rd Academy Awards-at least virtually. Continue Reading