Extreme Makeover – Minneapolis Edition In its hey day, this 1930 Tudor near Minneapolis’ Cedar Lake was a masterpiece: custom tile everywhere, lath-and-plaster construction, hand-carved crown moldings, high-end masonry, walnut and cherry wood throughout. Not to mention a grand staircase, and a surprisingly modern floor plan. However, the owners hadn’t been able to keep up...Read More
Hollywood Couldn’t Come Up With This Stuff “The AIG bailout, in effect, was Goldman [Sachs] bailing out Goldman [Sachs].” –Matt Taibbi, “The Big Takeover”; Rolling Stone (3/19/09) “Here’s the dirty little secret . . . most of the stuff that got us into trouble was perfectly legal. And that is a sign of how much...Read More
