Different Demographics . . . Different Schedules Part of being a bona fide, “in-the-know” Twin Cities local isn’t just knowing where to get the best weekend brunch with/for a bunch of kids — but when. So, 9 a.m. Sunday is a great time to go to the Egg & I on Lyndale in The Wedge, while all the resident, nearby Gen...Read More
“10-9-8-7 . . .” If you’re a “House of Cards” fan (I am), it’s “T-minus 7” till Season #3, available on Netflix starting next Friday (2/27). I don’t have the time — but I’m sure I’ll find it, anyways — to watch the new season over a couple, TV-crammed nights (or should I say, iPad?). See...Read More
The Most Chilling Crime Scene Since “The Usual Suspects” Lorne Malvo: “Is this what you want, Lester? Is . . this . . what . . you . . want? Yes, or no?” Lester Nygaard: “Yes.” Such is the chilling exchange/showdown between “heavy” Lorne Malvo and once-upon-a-time good guy(?) and former milquetoast Lester Nygaard in the...Read More
I’m not going to charter a jet to watch a solar eclipse from some exotic locale, or pay a private company $100,000 (is that what it costs?) to see earth from space. But, I did just experience the poor man’s equivalent: a sunset that seemed to last forever. At least, that’s how it appears if...Read More
Make that, “Th-th-th-that’s all folks!” 🙂 Happy New Year — see you in 2015! P.S.: Once upon a time, before there was Ironman, Spiderman, Thor, et al . . . there was Porky Pig and Bugs Bunny. “That’s all Folks” was (is) Porky Pig’s closing tagline.Read More
Wormholes, Black Holes, the Singularity & Time Travel The short answer to the question, “how real is the science in the new sci-fi epic Interstellar?”: “Very.” Assuming you don’t know anything about physics (I don’t), suffice to say: the movie grew out an idea by Cal Tech Physicist Kip Thorne, who wrote a book on...Read More
