$3.99/lb at Knollwood Cub Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a (self-proclaimed) salad bar aficionado, and that I’m not shy about dishing out both compliments and criticisms, especially on price (“New Lindens Hills Co-Op“). Very much in the former category is the salad bar at the Knollwood (St. Louis Park) Cub: well-stocked, fresh,...Read More
Three Reasons to Go Here are the reasons to go to your local cineplex to see Clint Eastwood’s new movie, “Hereafter,” starring Matt Damon and Cecile de France: 1. An unforgettable (and horrifying) depiction of a tsunami as it obliterates an unidentified Southeast Asian resort town; 2. The coiffure sported by main character Cecile de...Read More
See . . This . . Movie Calling Charles Ferguson’s “Inside Job” a documentary is like calling The Gettysburg Address a speech. Bar none, it is the clearest, most succinct explanation of the Wall Street-engineered financial crash — whose aftermath we are still very much dealing with — that I have seen. More than a...Read More
Review, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” I went to see Oliver Stone’s last film the other night. And by that, I don’t mean his most recent film — I literally mean, the last film he is likely to make (at least with a big studio budget, at least for a long while). That’s because it...Read More
In a Word: ‘More’ Want a one word summary for the new Linden Hills Co-op that just opened near 44th and France, about six blocks west of the old location? “More.” As in, more floor space (I’d guess at least double); more parking; more deli space and prepared foods; more eat-in dining tables for enjoying...Read More
Reviewing the Reviewers You can hardly fancy yourself a “serious social commentator” — and what self-respecting blogger doesn’t? — unless you take a crack at reviewing Jonathan Franzen’s epic new novel, “Freedom.” Which, of course, first requires that you actually read the almost-600 page thing — no small undertaking. Before getting to my review, though,...Read More
