Vol 26 Issue 1266
Published 3/9/2005 through 3/15/2005
“They talk about freedom and values, but they really don't believe in representative government.” (Cover Story)
A decade ago, Dave Durenberger retired from the U.S. Senate as the
highest-ranking member of Minnesota’s Republican Party. Now he barely
recognizes the new school GOP that’s taken its place.
Killer Moths Attack Strib! (News)
Hugh Hewitt makes an enemy's list--Strib #2.
Loyal Opposition (News)
City Council allies Zimmermann and Lilligren face off in Minneapolis's Sixth Ward.
Minnesota's Corporate Tax Drain (News)
The state's biggest companies are finding ways to get around corporate taxes.
Pawlenty Drops the F-Bomb (News)
What's another word for "tax increase"? (Hint: Take the letter "r" out of the word "free")
The Rise of the Boo-yaa's (Steve Perry)
In your face, loser: The citizen as fan.
Sam the Sham (Hang Time)
The '05 Wolves' biggest letdown artist isn't Latrell Sprewell.
Scattered Gems (Dish)
With nothing in common but uncommonly good food, two far-flung wonders are revealed. Satay 2 Go Asian Cuisine, Apple Valley; Coconut Grove Caribbean Restaurant and Pub, Minneapolis
Varsity Cheer (Arts Feature)
How vaudeville, motion pictures, and hip hop came to Dinkytown through one controversial theater--now reopened with beds for seats!
My Ears are Bleeding--Should I be Proud or Concerned? (Music)
Local band looks back to AmRep, looks forward to deafness.
No Sellout--Also No Record Sales (Music)
Busdriver laughs through car troubles and a struggling career.
La-La (Means I Love You) (In Da Club)
Coming alive with Ashlee Simpson, Brother and Sister, Soweto Gospel Choir.
"My Lady Story," Antony and the Johnsons (I'm in Love with That Song)
Clem Snide: End of Love (CD Review)
Intocable: X (Diez) (CD Review)
Home Alone (Film)
Hirokazu Kore-eda's latest film sets him further apart.
Illusions of Perfection (Film)
Renoir lets those without sin get cast in other people's movies.
It's So Money (Film)
'Profitable Domestic Gross' would be a better name for 'Be Cool.'
Bohemian Rhapsody (Theater)
Theatre Latté Da kills with a stripped-down opera.
Spotlight: The Beast of Nothing (Theater)
Red Eye though March 20
Geeks of America, Hail Your King (TV)
The growing pains of Conan O'Brien.
Free Will Astrology (Horoscope)