Baby Boy Monaghan
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Arts editor for MPR as Max Sparber. Award-winning cultural critic & Jewish Studies writer. 3X illegitimate. He/him.
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Forget it, Jake
November 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Forget it, Jake
Doobie Brothers: Minute by minute ...
(Sees producer making gesture to stall for time)
by minute by minute by minute by
(Sees producer making gesture to stall for time)
by minute by minute by minute by
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Doobie Brothers: Minute by minute ...
(Sees producer making gesture to stall for time)
by minute by minute by minute by
(Sees producer making gesture to stall for time)
by minute by minute by minute by
Perhaps my least favorite Tennessee Williams play
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Perhaps my least favorite Tennessee Williams play
I have something I call the "Jaan Pehchan Ho" phenomenon, where you see the ecstatic Bollywood masked dance number "Jaan Pehchan Ho" from the film "Gumnaam" and you spend years looking for something like it, only to discover that there is nothing like it, even in the rest of the original film.
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I have something I call the "Jaan Pehchan Ho" phenomenon, where you see the ecstatic Bollywood masked dance number "Jaan Pehchan Ho" from the film "Gumnaam" and you spend years looking for something like it, only to discover that there is nothing like it, even in the rest of the original film.
Horrible little imp: (Tears off the wrapping for a new pair of stilts, balls them up to throw away.)
Witch: You will be cursed with the name of your last action!
Horrible little imp, now named Rumplestiltskin: Aw.
Witch: You will be cursed with the name of your last action!
Horrible little imp, now named Rumplestiltskin: Aw.
November 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Horrible little imp: (Tears off the wrapping for a new pair of stilts, balls them up to throw away.)
Witch: You will be cursed with the name of your last action!
Horrible little imp, now named Rumplestiltskin: Aw.
Witch: You will be cursed with the name of your last action!
Horrible little imp, now named Rumplestiltskin: Aw.
Today is the last day of the previous of your life
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Today is the last day of the previous of your life
I heard there was a miner cord
It went down the hole
To where the gems were stored
But you don't really dig up Mellite
Do ya
It went down the hole
To where the gems were stored
But you don't really dig up Mellite
Do ya
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I heard there was a miner cord
It went down the hole
To where the gems were stored
But you don't really dig up Mellite
Do ya
It went down the hole
To where the gems were stored
But you don't really dig up Mellite
Do ya
Your annual reminder that these are stills from the Thanksgiving horror films Blood Rage, which isn't good, per se, but is preposterously entertaining
Some savvy weed grower better have a strain named Cranberry Sauce with this ad on the bottle.
November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Your annual reminder that these are stills from the Thanksgiving horror films Blood Rage, which isn't good, per se, but is preposterously entertaining
In another failure of bleeding-heart politics, the mayor pardoned a tukey who immediately went out and killed again
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In another failure of bleeding-heart politics, the mayor pardoned a tukey who immediately went out and killed again
AKA: Why does everybody have ADHD now
Sometimes I think about how for much of history everyone was medicated on booze, nicotine, cocaine, hasish, opiates, amphetamines, etc., and now we're all expected to just be out here raw-dogging life
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
AKA: Why does everybody have ADHD now
Between David Lynch, Udo Kier and Jimmy Cliff, the world is rapidly emptying of the superstars of midnight cinema.
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Between David Lynch, Udo Kier and Jimmy Cliff, the world is rapidly emptying of the superstars of midnight cinema.
Dune Hard With a Vengeance
Denis Villeneuve’s final #Dune movie is officially titled ‘Dune: Part 3’
November 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Dune Hard With a Vengeance
Aw no. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Aw no. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
Sad about Udo Kier. I just watched Swan Song, a film entirely buoyed by his performance, at once cattily fabulous and openly broken-hearted. RIP.
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Sad about Udo Kier. I just watched Swan Song, a film entirely buoyed by his performance, at once cattily fabulous and openly broken-hearted. RIP.
It's amazing how many of you think "people wouldn't be antisemitic if the Jews didn't make them" is a solid point
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
It's amazing how many of you think "people wouldn't be antisemitic if the Jews didn't make them" is a solid point
Canadian Gordon Lightfoot implied the presence of a Canadian M. Piedlourde
November 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Canadian Gordon Lightfoot implied the presence of a Canadian M. Piedlourde
Commissioner Gordon: Batman, we've had reports about a villain called The Collector. Apparently, he targets low-income people and the insane, beats and tortures them, and then takes trophies.
Batman: Gordon, that's me.
Batman: Gordon, that's me.
November 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Commissioner Gordon: Batman, we've had reports about a villain called The Collector. Apparently, he targets low-income people and the insane, beats and tortures them, and then takes trophies.
Batman: Gordon, that's me.
Batman: Gordon, that's me.
The sad thing about this is that the ugly holiday sweater thing is like a photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy of something genuinely tremendous: Scandinavian knitwear.
I didn’t have egg nog til I was in my 20s. Didn’t know that ugly Christmas sweaters were a thing. Had never heard of a debate between white lights or colored lights. These were as foreign to me as eating a pork chop, another thing no one I knew did (we all ate bacon though 🤷🏻♀️).
November 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The sad thing about this is that the ugly holiday sweater thing is like a photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy of something genuinely tremendous: Scandinavian knitwear.
I’m most shocked at how badly many high level writers write.
November 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I’m most shocked at how badly many high level writers write.
There’s a lot of variety in the world but “guy who just decided to wear a crown” is strangely rare.
November 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
There’s a lot of variety in the world but “guy who just decided to wear a crown” is strangely rare.
I just want one day where I don’t read something that makes me regret having been born with eyes that see and a mind that comprehends
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I just want one day where I don’t read something that makes me regret having been born with eyes that see and a mind that comprehends
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Fables & Flames Romantasy Gala, the ‘The Notebook’ at Ordway Center and Pepperkakebyen Grand Opening at The Nordic Center of Duluth are included in this week's picks from MN Shortlist.
MN Shortlist: Slow Burns & Bright Lights — 6 Picks for Nov. 21–27
As parade season kicks in and the evenings arrive early, this week’s picks offer a mix of music, theater and small-scale surprises. From Duluth’s gingerbread “city” to a new festival of collaborative ...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Fables & Flames Romantasy Gala, the ‘The Notebook’ at Ordway Center and Pepperkakebyen Grand Opening at The Nordic Center of Duluth are included in this week's picks from MN Shortlist.
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After over a decade in the Mill district, a beloved restaurant is closing. Zen Box Izakaya was visited by everyone from Vikings linebackers and neighborhood regulars. Its final day is Nov. 23.
Zen Box Izakaya, home to ramen rituals and loyal diners, set to close
Zen Box Izakaya, a beloved Mill District staple for two decades, is closing this week as its owners reflect on the community, staff and memories that shaped the restaurant.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
After over a decade in the Mill district, a beloved restaurant is closing. Zen Box Izakaya was visited by everyone from Vikings linebackers and neighborhood regulars. Its final day is Nov. 23.
Oh my god we're getting obviously trolled by a young person and every Gen X-er is falling for it, we truly have become Boomers
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Oh my god we're getting obviously trolled by a young person and every Gen X-er is falling for it, we truly have become Boomers
We don't really need a ship to break up icebergs when Frankenstein's monster can just punch them to pieces
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We don't really need a ship to break up icebergs when Frankenstein's monster can just punch them to pieces