Sheila Regan
@sheilaregan.bsky.social
Arts columnist at MinnPost and classical music critic at the Pioneer Press. Based in Minneapolis. Profile photo by the late Hector Roberts. linktr.ee/sheilaregan
Pinned
Reposted by Sheila Regan
The Metro E Line is shaping up to be the #1 transit route for cinephiles. You can go from The Main Cinema in Marcy-Holmes to the Lagoon in Uptown to the Mann Theatre at 50th & France to the AMC Southdale 16. That's pure magic right there.
The Twin Cities' newest bus rapid transit line launches this weekend, with the E Line running between Southdale Center in Edina and the University of Minnesota.
It's the third BRT line Metro Transit has launched this year.
It's the third BRT line Metro Transit has launched this year.
So long, Metro Transit Route 6; Hello, E Line, Metro Transit's new rapid bus line
The E Line will be the agency’s third such line to open this year.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The Metro E Line is shaping up to be the #1 transit route for cinephiles. You can go from The Main Cinema in Marcy-Holmes to the Lagoon in Uptown to the Mann Theatre at 50th & France to the AMC Southdale 16. That's pure magic right there.
Reposted by Sheila Regan
My theory is bluegrass is the musical genre with the most songs about counties
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My theory is bluegrass is the musical genre with the most songs about counties
Reposted by Sheila Regan
New in PN: A war criminal without a war
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
A war criminal without a war
It's just murder.
www.publicnotice.co
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
New in PN: A war criminal without a war
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
Reposted by Sheila Regan
You can't kill someone for *possible* future noncombatant activity
Another issue is that drug-trafficking is a crime, not an act of warfare
Another issue is that drug-trafficking is a crime, not an act of warfare
NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Hegseth Defense Collapses as Dems Reveal Horrific Video Strike Details
The ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee tells TNR after watching the video: “This is a big, big problem.”
newrepublic.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
You can't kill someone for *possible* future noncombatant activity
Another issue is that drug-trafficking is a crime, not an act of warfare
Another issue is that drug-trafficking is a crime, not an act of warfare
Reposted by Sheila Regan
Great Moments in Immigration Enforcement
"I asked them if they had a judicial warrant. They said they didn't need one. I said yes you do."
Employees then captured video of agents leaving and turning the wrong way on a one way street.
youtu.be/C9t9HE9vmX0?...
"I asked them if they had a judicial warrant. They said they didn't need one. I said yes you do."
Employees then captured video of agents leaving and turning the wrong way on a one way street.
youtu.be/C9t9HE9vmX0?...
South Minneapolis restaurant says ICE entered without warrant, staff push back
ICE's presence is keeping many on edge, including one Minneapolis restaurant, which says it had its first ICE encounter since opening more than a decade ago.
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Great Moments in Immigration Enforcement
"I asked them if they had a judicial warrant. They said they didn't need one. I said yes you do."
Employees then captured video of agents leaving and turning the wrong way on a one way street.
youtu.be/C9t9HE9vmX0?...
"I asked them if they had a judicial warrant. They said they didn't need one. I said yes you do."
Employees then captured video of agents leaving and turning the wrong way on a one way street.
youtu.be/C9t9HE9vmX0?...
Reposted by Sheila Regan
Neighbors: if you need 1-2 whistles, please pick them up at one of these great neighborhood businesses hosting whistles!
Minneapolis: Bichota Coffee, May Day Cafe, Sisters Sludge Coffee, Nice Time Market, Moon Palace, Arbieter, A Bar of Their Own, Bench Pressed, Boneshaker Books, Color Wheel
1/2
Minneapolis: Bichota Coffee, May Day Cafe, Sisters Sludge Coffee, Nice Time Market, Moon Palace, Arbieter, A Bar of Their Own, Bench Pressed, Boneshaker Books, Color Wheel
1/2
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Neighbors: if you need 1-2 whistles, please pick them up at one of these great neighborhood businesses hosting whistles!
Minneapolis: Bichota Coffee, May Day Cafe, Sisters Sludge Coffee, Nice Time Market, Moon Palace, Arbieter, A Bar of Their Own, Bench Pressed, Boneshaker Books, Color Wheel
1/2
Minneapolis: Bichota Coffee, May Day Cafe, Sisters Sludge Coffee, Nice Time Market, Moon Palace, Arbieter, A Bar of Their Own, Bench Pressed, Boneshaker Books, Color Wheel
1/2
The thing about resorts like Lutsen Resort is that even if they are expensive to stay at, they are way more accessible than actually owning a lakefront property. It would be a shame if the business model became so unsustainable all those places went away.
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The thing about resorts like Lutsen Resort is that even if they are expensive to stay at, they are way more accessible than actually owning a lakefront property. It would be a shame if the business model became so unsustainable all those places went away.
Reposted by Sheila Regan
Oh damn, Pantone can paint a room but can’t read one
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Oh damn, Pantone can paint a room but can’t read one
"Can you image if our extra caricular [sic] activities got in the news???" You kind of don't know whether to pity the guy, laugh or just shake your head.
December 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"Can you image if our extra caricular [sic] activities got in the news???" You kind of don't know whether to pity the guy, laugh or just shake your head.
Reposted by Sheila Regan
Editor: You get those photos of William H. Macy for the whiskey issue?
Photographer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked
Photographer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Editor: You get those photos of William H. Macy for the whiskey issue?
Photographer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked
Photographer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked
“I don’t want to upset the Minnesota boys” — William H Macy’s character in Train Dreams
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“I don’t want to upset the Minnesota boys” — William H Macy’s character in Train Dreams
Reposted by Sheila Regan
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Reposted by Sheila Regan
We didn’t hit it twice
We did hit it twice and that’s legal
The Admiral did it
We didn’t see them
I’m in the fog of war and you’re not even though I am right where you are
We did hit it twice and that’s legal
The Admiral did it
We didn’t see them
I’m in the fog of war and you’re not even though I am right where you are
December 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
We didn’t hit it twice
We did hit it twice and that’s legal
The Admiral did it
We didn’t see them
I’m in the fog of war and you’re not even though I am right where you are
We did hit it twice and that’s legal
The Admiral did it
We didn’t see them
I’m in the fog of war and you’re not even though I am right where you are
Reposted by Sheila Regan
The fog of war defense. If you didn't see survivors from all the fog, how did you know to launch a second strike?
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The fog of war defense. If you didn't see survivors from all the fog, how did you know to launch a second strike?
Reposted by Sheila Regan
Give the gift of art and support our work to uplift and celebrate Native artists!
Check out the holiday subscription special: firstamerican.art/product/gift...
Check out the holiday subscription special: firstamerican.art/product/gift...
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Give the gift of art and support our work to uplift and celebrate Native artists!
Check out the holiday subscription special: firstamerican.art/product/gift...
Check out the holiday subscription special: firstamerican.art/product/gift...
In “Place-Keepers: Latina/x Art, Performance, and Organizing in the Twin Cities,” Jessica Lopez Lyman mixes scholarly rigor and radical politics in a book about artists shaping change and building community through their creative practices. tinyurl.com/7bphvd7e
Art and activism linked for many Twin Cities Latinx artists - MinnPost
A new book and several exhibitions showcase the artistic creativity and social change-making of Latinx artists in Minnesota and beyond.
www.minnpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
In “Place-Keepers: Latina/x Art, Performance, and Organizing in the Twin Cities,” Jessica Lopez Lyman mixes scholarly rigor and radical politics in a book about artists shaping change and building community through their creative practices. tinyurl.com/7bphvd7e
Reposted by Sheila Regan
Gertrude Abercrombie.
The Church.
1938.
The Church.
1938.
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Gertrude Abercrombie.
The Church.
1938.
The Church.
1938.
Sometimes it’s not until years later that you recognize a particular event as distinctly transformative. It seemed ordinary at the time, but later you realize it was your one shot to live that moment in that place with whomever you were with.
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Sometimes it’s not until years later that you recognize a particular event as distinctly transformative. It seemed ordinary at the time, but later you realize it was your one shot to live that moment in that place with whomever you were with.
Reposted by Sheila Regan
Not the first time: Pete Hegseth, in his own book, admitted he told U.S. soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement
Defense secretary shares anecdote in The War on Warriors and rails against ‘rules and regulations’ governing war
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Not the first time: Pete Hegseth, in his own book, admitted he told U.S. soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Sheila Regan
"4 years ago, St. Paul voters approved rent control by a narrow margin. Some observers say Carter’s last-minute endorsement of the measure put it over the top... Carter’s role in getting rent control approved shadowed him, especially with the business community." www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
How Melvin Carter lost the St. Paul mayoral election
The two-term mayor started too late and had too weak of a ground game. Kaohly Her capitalized.
www.startribune.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
"4 years ago, St. Paul voters approved rent control by a narrow margin. Some observers say Carter’s last-minute endorsement of the measure put it over the top... Carter’s role in getting rent control approved shadowed him, especially with the business community." www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
Reposted by Sheila Regan
SILVER SNEAKERS UNTIED: Blue Cross Blue Shield dropped senior "Silver Sneakers" gym memberships at Twin Cities YMCAs and Life Time Fitness locations with just days to go before the end of open enrollment, when many seniors had already chosen the insurer www.twincities.com/2025/12/01/s...
Seniors to picket Blue Cross Blue Shield in Eagan after losing gym benefit
Blue Cross Blue Shield blames price hikes from a third-party fitness benefits administrator, Tivity
www.twincities.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
SILVER SNEAKERS UNTIED: Blue Cross Blue Shield dropped senior "Silver Sneakers" gym memberships at Twin Cities YMCAs and Life Time Fitness locations with just days to go before the end of open enrollment, when many seniors had already chosen the insurer www.twincities.com/2025/12/01/s...
Reposted by Sheila Regan
Putin said earlier this week that Russia has no plans to invade Europe. I had a deja vu moment when I was listening to his crap:
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Putin said earlier this week that Russia has no plans to invade Europe. I had a deja vu moment when I was listening to his crap:
Reposted by Sheila Regan
Also, this tweet should be a scandal in its own right! The Secretary of Defense, currently under bipartisan scrutiny for potentially committing cold-blooded murder of shipwrecked men, is cracking public jokes about what he did - essentially spitting in the face of his victims AND Congress.
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Also, this tweet should be a scandal in its own right! The Secretary of Defense, currently under bipartisan scrutiny for potentially committing cold-blooded murder of shipwrecked men, is cracking public jokes about what he did - essentially spitting in the face of his victims AND Congress.
Reposted by Sheila Regan
We should be deeply skeptical of anyone seeking to erode fundamental civil rights protections. They exist to protect all of us, from targeted personal and collective harm.
While religious liberties are well-established as part of our country's legalistic framework; so, too, are concepts of freedom.
While religious liberties are well-established as part of our country's legalistic framework; so, too, are concepts of freedom.
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We should be deeply skeptical of anyone seeking to erode fundamental civil rights protections. They exist to protect all of us, from targeted personal and collective harm.
While religious liberties are well-established as part of our country's legalistic framework; so, too, are concepts of freedom.
While religious liberties are well-established as part of our country's legalistic framework; so, too, are concepts of freedom.
Reposted by Sheila Regan
“public space and mobility disaster zone” is right
Telling that the indigenous non-profit has now also fenced off their property in the public space and mobility disaster zone that is the Franklin Ave light rail station. It's their private property so the ethics of this are a little clearer than the trickier situation on the street below
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“public space and mobility disaster zone” is right