Restaurant/food news lately has featured René Redzepi, the innovative chef and founder of the Copenhagen-based restaurant Noma. As has been documented in recent years, the heights achieved in his kitchen were counterbalanced by the lows…
Listening to President Donald Trump explain his rationale for launching a war against Iran is like listening to him explain any of his actions: an overconfident-yet-vague statement of the what’s at hand infused with hyperbole,…
Among my New Year’s resolutions was to write and post at least twice a month for this website, but for the last two months, there has really only been one topic in Minnesota dominating not…
Hello! First-time voter here. I never voted, because I couldn’t—I wasn’t a US citizen. I remedied that. I turned in my application late last summer 2024, and, on April 21 of this year, attended my…
A couple weekends ago I faced a low-key dilemma: What’s my next book to read? The one I finished was selected by my 12-year old daughter. See, I’ve resolved to read at least one book…
Not long ago I was listening to one of my regular photography podcasts, “A Photographic Life,” which is hosted by Grant Scott, a British photographer whose impact might be greater as an art/creative director for…
A post about combining websites seems a small thing these days, what with people being swept off the streets in ICE raids and deported to war zones, and with the passage of piece of legislation…
I started yesterday reposting to my photography-centric Instagram account (@darkroomdetritus) a link to a blog post and photos from a rally I attended at the Minnesota State Capital on March 6, 2022. The rally’s theme?…
I don’t recall ever being against the idea of New Years Resolutions, although I usually chuckled (sometimes not just to myself) at the boldness of some made by friends and acquaintances. You know, the ones…
I hung my US flag today (or posted, rather? Y’know, sticking it on the aluminum pole that came with the bracket thing one bolts to the house) as I do any Fourth of July these…