by Jeanette Fordyce, TC Daily Planet • Minnesotans are knitting up a storm with the most yarn, needlework, and quilt shops per capita in the country, according to Janine Kosel of 3 Kittens Needle Art Store in Mendota Heights. We asked three yarn store owners to share their knowledge about the Twin Cities knitting scene.
#MSP | Local companies help cure winter skin woes by Nicky Stein-Grohs • It’s winter in Minnesota. How do you keep your skin from getting so dehydrated that it freakin’ hurts?!
MOVIES | Michael Fassbender in Shame: American nympho by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet • The artist/director Steve McQueen had a piece in The Quick and the Dead, a 2009 exhibit at the Walker Art Center. In McQueen's Running Thunder (2007), a horse lies dead in a field. A short video of the corpse is looped continuously, so that the horse lies in suspended animation, never alive but also never decomposing. It's a powerful piece, and it gets done in a few minutes what takes two tedious hours in McQueen's new feature Shame.
Health Care Homes by Tom Niemisto, Minnesota 2020 • During the 2008 Health Care Reform, the Minnesota legislature expanded on a national trend of converting clinics to Health Care Homes. Four years later the Department of Health has certified 134 clinics across the state. The legislation includes payments to primary care providers to improve coordination of care and treatment of chronic health conditions by shifting to a team approach.
Hawala update by Eric Blom, KFAI Radio • Somali people in Minnesota who send money to east Africa are still concerned that the method they use to transfer funds to family members in Africa will soon shut down.
MCAD students meet WILPF: Aging organization gets an infusion of youthful energy by Jennifer Thaney, Minnesota Women’s Press
The challenge: How does a 96-year-old international organization-with a majority of members over the age of 60-involve younger women in its work?
Frustrated occupiers "mic check" Hennepin County Board by Bill Sorem, The Uptake
Full-time and debt-free: Some U students never borrow, work full-time to support themselves by Yasin Mohamud, The Minnesota Daily
This Week's Highlights
news
Thousands of Minnesotans move money to credit unions by Ibrahim Hirsi, TC Daily Planet
Corporate banks "very important" for some by Ibrahim Hirsi, TC Daily Planet
Many Minnesotans stay unbanked by Ibrahim Hirsi, TC Daily Planet
Minneapolis, St. Paul schools: Learning what not to do from NCLB tutoring program by Alleen Brown, TC Daily Planet
St. Paul's new Parent Academies serve as incubators for parent engagement by Alleen Brown, TC Daily Planet
American Jewish World turns 100 by Liz Spielman, TC Daily Planet
columns
BEHIND THE STORY | Public debate vs. community engagement by Sheila Regan
SOUNDING OFF ON SOUND | Q&A with Mark Martin of Inukshuk Pass by Dwight Hobbes
BITE IT! | Create Catering's Dining Studio: Your very own private restaurant by Lu Lippold
IGGERS DIGEST | Leftovers: Dinner at Sunstreet, noodles at Galactic Pizza, and more by Jeremy Iggers
FRONT ROW SEAT | Yes, people do read reviews—and here's why by Jay Gabler
THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST | Want to get a first glimpse of The Dark Knight Returns? You'll have to pay for a different sequel first by Jim Brunzell III
LIT LYFE | Little Free Libraries: The Badger State's literary gift to the Gopher State by Courtney Algeo
WHO IS THAT? | Mo Perry, acclaimed actress and busy writer by Jay Gabler
NEWS DAY | Good news, bad news: Jobs in Minnesota by Mary Turck
FRONT ROW SEAT | For exactly how long have Minnesota high school boys been publicly making out with their moms? by Jay Gabler
arts
THEATER | Ballet of the Dolls' Nutcracker: The Lost Act! is a mixed bag by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
THEATER | “A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol” at New Century Theatre: Minnesotan spin on a classic story by Bev Wolfe, TC Daily Planet
Black Hat Collective: Where opera and comics meet by Jessie Hausman, TC Daily Planet
MUSIC | Doomtree Blowout VII at First Avenue by Meredith Westin, TC Daily Planet
BOOKS | “The Nucleus” by Tinitha “Da Black Pearll” Warren: Powerful poetry from a gifted pen by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet
MUSIC | Black Box Revelation at First Avenue with Beady Eye by David McCrindle, TC Daily Planet
FOOD | “The Northern Heartland Kitchen” cookbook warms your kitchen by Emily Pearson Ryan, TC Daily Planet
THEATER | “Inspecting Carol” at the Civic Theatre: Good for an easy laugh by Bev Wolfe, TC Daily Planet
Arts Orbit Radar 12/15/11 by Morgan Halaska and Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
MUSIC | Avey Tare dances with darkness at the Triple Rock Social Club by Sarah Heuer, TC Daily Planet
National Novel Reading Month by Mary Treacy, TC Daily Planet
MUSIC | Wilco at the State Theatre still believes in rock and roll by Sarah Heuer, TC Daily Planet
THEATER | “Miracle on Christmas Lake II” at Yellow Tree Theatre: A superior sequel by Bev Wolfe, TC Daily Planet
NEW IN BLOGS
PUBLIC POLICY FORUM | Occupy Wall St and the future of the 100% by John Marty • It's not an attempt to punish the top 1%; most Occupy advocates understand that we are all in this together. They are interested in a society that works for 100% of us.
BARATARIA | Neo-Romantic by Erik Hare • The power of nations and their armies, which has only become greater through the last two generations, seems paralyzed to act in the face of growing unrest and demands for freedom around the world.
BLANDIN ON BROADBAND | Broadband access: It often comes down to adoption and cost by Ann Treacy • A popular plan is to provide a computer (often rehabbed) and subsidize the broadband connectivity in the home for a long enough time that people might see the value and become customers at their own expense.
FLYOVER LAND | December festivals, part 3 by Amy Rea • We're coming down the home stretch, but there's still plenty to do.
HINDSIGHT | Finally, a win for Brooklyn Center by Michael Diedrich • The Brooklyn Center school district finally won a levy referendum on Tuesday night. The budget won't grow at all – this was only a renewal vote for the current levy – but at least it won't shrink as much as it would have had the vote failed.
MN PROGRESSIVE PROJECT | Checking gun permit management by Grace Kelly • It has now been almost a year in office for the new Sheriff Bostrom. How is the gun permit processing going?
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