January 2010
254 posts
Jim Thome, Minnesota Twins agree to one-year deal... →
A couple years too late? I don’t thinks so. With an incentive driven contract, this will be a big punch on the bench. I’m on board.
“All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism...”
– Conan O’Brien quips about next career move- CNN.com
Music videos: New mini-blockbusters from Dessa and... →
In an age when MTV would rather crush our channel-flipping souls with shows like “Jersey Shore” and “The Hills,” it continues to amaze me that musicians still put out music videos. But I’m glad they do.
Case in point: Minneapolis hip-hop crew, Doomtree, continues its conquest of YouTube screens with recent videos from Dessa and Mike Mictlan.
In anticipation of her...
During This Time-Out, the Trinity Trust Funds,... →
So, there’s this interesting item on the city council’s Trinity River Corridor Project Committee’s agenda for Tuesday (and the council’s addendum for Wednesday): The Trinity Trust is giving the city a five-year, $2 million grant that makes possible something called the Dallas Urban Design Studio. It will actually create three City Hall positions paid for by the Trust till...
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Around the Majors » Blog Archive » Twins agree to... →
Posted on January 19th, 2010 – 12:02 PM By Joe Christensen
With eight players eligible for arbitration, the Twins appear to be paring down that list.
They reached agreement on a one-year deal with shortstop J.J. Hardy worth about $5 million, with incentives for plate appearances, a person familiar with the negotiations told our La Velle Neal today.
Other players eligible for arbitration...
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From The Archives: Conan O’Brien’s 2004 on-air announcement that he will be leaving the Late Show in four-and-a-half years to host the Tonight Show.
My heartfelt thanks to everybody at NBC that made this possible, and particularly to Jay Leno. Jay Leno has been a big supporter of mine, a good friend to me for eleven years, when I first showed up at this network, and he’s been...
Downfall Director Enjoys the Pervasive Comedy Meme... →
morgenstern:
Nice read.
stuffaboutminneapolis:
Skol Vikings!
Skol...
“If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What...”
– Hermann Hesse (via joledo) (via thatfreak) (via love-and-radiation)
Art Shanty Projects 2010 →
freshmn:
The Art Shanties opened for viewing on Medicine Lake this weekend. What I love about the art shanties is that this is such a quintessentially Minnesotan thing to do: it’s arty, and it’s outside on…
Watchrobot-heart:
CONANDO!
