Big fan of Duluth’s copycats of Twin Cities radio stations. Kool 101.7 is far superior to Kool 108.
I’m at Olive Garden and there’s a man drinking orange juice with his spaghetti 🤔
This is my least favorite genre of criticism: Trying to talk people out of the good time they just had. (Neil deGrasse Tyson has made a career of this. Wilson is coming from a better place & her takes do lead to good conversations. But nothing wrong with Nolan's film.) www.npr.org/2026/07/29/n...
'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson says Nolan shouldn't have written the movie himself
The renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again.
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KCRW is teasing a track coming up from a Minneapolis band that released its debut album 45 years ago today.
Minnesota law once barred retirement homes from serving alcohol without an extra license. Thanks to Anita LeBrun, who championed the “Grandparents’ Happy Hour” bill, that changed. “We raise our glasses not just for happy hour, but for independence.”
This grandma fought for a bill to allow happy hour at retirement homes
Anita LeBrun said she hoped to enjoy a drink with her friends, but it was also a matter of independence.
washingtonpost.com
There are too many FM stations in the Twin Cities to easily figure out which station you’re listening to on an old school analog dial tuner radio.
Didn’t sleep much last night because the AC at home decided to conk out yesterday and I have just hit the wall at work.
Just got evacuated from AMC Rosedale. Not sure what’s going on. Was in the middle of Hadestown and the movie just stopped and the lights went on. Apparently is was all theaters. 🤷🏻♂️
Concert updates here: MN Yacht Club is going on as planned (air expected to clear by midday Fri). Tonight's Lowertown Sounds show in Mears Park has been called off. No word yet from Live Nation on tonight's Creed & Bush twofer at Mystic Lake Amp. www.startribune.com/boundary-wat...
Live: Events across Twin Cities canceled as wildfire smoke chokes state
Wildfires have spread across thousands of acres in Superior National Forest, forcing the closure of the BWCA. Smoke from the fires is blanketing the state, including the Twin Cities.
startribune.com
City Like a Burnt Marshmallow. Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bloody hell (wasn't rooting for either team, just wanted to say that)
Should I get wild and download the iOS 27 public beta on my primary device?
The weather this week really has me debating whether I want to actually go to the Yacht Club Festival.
The way KCRW pronounces Mojave in its station identification irks me.
Should I be concerned that a coworker is reading the Unibomber Manifesto?
It’s bugging me that Fox’s graphic says the game is being played in San Francisco. They’re off by about 40 miles.
Angi Taylor To Serve As Interim Afternoon Host At KSTP-FM As Station Begins Search For New Show Angi Taylor will serve as fill-in afternoon host at Hubbard… https://radioinsight.com/headlines/361238/angi-taylor-to-serve-as-interim-afternoon-host-at-kstp-fm-as-station-begins-search-for-new-show/
Angi Taylor To Serve As Interim Afternoon Host At KSTP-FM As Station Begins Search For New Show
Angi Taylor will serve as fill-in afternoon host at Hubbard Hot AC "KS95" KSTP-FM St. Paul/Minneapolis MN while the station conducts its search for a new show.
radioinsight.com
Consumer electronics getting significantly more expensive due to the AI industry may accelerate the backlash even faster than the data center buildout www.theverge.com/tech/952162/...
Apple raises prices on Macs, iPads, and more by hundreds of dollars
RAMageddon strikes again.
theverge.com
The radio station I’m listening to just played Tracy Chapman “Fast Car” twice in 30 minutes. 🤔