Category Archives: Literature

Photos of the Mayday

Posted on 09/27/2012, 4:28 pm, by Kevin Featherly

I was curious to check out Mayday Books in Minneapolis on a recent stop at the University of Minnesota. Hadn’t ever been there before. Pretty cool little shop, if you’re into the lefty, pro-labor, off-the-grid radical type of vibe. There … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Day

Posted on 09/25/2012, 6:42 pm, by Kevin Featherly

My good friend Adam Wahlberg and I sat together today for lunch at Kieran’s Irish Pub in downtown Minneapolis, where I snapped this image. Sure love that my camera can handle low-light settings. It was great to see him. Best … Continue reading →

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Video: On Theodore Parker

Posted on 08/26/2012, 12:09 pm, by Kevin Featherly

Yet another new MVUUF video. This one discusses the legacy of 19th Century Unitarian minister Theodore Parker, a widely influential figure in his day–Abraham Lincoln was perhaps his most famous and notable acolyte. Here is the link: To see it … Continue reading →

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Cleansing Twain

Posted on 01/06/2011, 1:32 pm, by Kevin Featherly

Yesterday in a Facebook exchange with a friendly acquaintance, Cassaundra Adler, I got caught up in a discussion about what it means that a publisher has sanitized Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”–perhaps the single most important American novel … Continue reading →

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