Monthly Archives: April 2011

Dylan Meets the Beatles–The Real Story

Posted on 04/29/2011, 8:17 pm, by Kevin Featherly

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Aphorism of the Day

Posted on 04/28/2011, 1:33 pm, by Kevin Featherly

Actually, it was published three days ago. Courtesy of the New Yorker magazine’s George Packer. In politics, the side with a fixed notion of ends and an unscrupulous approach to means always has the advantage.

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Ted

Posted on 04/27/2011, 3:42 pm, by Kevin Featherly

A poem in loving memory of Linton “Ted” Lange (1924-2011) ****** So hard, Ted. These final, worn-bone years. Your knees and hips fused To rust-caked cogwheels. Taking away your golf game. A slice of your dignity. And your car. Yet … Continue reading →

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Franken’s iPhone Hearing

Posted on 04/26/2011, 12:37 pm, by Kevin Featherly

I’m glad this is happening. Sen. Al Franken has announced that the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, which he chairs, will hold hearings on the privacy flap involving Apple’s iPhone and iPad and Google’s Android smartphones. … Continue reading →

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…That Started the Whole World Crying…

Posted on 04/26/2011, 10:23 am, by Kevin Featherly

I’m starting to get the feeling that the charade of Donald Trump’s presidential aspirations might play out like the lyrics to the Bee Gees’ schmaltzy hit song “I Started a Joke.” Note: The comparison doesn’t extend to the point where … Continue reading →

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A Case Study in Lost Inhibitions

Posted on 04/22/2011, 2:42 pm, by Kevin Featherly

I’ll let this fair damsel speak for herself. Suffice it to say this is inadvertent comedy gold. Opening Day: The Cubs biggest fan from WBEZ on Vimeo.

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‘This Is What Democracy Looks Like’ to Air on Twin Cities TV

Posted on 04/08/2011, 12:49 pm, by Kevin Featherly

My short documentary, “This is What Democracy Looks Like,” on the March 12 pro-labor protests in Madison, Wis., will be aired next week on Minneapolis’ regional independent TV channel MCN6 (channel 6 on basic Comcast cable). The film, which includes … Continue reading →

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Is Garrison Keillor Right About UUs?

Posted on 04/07/2011, 11:25 pm, by Kevin Featherly

“Prairie Home Companion” host and Minnesota icon Garrison Keillor has been known to poke fun at Unitarian Universalists, and to accuse adherents of caring about nothing but social justice. In this video, which I made with photographer Darrell Eager, MVUUF … Continue reading →

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Government Shutdown Imminent

Posted on 04/07/2011, 5:10 pm, by Kevin Featherly

Just got this email notice from the National Journal, indicating that a majority of Capitol Hill insiders are now banking on a government shutdown: A majority of political operatives believe there is a high likelihood that a government shutdown will … Continue reading →

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Remembering, With Love…

Posted on 04/06/2011, 2:10 pm, by Kevin Featherly

…my buddy Ted Lange–an Air Force man, union man, and long-time Minneapolis high school history teacher–who died yesterday after a long battle with Parkinson’s and a short battle with pneumonia. I love you, you old geezer, and I will never … Continue reading →

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