According to the Star Tribune, plans to add a planetarium to the new downtown library are on hold. The Minnesota legislature approved bonding support, but Hennepin County commissioners are reluctant to fund the remaining $39 million balance. The Minneapolis Planetarium Society is continuing fundraising efforts.--David E
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Elephant in the Room
Publishers Weekly got a sneak preview of Thomas Frank's forthcoming book The Wrecking Crew: Conservative Rule in Theory and Practice. Frank is the author of What's the Matter with Kansas?. PW calls his new book, "a scathing recap of Republican mismanagement and corruption... with a barbed wit and finely controlled anger." (The full review is … Continue reading Elephant in the Room
Light Reading
From Holland's Studiomeiboom comes this lamp, called "Enlightment." It's a little pricey at 99 euros, but part of the profits from each lamp goes to the charity Edukans.--David E
Musings from Magers and Quinn 