Filming on the movie version of Cormac McCarthy's grueling novel The Road is underway, and the New York Times has a glimpse behind the scenes. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic near future, after the earth has been scourged by an unnamed tragedy and world's few remaining humans trudge struggle for survival in a … Continue reading Hell-Adjacent
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Woman On Top
Granta magazine has named a new editor. Alex Clark, formerly a deputy literary editor for the Observer newspaper (where she writes the column "My So-Called Week") and critic for the Daily Telegraph will take over for Jason Cowley, who left the magazine's helm after only seven months. Clark is the first woman to head Granta.--David … Continue reading Woman On Top
Indications Point to No
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
Musings from Magers and Quinn 