If cars drove the 20th century, can transit and biking and walking be the engine of the 21st? Find out at a screening of the documentary film, Beyond the Motor City, along with selected short films about bicycling--7:00pm, June 8, at St. Anthony Main Theater (115 Main Street SE, Minneapolis).Beyond the Motor City is the … Continue reading Looking at the Future

Truly we live in an age of wonders. You can sit--teeth unbrushed, hair uncombed--at your computer and browse the shelves of ultraminimalist artist Donald Judd's library in Marfa, Texas. Click a shelf on the floor plan and you'll see a photograph of the bookcase, just as the late artist arranged it. A drop down menu … Continue reading Book as Fetish

Congratulations to Apostle Island Booksellers. California transplants Demaris Brinton and Theron O’Connor are launching their "full-service, locally-owned, independent bookstore located in Bayfield, Wisconsin" today. "Opening a bookstore seemed like a natural thing for us to do," Demaris told Shelf Awareness. "Bookstores are a representative of the place you are visiting. It is a place you … Continue reading Yet Another Reason to Go Up North