David Byrne brought his “Playing the Building” installation to town, in the space formerly occupied by the Theater de la Jeune Lune (now called Aria). Friday night some friends put on their Irregular Readings there, in a cozy balcony area. It was lovely. Though at times they had to compete with people “playing the building” to be heard by our little audience. Next time they’ll be back at the Triple Rock where they will hold our undivided attention.
Five good things and one crappy one to kick off the week:
- My son laughed SO hard at this video of dueling wizards he fell down and split his pants. It was pretty great. Except now I have to see if I can fix the pants.
- 56 broken Kindle screens - a print on demand paperback that consists of found photos depicting broken Kindle screens. Pretty entropy.
- I have opinions about this but I can see both sides - “Counter intelligence: Putting the brakes on the photo juggernaut.” I’m a fairly visual learner and I have a lousy memory. Looking back at my old photos helps jog my memory. But I can see where having too many diners snapping off photos could be distracting. And why restaurant staff wouldn’t want poorly taken badly lit photos out there representing their hard work.
- Sigur Ros is touring North America again! I haven’t seen them play in years. But their stop in town here? It’s at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Hmm. Not an ideal venue. We were just there for the MN Rollergirls “Harvest of Hurt” home bout Saturday night. It’s the perfect location for the rough and tumble of derby but something as dreamy and ethereal as Sigur Ros? Not so much.
- Fire tornadoes are cool and stuff.
- Not cool? I’m a little behind the times. I missed the news of this polluting madness: A massive and illegal geoengineering project has been detected off Canada’s west coast
Speaking of restaurants…over the weekend we tried Foxy Falafel’s brand new brunch. Tasty business! And I read some more NY Times travel restaurant reviews. The wanderlust is gripping me again. Recently I renewed my passport but have had no opportunity to use it. I spent some of the weekend idly scrolling through various Lonely Planet guides and checking out cheap flights options via Spirt Airlines (I wish they flew to Europe too). But I think Montreal will be the next destination. Despite leaving the country a few times *and* living this far North I have never been to Canada. That needs to change.
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