Tag: Minneapolis

  • 5 Days: Alt-Delete

    5 Days: Alt-Delete

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    Erik Moe
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    Yesterday, the alt-weekly I grew up reading in Minneapolis published its last issue. City Pages, like many of the surviving alt-weekly newspapers around the country, had been shrinking and struggling. Every time I make my way back to Minneapolis to visit family, or for work, I still have been in the habit of seeking out…

  • 56 Days: Temporary

    56 Days: Temporary

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    Erik Moe
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    The day after Labor Day was always the first day of school when I was growing up in Minnesota. Even now, with nowhere to go, in pandemic life at home, and having worked for myself these past seven Labor Days, I feel like today is the start of something. More New Year’s Day than New…

  • 80 Days: Nostalgia

    80 Days: Nostalgia

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    Erik Moe
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    It feels like I only go backwards, babyEvery part of me says, “Go ahead”I got my hopes up again, oh no, not againFeels like we only go backwards, darling —Kevin Parker / Tame Impala I’ve been watching movies on most Friday nights during quarantine. Last night, picking a film seemed hard and staying awake for…

  • 86 Days: Learn Anti-Racism

    86 Days: Learn Anti-Racism

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    Erik Moe
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    On Sundays, I interrupt this improvised narrative with a short post on a course of action. One concrete thing I’ve done, or that I pledge to do to help defeat Trump in the fall. It’s a sacrosanct tradition that dates back to last Sunday (we’re only 14 days in). It has not escaped my notice that the…

  • 97 Days: A Circuitous Path

    97 Days: A Circuitous Path

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    Erik Moe
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    During the 100 days leading up to the election of Donald Trump in 2016, I was an artist in residence at D.C.’s Halcyon Art Lab (then S&R Foundation) north of Georgetown. I had been paid to work on the last two elections, so it was strange to be on the outside, not traveling to a…