James Lileks

Home
Bios

James Lileks

Columnist | Metro

Phone: 612-673-7858

James Lileks writes a metro column and is an anchor/producer for NewsBreak, the webcast on startribune.com. He also blogs under The Blog O'Things.
Follow @lileks

Mess with skeeters, brace for the worst

Last week the mayor of Minneapolis' blog posted a pothole-prevention boast: 45 miles of streets resealed, which means fewer axle-snapping interludes next spring.

Updated: November 05, 2011, - 09:48 PM

Lileks: Bieber on Klobuchar: Jail him, er, her over Web proposal

Justin Bieber says Mister Senator Klobuchar should be sent to jail. Informed that the senator has a bill that would slap felony charges on people who upload copyright material to make a buck, he called her a "guy," then, upon learning such niggling particulars as her gender, he added, "Whoever she is, she needs to know that I'm saying she needs to be locked up, put away in cuffs."

Updated: November 03, 2011, - 07:14 PM

The really scary part of Halloween

Halloween was a rowdy affair in the 1930s: Kids set fires, tipped over outhouses, threw rocks at cops, demanded repeal of the ruinous Smoot-Hawley tariff, etc.

Updated: October 29, 2011, - 06:22 PM

Lileks: Legacy stadium funding for Zygi and the Vikes? Yikes!

The governor has suggested spending Legacy funds on a football stadium. Makes sense. The special money is supposed to go for the environment; the stadium would, technically, be located in the environment.

Updated: October 27, 2011, - 07:44 PM

If you frighten easily, try the soybean maze

This year's ration of Halloween hasn't seemed like the usual monthlong orange-orgy. Maybe I'm not paying attention, but the store displays seem somewhat underwhelming, and you almost expect a sign to say: "OK, it's the same junk we had last year. Bowl with a hand that grabs when you get near. Boo. Whatever."

Updated: October 22, 2011, - 07:00 PM