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Daily Circuit Blog

The top books of 2013

The top books of 2013

The year end book lists are coming out. Here are 4 varied lists. Amazon’s Top 20: Donna Tartt’s “The Goldfinch” tops a combined list of fiction and non-fiction. It’s hard to articulate just how much — and why — “The Goldfinch” held such power for me as a reader. Always a sucker for a good Read more →
by Stephanie Curtis

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3 book picks from our Roundtable guests

3 book picks from our Roundtable guests

“While staying close to the chronology of events, Mallon distinguishes his story from the library of books that have come before by shaping “Watergate” in his own inimitable way.”
by Stephanie Curtis

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Field Notes: Inside a North Star Roller Girls bout

Field Notes: Inside a North Star Roller Girls bout

Six teams of tough women on skates jostle competitively in Minneapolis’ flat track roller derby league, known as the North Star Roller Girls. The league is well into its 2013-14 season,  and its next bout is this weekend at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Producer Melissa Townsend went to a recent roller derby bout and has Read more →
by Emily Kaiser

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PHOTOS: About those abandoned cars…

PHOTOS: About those abandoned cars…

One of the many vignettes about garbage we discussed Friday with journalist and Minneapolis native Adam Minter was one about abandoned cars. We were discussing garbage, recycling, trash and scrap (listen to it here), the themes of Minter’s new book “Junkyard Planet.” It’s not a problem in the U.S. today, Minter says, because of the huge demand Read more →
by Tom Weber

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Your best repurposed stuff

Your best repurposed stuff

During the 11 a.m. hour today, Tom Weber will have a conversation with journalist and Minneapolis native Adam Minter. We’re talking garbage, recycling, trash and scrap.  It’s the theme of Minter’s new book “Junkyard Planet.” Part of the conversation will include how to reuse items we’d otherwise throw out.  We asked you submit your best Read more →
by Tom Weber

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Scrapping steel in St. Paul

Scrapping steel in St. Paul

This week, Adam Minter joins The Daily Circuit to talk about his new book, “Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trade.” Minter’s family owned a scrap yard during his childhood, which has led to a lifelong obsession with junk – but really, we thought, what’s so great about scrap metal anyway? It was an Read more →
by Maddy Mahon

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Op-ed pick: How to raise your child to be conservative

“Non-left-wing parents need to understand that if they do not articulate their values on a regular basis, there is a good chance that after one year, let alone four years, at college, their child will adopt left-wing views and values.”
by Stephanie Curtis

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