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7 Great Actors (and 12 other ones) with Minnesota Roots

July 13, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

Who are the seven? Why don’t you tell me?

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, MSP Tagged With: Actors, Jane Russell, Judy Garland, Minnesota, Peter Krause, Steve Zahn, Winona Ryder

Minnesota Churches Face Tough Questions in Offering Sanctuary to Immigrants

March 22, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Minnesota St. Paul Cathedral

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For these churches, giving protection to immigrants is no longer a matter of if, but when. And what will happen if ICE comes to their doors?

Filed Under: Culture, Politics Tagged With: Immigration, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Refugees, Sanctuary

Grief and Hope Come to Life in Cloud Cult’s The Seeker

March 12, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

The Duluth-based band brings their emotional record to the big screen.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Music Tagged With: Cloud Cult, Duluth, Josh Radnor, Minnesota, The Seeker

Wilson will get red carpet treatment in Minneapolis on March 22 with Twin Cities Film Fest

February 24, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

The film was shot in MSP in 2015, and is coming back to celebrate

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Daniel Cloews, Minneapolis, Minnesota, St. Paul, Twin Cities Film Fest, Wilson, Woody Harrelson

Anne Frank Center says Trump’s comments on Antisemitism are a “pathetic asterisk of condescension”

February 21, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

A stinging rebuke of Trump’s first real comments on the issue.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Antisemitism, Jewish Community Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, politics, St. Paul, Twin Cities

Guillermo Del Toro: At Home with Monsters comes to MIA next month

February 1, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

An event that you cannot miss.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Guillermo Del Toro, MIA, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota

How Minnesota’s Somali Muslims Are Raising a 10,000-Person Anti-Hate Army

January 25, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

The large refugee community in Minnesota is a big target for bigotry, and tensions are expected to get worse. But they’ve got a plan.

Filed Under: Culture, Featured, Politics Tagged With: Islamophobia, Minnesota, politics

The Stake Podcast - Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

September 1, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

A half-Japanese, half-Minnesotan dark, eccentric work of art.

Filed Under: Featured, Stake Podcast Tagged With: Coen Brothers, David Zellner, Fargo, Japan, Japanese movies, Kumiko The Treasure Hunter, Minnesota, Nathan Zellner, Rinko Kikuchi

The Public Domain: A Minnesota Movie about a Minnesota Tragedy

August 18, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

When the bridge falls down, how are you supposed to get over it?

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Naomi Ko, Patrick Coyle, The Public Domain

Daniel Clowes’ “Wilson” heads into production in the Twin Cities

June 26, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Director Craig Johnson is a perfect fit for Clowes

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Craig Johnson, Daniel Clowes, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Wilson, Woody Harrelson

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