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David Gillette

David Gillette is a Special Correspondent at Twin Cities Public Television, where he spends his time rummaging in the crawlspace between reporting and cartooning. The resulting Illustrated Essays have received four regional Emmy awards for Commentary and three First Place recognitions from Capitolbeat, the National Association of Capitol Reporters. His work can be seen on Almanac, Almanac: At the Capitol and Nightly Business Report.

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Arts & Culture

IP closing thoughts from Gov. Carlson

By David Gillette | 11/02/10
When asked about the many endorsements Tom Horner received (including those from former Governors), and whether they made a difference in the race, Arne Carlson answered, "It's not the right question.  Seriously.  The question is what can a 3r
Arts & Culture

Tom Horner's early review

By David Gillette | 11/02/10
The first returns are rolling in, but IP Gov.
Arts & Culture

Dean Barkley's frank assessment at Horner gathering

By David Gillette | 11/02/10
Former IP Senator Dean Barkley holds "a flicker of hope" for the Horner campaign, "but frankly, he probably came up short on money three weeks ago."  Mr.
Arts & Culture

A month of my life spent tying my shoes, and other scary math

By David Gillette | 10/22/10
Figuring out how much of one's life is spent doing the mundane is enough to make one lose some of the 25 years spent sleeping.
Arts & Culture

Who gets your vote -- the rollerskate or the angry tooth?

By David Gillette | 09/24/10
According to brain science, we're all susceptible to subtle forms of bias in the political arena. So what would happen if we removed the erroneous details and focused just on the issues?
Arts & Culture

The distance between us

By David Gillette | 07/30/10
What's the furthest any human being has ever been from any other human being? I think I have the answer.
Arts & Culture

Shoe-stealing and hand-waving at an Indian wedding in a New Jersey hotel

By David Gillette | 06/25/10
The Almanac essayist attends his first Indian wedding at a Sheraton in the Garden State, and, boy, are his arms tired.
Arts & Culture

Is a vuvuzela a real musical instrument?

By David Gillette | 06/23/10
Gillette sets out to discover if those annoying noisemakers used by World Cup attendees are truly musical instruments or simply instruments of torture.
Arts & Culture

Rage against the air conditioning machine

By David Gillette | 06/16/10
If essayist David Gillette invites you over to his house, get ready to sweat it out.
Politics & Policy

My view: how to cope in the post-Copenhagen era

By David Gillette | 01/08/10
Three weeks after returning from Copenhagen and the COP15 environmental summit, David Gillette has some reflections he wants to share with young people who are disappointed with the results achieved by the world's adults.