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Max Sparber

A performer, playwright and long-time arts and culture journalist, Max Sparber has served as a theater critic, arts/entertainment editor, editor in chief and feature writer at a variety of publications, including a three-year stint at City Pages. In 2007 he won a Frank Premack Award for Public Affairs Journalism.

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The Glean

Pawlenty's State of the State -- summary and spin

By Max Sparber | 02/12/10
ALSO: Minnesotans embarrassed by Bachmann; Minnesotans angry about parking; Metrodome for sale for $1?
The Glean

Haitian tragedy reveals -- and creates -- more Minnesota connections

By Max Sparber | 02/09/10
ALSO: Pawlenty proposed tougher sex offender sentencing; Rybak described as a "bundle of contradictions"; a bewildering political billboard.
The Glean

It's business as usual in Minnesota, despite Snowmageddon

By Max Sparber | 02/08/10
ALSO: Haiti an ongoing concern for Minnesotans; a bizarre video ode to a weatherman; fake Twitter accounts and fighty bloggers.
The Glean

Michele Bachmann: Fourth most loathsome American?

By Max Sparber | 02/05/10
ALSO: The National Prayer Breakfast; Pawlenty seems fighty; Franken takes on Comcast.
The Glean

Pawlenty criticizes Obama budget; Reagan/Bush adviser criticizes him

By Max Sparber | 02/02/10
ALSO: The gubernatorial race gets expensive; Oscars and book awards; Twins fans excited over Mauer rumor.
The Glean

Obama's budget: How will Pawlenty and Bachmann respond?

By Max Sparber | 02/01/10
ALSO: Pawlenty's own budget fight; Prince makes an appearance and people freak out; Ringo Starr (perhaps unknowingly) promotes a local business at the Grammys.
The Glean

Tea Party travails: Bachmann drops out of national convention

By Max Sparber | 01/29/10
ALSO: Pawlenty raises money, but not his national profile; a Duluth news anchor makes a surprising decision; praise for a backup goalie.
The Glean

A bylineless Tuesday at the Star Tribune

By Max Sparber | 01/26/10
ALSO: An apology for — and a health care declaration from — Michele Bachmann; the future of Block E; and a city mourns the Vikings.
The Glean

Saints beat the Vikings: What now?

By Max Sparber | 01/25/10
ALSO: Good times for the Central Library and the pierogies; highs and lows in local hip-hop.
The Glean

Animal births in a week of liberal losses

By Max Sparber | 01/22/10
ALSO: Health care for the poor about to get tricky, education gets harder, the latest vampire news, and Prince is still weird.