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I ♥ DULUTH, The Story of the Maria Bamford Show

Toekneesan — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:41:49 -0800

About a year after her participation in the groundbreaking Comedy Central documentary series the Comedians of Comedy, Maria Bamford was on stage at the Friars Club in LA when a heckler began shouting at her. What happened after that isn’t entirely clear, other than Bamford had a breakdown, walked off stage, and disappeared. She was found three months later selling clock radios on the sidewalks of Detroit. A fellow homeless person, who was also a Comedy Central fan, recognized Bamford and eventually her parents were contacted. They brought her back home to Deluth, Minnesota and began to get her help. Maria decided to document her recovery in a series of short videos called The Maria Bamford Show, which were first posted to the TBS networks' now abandoned Super Deluxe Web site. • The Maria Bamford Show: 01 Dropout • The Maria Bamford Show: 02 Maria Gets A Job • The Maria Bamford Show: 03 Kicked Out • The Maria Bamford Show: 04 Search for Meaning • The Maria Bamford Show: 05 Ready for Love • The Maria Bamford Show: 06 Mother's Day • The Maria Bamford Show: 07 Showtime • The Maria Bamford Show: 08 Crevasse • The Maria Bamford Show: 09 Bread • The Maria Bamford Show: 10 Dark • The Maria Bamford Show: 11 Will • The Maria Bamford Show: 12 Faith • The Maria Bamford Show: 13 Oh - CD • The Maria Bamford Show: 14 Death and Happiness • The Maria Bamford Show: 15 Boredom • The Maria Bamford Show: 16 Acting Out • The Maria Bamford Show: 17 Horror • The Maria Bamford Show: 18 Moving • The Maria Bamford Show: 19 Replacement • The Maria Bamford Show: 20 Exit Her latest effort solo effort is Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special which she recorded in her living room, for an audience of two—her parents. The Onion’s AV Club called it, “[O]ne of the most fearless and bracingly dark explorations of mental illness in recent memory. But since the special is the product of Bamford’s beautifully tormented mind, it has the benefit of being consistently hilarious.” Slate: Stand-up Comedy and Mental Illness: A Conversation with Maria Bamford. She is currently doing the voice of the Hot Dog Princess on Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time, and has apparently signed on to the Netflix re-boot of Arrested Development. Bonus Material: Maria on Jesse Thorn's The Sound of Young America, 2007. Maria joins Marc Maron during the live filming of What the Fuck at UCB Theatre in Los Angeles, 2009. Maria on Marc Maron's What the Fuck in 2011 (segment c). Maria Explains Global Conflict. Maria recounts her visit to a Morning Zoo radio show. Maria on and in Minnesota. The Maria Bamford Activity Guide. 2004 interview with Scene Missing magazine. previously 1 & 2

Duluth Flood

the young rope-rider — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:12:38 -0800

Flooding in Duluth, MN leads to incredible pictures and sudden fame for a local seal.

"They're selling postcards of the hanging."

Kattullus — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:27:43 -0800

On June 15th, 1920 in Duluth, Minnesota, three young, black circus workers, Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Issac McGhie, were lynched. The Minnesota Historical Society has a great site devoted to the terrible event, Duluth Lynchings Online Resource. I'd especially like to point out the Oral Histories section, which has short interviews with African-Americans who lived through the event. In 2001 Minnesota Public Radio covered the story, inspired by a campaign to build a memorial to the three men, which was dedicated in October of 2003. The Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial has a fine website which is well worth visiting.

Welcome to Google, Kansas.

amyms — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:13:58 -0800

"For the month of March 2010, the city of Topeka will be known as Google, Kansas." Mayor Bill Bunten says the proclamation is an attempt to stand out from the crowd, as cities around the United States have until March 26 to tell Google they're interested in participating in the Fiber for Communities program, part of the company's recently announced plans to build a series of superfast broadband networks across the country [previously on MetaFilter]. Other cities are trying to get Google's attention, but Duluth, Minnesota, has upped the ante by pledging to name its firstborn sons "Google Fiber" and its firstborn daughters "Googlette Fiber" in a video [YouTube, 3:34] spoofing Topeka's efforts.

Yes, a single link Youtube Post, now click damnit

edgeways — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:10:58 -0800

Twelve Moons on Gichigami: (YT) ~1500 frames from a web camera in Canal Park Duluth Mn, A year's worth of time in just under 7 Mins, by Mark Ryan. (via)

World's Largest Hockey Rink

starman — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:29:00 -0800

A set of ideal conditions earlier this week -- cold weather, little wind and snow -- created a large skating rink. On Lake Superior. Beautifully clear (YouTube - minor swearing if you're at work). Ever skate for a mile? Cracks on the ice. With sound (YouTube). And of course, hockey (YouTube). Or maybe just some skating and kite flying (YouTube). Duluth News Tribune's story. (With annoying registration but nice photo gallery)