- Becki-Iverson
- December 20, 2019
Don’t be a Scrooge. Photo courtesy of Thrillist The season of giving is upon us! While that most often means an exhausting list of shopping, wrapping, and gift giving and receiving, I also like to think that it’s a time to think even more than usual about giving back
- Becki-Iverson
- December 7, 2018
Whenever someone not from Minnesota comes to visit, I hear the pity in their voice when they talk about living here through the winter. Photo courtesy of Thrillist Inevitably something along the lines of “bUt HOW dO yoU sUrvIvE iT?!?” comes out of their mouths, and all I can do
- Becki-Iverson
- October 23, 2018
If I could take a billboard out to make the world a better place, it would say something like: stop underestimating children. Photo by Dan Norman I think we have a tendency to think that just because kids are small sized humans and have limited vocabularies that somehow they’re
- Becki-Iverson
- April 9, 2018
How much do you know about the Philippines, really? Photo by Bruce Silcox Did you know it was colonized twice? Did you know that Filipinos share a lot of cultural heritage with Latinx peoples? Did you know that the tribal origins of Filipinos date back more than 6,000 years?
- Becki-Iverson
- January 2, 2018
Start the New Year off right by learning about DACA, the DREAM Act, and how to truly help your neighbors. Photo by Mark Van Cleave If I haven’t sung the praises of Karen Zacarias enough yet, let me correct that right now: she is one of my favorite new
- Becki-Iverson
- October 9, 2017
The life of a chef seems to be on everybody’s media radar these days. Photo courtesy of Mixed Blood Theatre Whether it’s thanks to Anthony Bourdain’s eternally successful Kitchen Confidential, the explosion of interest in the Food Network, or simply the romance of quitting the office hamster wheel and using
- Becki-Iverson
- September 18, 2017
What was Lin-Manuel Miranda up to prior to Hamilton? Photo courtesy of the Ordway If you don’t know the answer to that question, you could be forgiven. Hamilton has become such a ticket sales juggernaut that its reputation has eclipsed a host of other excellent new musicals of the last
- Becki-Iverson
- August 7, 2017
The Immigrant Journey Project is everything that Refugia should have been but wasn’t. I hope it has an incredible audience engagement; it deserves it. This little map was the most beautiful way to connect all audience members’ families’ journeys to the United States! When I was arranging to see
- Becki-Iverson
- July 26, 2017
You NEED to spice up your summer with this hilarious, poignant, perfectly timed show. Photo by Dan Norman I’m not gonna lie: Last weekend I just wasn’t feeling going to the Guthrie. I mean don’t get me wrong, I love it there and I love live theater (heck, I do
- Becki-Iverson
- June 14, 2017
Are you broke? Photo courtesy of Thrillist If you are (like many of us), you need free things to do that are also fun. Thank goodness it’s summer so there are a plethora of options available at your fingertips. One of the best free things to enjoy in the summertime