Em Cassel
VICE
Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Past articles by Em:
Why We Cry When We’re Angry, According to Psychologists
Psychologists weigh in from the forefront of a surprisingly mysterious field. → Read More
Why Do I Always Tweet and Delete?
Psychologists and tweet-deleters help explain my favorite pastime (that weirdly makes me feel a little guilty). → Read More
How to Stop Avoiding the Dentist if It's Been... Uhhhh, a While Now
Whether you're putting it off because of shame, money, or fear. → Read More
It's Actually Kind of Fine to ‘Keep Score’ in Relationships
Experts say it's natural to be aware of differences in the amount of effort each partner is putting in. → Read More
Why would anyone open a restaurant right now?
Even in a “normal” year, the days just before a restaurant opens are among the most stressful. For Eric Foster, that was early and mid-March. He was readying to open East Side Bar, the reincarnation of the much-loved Ward 6 in St. Paul. After about a year of planning, they’d finally gotten around to mock service and staff training. Friends and family members were coming to eat. It was stressful… → Read More
Picked to Click 2020 No. 3: Harper’s Jar
Forgive yourself if you hear echoes of other bands in Harper’s Jar debut album, Thank You Ancestor Finger.… → Read More
Picked to Click 2020 No. 6: Double Grave
Double Grave have put out lots of EPs and tour tapes. Lots. → Read More
U of M staple the Purple Onion Cafe has closed
After decades in Dinkytown, the Purple Onion is calling it quits. … → Read More
The week in live and local music: Oct. 15-21
A little off topic, but did you complete the census yet? Here!… → Read More
Suddenly, the local service industry is fighting to unionize. Inside the pro-labor push.
On September 19, Spyhouse Coffee workers went on strike. “Spyhouse puts the cough in coffee—get your union busting off me!” employees chanted, marching in front of the local chain’s Broadway and Central location in northeast Minneapolis. Their signs were scrawled with “I spy union busting” and “We like our coffee like we like our union: strong!” Traffic slowed through the prominent intersection… → Read More
The week in live and local music: Oct. 8-Oct. 14
Take a break from leaf-peepin' and check out some music. → Read More
The week in live and local music: Oct. 8-14
Take a break from leaf-peepin' and check out some music. → Read More
The Dirty Nil is (sort of) coming to the Entry
A very long time ago, City Pages ran something called “tour announcements.” … → Read More
New NPR podcast explores the gun-loving brothers behind St. Paul anti-quarantine protest
Remember back in April, when a bunch of people with Trump flags gathered in a crowd outside the governor’s mansion in St. Paul, honked their… → Read More
A serial squirter is driving around Minneapolis, water-gunning women
On September 4, Amanda Jacobsen was outside her apartment on Nicollet Avenue, working on a vintage camper. As she dragged cushions from the curb to… → Read More
Minnesota Republican senator turns George Floyd's murder into pro-life argument
State Sen. Dan Hall (R-Burnsville) would like to remain a state senator. → Read More
Protest turns to party as Minneapolis police precinct deal collapses
Three and a half months after the Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct burned, about a half-mile from its charred exterior, hundreds gathered in… → Read More
Fair State just became one of America's only unionized craft breweries
What's that thing DJ Khaled always says? Another one? → Read More
Ben Shapiro loses in free speech lawsuit against University of Minnesota
Ben Shapiro is a licensed attorney in California who, rather than actually practicing law, spends most of his time shouting conservative talking points into microphones. → Read More
Maria Isa, Elliot Park Art Walk, Black Village Fest: Fun things to do this weekend
Hey everyone! It's the weekend. → Read More