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Cyn Collins, Writer
Cyn Collins (cynth@bitstream.net) is a Twin Cities freelance arts and culture writer. She is the author of West Bank Boogie: 40 Years of Music, Mayhem and Memories, a 2007 Minnesota Book Awards finalist in nonfiction. She’s published reviews and profiles in publications such as the Star Tribune and Vita.mn and was a regular writer for The Bridge, howwastheshow.com, Pulse of the Twin Cities, TC Metro magazine, Buon Gusto, Southside Pride, and Rift Magazine. She is the co-host/programmer for Dig Up the Roots on KFAI, and co-producer of KFAI’s Write on Radio. Her blog features entertainment updates and music reviews; she also writes the Daily Planet’s weekly advice column, Life of Cyn. She lives in the Seward neighborhood with her husband Brook Martin and their two cats.
Turducken: A chicken in a duck in a turkey. Also, a theatrical spectacular.
Like the turducken, a bird within a bird within a bird, The Turducken is a play within a play within a play. This month, Bedlam Theatre is presenting this darkly hilarious spoof of holiday shows, dinner theater, and Chekhov’s classic The Seagull. MORE »
MUSIC | "My guitar's an asshole!": Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs at the Entry
Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs (London-based Holly Golightly and Lawyer Dave) hit the 7th Street Entry with their mud-scuffed shoes nearly half-way through their 27-city coast-to-coast tour celebrating the release of their new CD, Dirt Don’t Hurt. MORE »
Life of Cyn: Local bands' best babymakin' music
Dear Cyn,
I moved to the Twin Cities from the east coast a few months ago, and I’ve just started dating a very sexy, slightly older woman who’s so fanatically into the local music scene — she even took literally Tulip Sweet’s musical recommendation to “Tattoo My Name on Yer Ass”—not to mention also tattooing the name of Craig Finn’s band LIFTR PULLR on her knuckles!
I want to satisfy her compulsive urge for local music especially at the most intimate moments, but I’m still a stranger here. Do you have any recommendations for Minnesota music to spin her into my arms?
Thanks—
Horny Hipster Out of NYC MORE »
Life of Cyn: Sexy sleepover (or not)
Dear Cyn,
My girlfriend “Kate” and I are in our early 20s, and we’ve been dating for about a year. I’ll be staying with her family for Thanksgiving, and Kate wants to ask her parents if it’s okay for us to stay together in her room. I’m not so sure…I think it will be a little awkward for me to walk past her parents in my pajamas, wave a cheery good-night, and hop into bed with their daughter. What should I do?
Thanks—
A Nice Young Man MORE »
Life of Cyn: Uptown girl meets downtown man
Dear Cyn,
Most weekends my girlfriends and I like to hang out at the CC Club or Liquor Lyle’s, but last weekend for a laugh we got dressed up and went out to The Drink. We had a blast, and I ended up dancing with this really hot guy. He was very well-dressed in an expensive three-piece suit, and he said he works downtown at an investment bank. He gave me his number and I can’t wait to call him, but I’m worried about what will happen if he finds out that I’m not really the little-black-dress-and-heels type. Should I ask him to meet me at the W Hotel…or should I take a chance and suggest Matt’s Bar? What if he gets Juicy-Lucy juice all over his Brooks Brothers shirt? MORE »
