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Jay Gabler, Assistant Editor
Jay Gabler (jay@tcdailyplanet.net) is assistant editor of the TC Daily Planet. He works with Mary Turck and Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva to develop original content for the Daily Planet and to share content from media partners. He also serves as arts editor. In that capacity, he edits and contributes to the Daily Planet’s unique Arts Orbit blog.
Jay Gabler grew up in Duluth and St. Paul, where he graduated from Nativity of Our Lord Elementary School and St. Agnes High School. He went on to earn an undergraduate degree in education from Boston University and graduate degrees in sociology and education from Harvard University. With colleagues, he has published several academic research articles and a book, Reconstructing the University. He now lives in St. Paul’s Merriam Park neighborhood. In addition to his work at the Daily Planet, he is an arts correspondent for Go2 Media. He is a contributing editor at Better Health & Living, and his writing has appeared in publications including METRO magazine, The Rake, mnartists.org, and ARP!.
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1. Your friend tells you there are two great new shows at the 
Art note: 20 years of good clean fun
“It was neither ahead nor behind the times,” says Andy Sturdevant about the Soap Factory. “It was always a perfect expression of what was happening at the time.” MORE »
The courage of our collections
As I child, I kept everything. Every toy, every birthday card, every outgrown t-shirt, every brochure from every tourist attraction my family ever visited. I’d keep things in desk drawers or under my bed until they were full to bursting, then I’d load the contents into cardboard boxes to be stacked in the attic. MORE »
Music note: Billy Bragg takes brave stand against fascists and bad tea
Onstage in Minneapolis Friday night, Billy Bragg took multiple opportunities to let us know that he appreciated the fact that not all Americans are supporters of George W. Bush. The enthusiastic response he received confirmed that Republicans are distinctly in the minority among Bragg’s fans. In fact, if the crowd attending Bragg’s performance at the Cedar Cultural Center were representative of the American voting public, not only would Bush not be president, we’d have a national health care system offering medical marijuana for paper cuts and stubbed toes. MORE »
Theater note: Dinos do downtown
For a number of years I taught preschool classes at the Science Museum of Minnesota, and one day after class I was approached by a parent.
”We like your teaching,” she said, “but I do have a suggestion for you. It would be really great if you could be just a little more like Bill Nye.” MORE »
