“Another One Bites the Dust” (and other Strib anthems): A few weeks ago, the Star Tribune’s Guild members asked employees to send in songs that match the mood at the paper and in the industry. The results are in, with a list that includes the Rolling Stones’ “Not Fade Away,” “I Wanna Be Sedated” by the Ramones, and — a not-so-subtle message to publisher Par Ridder and the paper’s new owners — “The Devil Inside” by INXS. As the names of the 50 buyout takers are revealed some in the newsroom are predicting yet another round of buyouts, or even layoffs. If that’s the case, The Volga Boatman’s Song refrain is fitting: “Yo, heave ho! Yo, heave ho!/Once more, once again, still once more.”

Songs for Fallon: Workers at Fallon Worldwide, the global ad agency founded in Minneapolis, ought to compile their own song list (”Can’t Buy Me Love,” perhaps?): after losing its biggest client, the company is laying off 29 employees. The cuts, representing 12 percent of the work force, are directly tied to the loss of the Citigroup account, but follow departures by big clients in the past few years, including Lee Jeans, BMW and United Airlines. Fallon had the client for eight years and came up with, among others, the “Citi never sleeps” tagline and the Emmy-winning commercial “Outfit” (which featured an identity-theft victim speaking in the voice of a woman who’d stolen a credit card to buy a $1,500 bustier).

Thanks for noticing: On Saturday, Minnesota Monitor picked up a second nomination for a Koufax Award. Named after baseball’s famed lefty pitcher Sandy Koufax, the awards celebrate the best of left-leaning blogs. Minnesota Monitor got the nod for best new blog last week, and on Saturday added one for Best Coverage of State and Local Issues.

Placemaking book debuts: Celebrating people-centered neighborhoods and offering tips on revitalizing struggling communities, former Utne Reader editor Jay Walljasper has a new book out, “The Great Neighborhood Book: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Placemaking.” Published in conjunction with the Project for Public Spaces, where Walljasper, also executive editor of the Dutch magazine Ode, is a senior fellow, the book outlines successful neighborhoods and organizations, including Leonardo’s Basement, a local center where kids can do hands-on art and science activities. Walljasper will take part in a discussion with Kingfield Neighborhood Association President David Brauer, Matt Perry of the East Harriet Neighborhood Association and Steve Jevning of Leonardo’s Basement this Thursday at the Uptown Magers & Quinn bookstore (June 7, 7:30 pm).

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