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Coen Brothers make mock clean-coal ad: Something in the hometown water?

By Chris Steller | 02.27.09 | 9:38 am

The Minnesota-bred Coen Brothers made a mock clean-coal ad for the Reality Coalition (via raw story):

Like Al Franken, Joel and Ethan Coen grew up in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park. People say, wow, something in…

Minnesotans win big at Oscars

By Jeff Fecke | 02.25.08 | 1:05 am

PhotobucketNo Country for Old Men took home four Academy Awards including Best Picture, and Juno won another as Minnesotans won big victories at Sunday’s Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles.

In addition to the award for Best Picture, Joel…