old enough to object) and the family dog, Scout), politics from a conservative viewpoint, and cultural points of interest ranging from art and architecture to movies and music (one perennial topic is the Minnesota State Fair). Lileks's website also hosts a vast repository of vintage advertisements and other ephemera from the 1920s to the 1970s. Other work Lileks is a regular contributor to the social networking and blogging network Ricochet.com, and co-hosts the site's flagship podcast with Rob Long and Peter Robinson. Star Tribune controversy and resolution On May 7, 2007, Lileks announced that his home paper, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, was ending his column in the interest of budget cuts and putting him on a straight local-news beat. The move, which was forced by cuts in other parts of the Star Tribunes newsroom, drew criticism from many, Mike Argento, president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, said in reaction to the news: It's just a reflection of the sad state of the newspaper industry. Many of the people running newspapers don't have a vision. They're concerned with dollars and cents, and the bottom line. They should look at the future, not just slash and burn. On June 5, 2007, the Star Tribune changed course and announced Lileks would serve as editor of buzz.mn, a community website. Buzz.mn ceased publication of new content in July 2009. Bibliography Fiction Falling up the Stairs (1988, ) Mr. Obvious (1995, ) Graveyard Special (2012, ASIN B00962GFES) The Casablanca Tango (2014, ASIN B00NDLYM70) Columns Notes of a Nervous Man (1991, ) Fresh Lies (1995, ) Humor The Gallery of Regrettable Food (2001, ) Interior Desecrations: Hideous Homes from the Horrible '70s (2004, ) Mommy Knows Worst: Highlights from the Golden Age of Bad Parenting Advice (2005, ) Gastroanomalies: Questionable Culinary Creations from the Golden Age of American Cookery (2007, ) RiffTrax - special guest riffer for Spider-Man 3 References External links Living people American bloggers American columnists American male journalists Journalists from North Dakota Minnesota Republicans Writers from Fargo, North Dakota Radio personalities from Minneapolis University of Minnesota alumni Writers from Minnesota 21st-century American non-fiction writers Star Tribune people American male bloggers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American journalists 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American journalists