Cristina Córdova Well, for starters, be sure to peruse our January issue. We had ourselves some fun with this one, so … enjoy. We’ve also had some teriffic online exclusives lately. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to check out John Ervin’s "Higher Than Fi" and Ann Bauer’s "Scientology: The Local Source" and "Keeping the … Read more
Ah, the all-American hot dish—when you think about it, it’s a surprisingly spot-on analogue to the American people. Both contain three primary ingredients: meat, starch, and some sort of binding agent. Both have protective exteriors, yet their innards are tender and rife with all manner of improbable juxtapositions and mysteries. And, just like people, hot … Read more
MUSICMorrison’s Down in the Hallow Precious time is slipping away for a chance to see classic rock icon Van Morrison perform. On the heels of the release of his greatest hits album he is back in the cities for one night only to play a show at Northrop Auditorium. —Kate McDonald 7:30 p.m., Northrop Auditorium, … Read more
It might seem strange that Deborah Stein sees more rock shows than she does plays, but it does much to explain the genesis of the Minneapolis playwright’s own new work, God Save Gertrude. A theatrical rock concert in the style of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Stein’s play also manages to riff on one of … Read more
The Hart family (Brooke and Sean, along with sons Rio and Kai) of Minneapolis stumbled into an unusual situation while visiting Tanzania: A meeting with members of the Hadzabe, a nomadic hunter-gatherer tribe situated in the Yaeda Valley, was followed by a barbed exchange of sorts. The Hadzabes’s arrows won out against The Rake, Brooke … Read more
Editor Julie Caniglia HingieSenior Editor Brad Zellar GarfongAssistant Editor Christy DeSmith NoneyaOnline Editor Cristina Córdova The Gooch (see Jackass the Movie) Art Director Evangeline Johnson Ickers Production Manager Lisa Pahl Obsane Interim Production Savior Ryan Tungseth Booch ContributorsAnn Bauer SpinkyJeremy Iggers FreatingColleen Kruse Chill-axingStephanie March Shyah (as in “shyah right!”)Oliver Nicholson A tisser (one of … Read more
MUSICBustin’ Beats from Belfast In preparation for the real Van the Man show tomorrow night, jam to the tunes of one of his most popular tribute bands The Belfast Cowboys. They’ll be playing all the Van Morrison greats this evening — for a fraction of his concert prices. Whether or not they’ll actually play anything … Read more
LECTURE Learn How to "Green the Ghetto" With her motto “Green the Ghetto,” environmental justice activist Majora Carter has been working to eradicate America’s urban public housing problems in environmentally friendly ways. Carter will be the guest speaker at today’s 6th annual event Changing the Face of Housing in Minnesota, at St. Catherine. Come down … Read more
Hello to all at the Rake! We are just back from holiday in Budapest and wanted to tell you what a great job you do with this rag! So packed with articles and stories of quality it not only kept me reading at the Szechenyi baths but for muchof the long plane ride also! Photo … Read more