rakemag I read a book by Twin Cities author Vince Flynn over the weekend called Term Limits. The book starts with the assassinations of four venal members of Congress. That didn’t surprise me so much as the reported sentiments of many of the characters of the book that killing four was a good start. I found … Read more
“Of course I’m running for President. I had my teeth fixed didn’t I?” The story in the Strib stopped short of explaining what exactly it was that the darn UN was trying to do when Coleman accused it of trying to take control of the internet. I’m sure it was an insidious attempt by the … Read more
Sebastian Kruse (age 2) and his father, Corwin at the starting line of the 2006 Tour de France at Place Kléber in Strasbourg, France. Author(s) and Location: Cristy Kruse
Hi, Attached is a picture of my son and I reading the RAKE at the Statue of Liberty in NY during our vacation last week. Marcia and Gabe Bethke Author(s) and Location: Marcia and Gabe Bethke
Randee Laskewitz writes: Here I am with my friend Sally Cleland, enjoying one of the last balmy days at Pelican Lake near Nisswa. MN. It was “some juicy tidbit” we were sharing. Author(s) and Location: Randee Laskewitz
Nancy Spannaus writes: I’ve attached a shot of Glory Kibbel and myself at the Matterhorn on a late September/early October trip to Zermatt, Switzerland. We waited anxiously for 3 days for a clear day and unclouded view of the Matterhorn. On the third morning, we opened our hotel room drapes to this view. Truly a … Read more
Dan, of Edina, writes: I thought you would be interested to know they are still reading your subversive rag in St. Petersburg, Russia. This picture is of Dan and Amy Steinhagen and 8 year old Thor Sheinhagen at the Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. Author(s) and Location: Daniel Steinhagen
The tradition of grand and inaccurate predictions about the future of prefab houses goes back almost a hundred years, to the first sales of Sears mail-order kit homes in the early 1900s. Now, though, prefab home designs seem actually to be getting somewhere, both in terms of the number being produced and home builders’ desire … Read more
We waited all year for a surprise like this. Provocative, global-minded, warm, and even uninhibited pieces make up this juried show of works by twenty-six artists from around the state. Compelling discoveries include the super-psychedelic Georgie Girl Hart, by Andy Messerschmidt of Ely (pictured), and Plymouth resident Chuck Avery’s Separation, a photograph of concrete blocks … Read more
Gustafson was an integral part of the Minnesota art community until his early death in 2003. Because of his sensitivity to light and nuance, he was the natural choice of many local artists when it came to having their work photographed. Over the years, the relationships he built among artists in a host of mediums … Read more