rakemag If you’re willing to drive until I-394 turns into a small-town cross street, you’ll be greatly rewarded. Ravello lives in an unassuming brown strip mall in the center of Long Lake, just west of the metropolitan area. On the outside, it looks like nothing special. But upon opening the doors, you’ll find a welcoming trattoria … Read more
A prince throws a lavish masquerade ball that’s the talk of Vienna–but what goes on there is hardly festive or light-hearted. Try deceit, lusty serenades, and a diabolical plan for revenge instead. (Meow!) The story of Die Fledermaus (“The Bat”) is dark, sexy, and sinful–and we have renewed faith in North Star’s seduction skills, ever … Read more
James McLure has taken the classic English farce by the same name and replanted it in the wild, wild West. That doesn’t mean it’s a shoot-’em-up with manners, though. Instead, the cast of slightly tweaked characters includes a hero who can stop a speeding train with one hand, a damsel in distress, and a confused … Read more
LETTER OF THE MONTH The Rake expresses surprise [The Broken Clock, May] that for the last forty-seven years, Playboy Magazine has neglected to include “best Jazz Musician” in its music poll. Yet I’m sure I’m not the only reader old enough to remember when the Playboy music poll was exclusively a jazz poll. Jim Hall … Read more
If there’s one thing the mainstream media loves more than creating its own celebrities, it’s a good old-fashioned rags-to-riches story. So much the better if that classic American journey involves flesh peddling at one end and a prominent masthead title at the other. That’s why there’s no hotter commodity in local journalism these days than … Read more
Sami Rasouli in Najaf, Iraq. Author(s) and Location: Sami Rasouli
Mary and Steve write: We are dedicated and regular readers of The Rake — and to prove it, here is a picture of us reading The Rake in Maubisse, East Timor. (8 degrees South latitude, 125 East Longtitude — we flew to Tokyo, then Bali, Indodesian, then into Dili the capital of East Timor — … Read more
John writes: The spaceships have landed and I am going to try and seduce them with a Rake Magazine. Really though, just one week in Seattle and one week back in the T.C. I bring a Rake Mag with me whenever I fly. It’s great reading material in the air/airport. Plus, when I get to … Read more
Stefan writes: Sharon, Liam and I just returned from two weeks in Israel. We carried a copy of the Rake with us to the Golan Heights and gave into the pull of pop culture and took a few shots with the Rake! The shot of us is in front of the Chateau Golan Winery at … Read more
Mark writes: I had the opportunity to catch up on the latest edition of the Rake while waiting in line to cross into Nicaragua from Costa Rica on vacation… and there was plenty of time to catch up. There were a total of three stops crossing the border where we had to pay both coming … Read more