rakemag This month, we paid homage to all the fabulous, Minnesota-made jewelry that’s available. Now you can see ‘n touch it for yourself. One of my favorite boutiques in all of Minneapolis is throwing a jewelry trunk show this evening. Between five and eight p.m., you’ll be able to check out necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and rings … Read more
I never could bring myself to watch Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ. And I’m afraid that now, after doing just a hair of research, I feel much the same about Gibson’s latest project, Apocalypto. No Fin de los Tiempos for me, thanks. A short history of my apocalypse fears: As a little Catholic kid, … Read more
Assuming you do not have tickets to tonight’s Bob Seger concert, and because plenty of us are plenty stressed about holiday shopping, you might consider focusing your energies on two important going-out-of-business sales. The pink palace of local luxury retailers,
What’d I do with the days off? I slept. I slept through the After-Thanksgiving sales, slept through my friend Sam’s birthday party. The weird thing about getting enough sleep, and finally chipping away at that sleep deficit, is that it actually makes you feel more tired than ever. How’m I gonna drag my butt out … Read more
It is, of course, a big night for the bars. It’s the busiest bar night of the year, if my memory for statistics serves… Bowing to that, here are a couple bar show picks: Martin Devaney Band and Friends will be at the Turf, The Ike Reilly Assassination at First Ave. I still haven’t found … Read more
So, the foragers have finally swept the local grocery stores… How many people are you hosting for Thanksgiving dinner? The only comfort (for some of us) is that we’ve got the next several days off, so I thought I’d mention a couple free art exhibits, should you care to avert your attention, if only for … Read more
Happy short week, eh? There aren’t a lot of notable arts and entertainment happenings going on tonight. But there is that sneak preview party for the Minnesota History Center’s Baseball As America exhibition–although a ticket will set you back a little ways ($25-$50). Won’t it be worth it, though, to hang out with Baseball Hall … Read more
During his three-month stint in Thailand earlier this year, Lee Temte of Minneapolis dined at the memorably named Cabbages & Condoms Restaurant, whose edible fare is “guaranteed not to cause pregnancy.” Established to help fund the work of the Population and Community Development Association, the eatery serves food that “is traditional Thai,” Temte writes, “but … Read more
Deborah of Minneapolis writes: Hello Rake – I was recently in Tahiti and Bora Bora for work (need I mention that I have a great job??) and I had these pictures taken of me at the Bora Bora Lagoon Resort where I was staying. Thank you, Deborah Author(s) and Location: Deborah Dapkus
Dale writes: On a July trip to Scandinavia, I took my latest copy of The Rake along to catch up on my reading. Ad you can see in my photo, I even took it along to the top of Areskutan, a 4,200 meter ski mountain in Are, Sweden. I enjoy your magazine and pick it … Read more