As a board member of Mizna, I appreciated the fine article in the September issue by Leah Fabel on our recent literary gathering and journal release event (“Common Ground: Syria, Somalia and Soccer: The Arab world, as seen from the East Bank”)[Rakish Angle]. I would like to point out that there was more cultural diversity … Read more
Paul Bartlett’s letter [Letters, October] regarding Peter Hutchinson, Independence Party candidate for governor, stinks of antidemocratic hypocrisy. I gather from the tone of the letter that votes not assigned to Republicans are automatically a bourgeois entitlement of Democrats. Ralph Nader and Hutchinson are great Americans who are brave enough to wage uphill battles with conviction, … Read more
I loved Brad Zellar’s article “Local Music: We grow old, we grow old” [October]. Indeed, I’ve felt totally behind on the current music scene. It takes so much time and money to keep up, to keep acquiring new tunes, to keep scouting for new music, that we become geezers before we want to. (Writing the … Read more
The Eder Family holiday in England this year. -Mike Author(s) and Location: Eder Family
Kira Gengler, St. Paul, is studying at the University of San Jose in Costa Rica. She loves the Rake and takes time from her studies to read it! Author(s) and Location: Kira Gengler
Dear Rakemag Production team, I’ve been a Rake reader since my dad first introduced me to the magazine about two years ago. As a lifelong metro area resident (I’m from Anoka) and a current student at the U, I appreciate the stories, commentary, reviews and info every month. I am studying abroad in Amsterdam, the … Read more
We took the Rake on our Builder’s Club trip to Argentina in January. These photos were taken at Iguazu Falls located on the border of Argentina and Brazil. Our guidebook stated that “Even the most hardened of waterfall yawners will be taken aback by the Iguazu Falls.” They were right! Pictures do not do justice … Read more
Dear Rake Staff, Attached is a photo of myself and a fellow soldier in Iraq holding the current issue of the Rake magazine. “Here we are standing next to our Hummer located near the Ziggeratte of ancient Ur. We’re currently stationed at Camp Adder, Iraq with the Minnesota Army National Guard. We were so thrilled … Read more
I’m 45 years old, teach remedial Reading in an elementary school, and am a voracious reader. I turn to your mag for the kind of writing I crave and can’t find in any other Minneapolis mag. Never before have I written to a publication, but also, never before have I felt such a craving. I … Read more
I had no problem keeping warm in my air-conditioned office as I read Kirsten Major’s article, “Sun So Hot I Froze to Death” [August]. In fact, I was burning up with rage, as I became nauseous at the idea of using a personal space heater in order to keep warm in an air-conditioned office. While … Read more