I’m a fan of The Rake, but do you just toss that award-winning attention to detail and critical thinking to the wind when you write about anything concerning animals? In December, you (1) profiled Horst [“The Fine Art of Living Well”] without mentioning a top Aveda selling point—their refusal to test their cosmetics on animals, … Read more
I enjoyed the beautiful pictures of the Blessed Virgin Mary [“Something About Mary, Mother of God,” December]. However, the accompanying article is very offensive to me in a few places. Being that I was raised a Catholic, I want to know the source for stating that Mary is a “figure of adoration.” I’ve always been … Read more
It’s silly to suggest that American men stopped wearing their hats just because JFK took his off during his 1960 inaugural address. In fact, he wore a silk top hat that whole day—and tails! Some people claim that he actually revived this tradition; Truman wore a topper for his inaugural, but Eisenhower wore a homburg. … Read more
It was great to discover that I wasn’t the only person who wondered what happened at Supervalu [“Superdeval-ued,” November]. My mother (retired, living on a fixed income) owned 400 shares of Supervalu and she was thinking about selling them. I researched the stock and recommended holding the shares, because the stock had good ratings and … Read more
Thanks for covering the Bolshoi Ballet [“Head to Toe,” December]. I’ve never been to a ballet, but my kids liked the idea—so we went. Even though it was the most expensive ticket I’ve ever bought for anything, it was worth every penny. Amazing! I had no idea that the Twin Cities dance scene was as … Read more
What is this we Dakotans hear about you folks wanting to move your football team to South Dakota [“Gopher Football: New Stadium or We’re Moving to Yankton!”, The Rake’s Progress, October]? Don’t we have a say in this? We don’t want your team. You may be having a good season but it will probably be … Read more
The idea that other regions of the country contain more grandiose beauty per acre than does Minnesota is hardly to be disputed [Good Intentions, October], but the sublime vision lauded in the review of the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s show is also distorted and pretentious. As a landscape artist who’s chosen to live here precisely … Read more
I’m with you: The smoke has got to go [Good Intentions, November]. My deep disgust for breathing other people’s poisonous crap, not to mention the stinging eyes, stinky clothes, achy head, and nauseous stomach that result from the poison keeps me from enjoying a multitude of otherwise fabulous venues here in the Cities and I’m … Read more
I enjoyed your November 2002 issue very much, especially the piece regarding Supervalu’s stock collapse and subsequent local media (under)attention [“Superdevalued,” November]. How-ever, I must admit that my favorite part of the magazine was a bit more obscure. One of your contributing editors, responding to the question on “Thanksgiving side dishes we avoid,” offered “Long … Read more
Adam Minter’s piece on Supervalu was very interesting and dramatic, and it got me talking with my broker. There doesn’t really seem to be a way out of this paradox: If investors get more information, they sell in a panic. If they don’t get the information they want, they still sell in a panic. It’s … Read more