Mr. Collins needs to know that this trash problem isn’t just concentrated in northeast Minneapolis. It’s all over the city, and it’s getting worse. When I first moved here, Minneapolis was described as “the most European city in the U.S.” In the quarter century I’ve lived here, I’ve seen that description deteriorate, as the city … Read more
I was a young kid from St. Paul’s East Side when I first stepped into The Scholar one night. This was about in 1965. I remember vividly the rich scent of incense and herbal tea. And I also recall, as it was in the evening, the dim lighting with reddish hues. The eclectic, young, beatnik … Read more
Stories? Stories are boring. They’re also bourgeoisie — just one more opiate known to give a brother brain damage. And brain damage on the mic don’t manage. My dear old pappy used to while away long car trips analyzing passages from Lacan as they related to the popular culture of the day. We might be … Read more
Reader Feedback on: The Hat-Stretching Hangover Pickle juice!!! A primary metabolite of alcohol is acetaldehyde and the cooked vinegar found in pickles helps “push” this unfriendly acetaldehyde molecule into the next stage of metabolism. Recent research also indicates that PJ helps improve atheletic performance, probably by helping your muscles rid themselves of lactic acid in … Read more
Dear Rakemagfolks,Athens Cafe (it’s actually more Lebanese style) in Robbinsdale has the BEST falafel in the Twin Cities, not to mention killer kofta and kebob. If you don’t mind the strip mall atmosphere, you will certainly not be disappointed. The restaurant is located at 4080 W Broadway (41st & Hwy 81). I eat here at … Read more
My name is Ken Gordon, and I’m a Boston-based freelancer. I’ve written for Boston Magazine, The Forward, Salon, Tikkun, and a whole slew of other pubs, and I have no ideas–not a single freakin’ one–for The Rake. So why am I writing? Well, I had to. Between your witty editorial guidelines, Steve Perry’s column on … Read more
Where might I obtain a print of the artwork accompanying the article “The Hat Stretching Hangover” (The Rake, April 2002, pg. 34)? I would be willing to spend a reasonable amount of pennies to do so. It would look great framed on the wall of the cocktail lounge in my basement. Mind you, I’m not … Read more
An article was posted on your web site quoting me [Native Son, April 2002]. It stated that I agreed that 200 or so interviews for Lisa Beamer was reasonable. I remember our conversation well. I told you that I would estimate 20, perhaps 30 interviews. You have printed an absolute lie! I suggest that you … Read more
After a two-year obligation to the “Peacetime Army” I ended up at the U of M, continuing as a junior in Liberal Arts. It was 1957, but my real education was at The Scholar. I have no bones to pick with either Bobby Zimmerman or Bob Dylan and anyway it matters not a jot what … Read more
I got drunk with three educated Basotho gentlemen the other night. We sat at Chocke’s Corner Bar in the scrub-and-bush mountains of Lesotho, sipping a red variety of South African boxed wine. The discussion revolved around colonial America and the situation in Israel. My mind wandered. I debated which of these men was HIV-positive; I … Read more