The Three Pointer: A Decent 0-2

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Home Game #1: Denver 99, Wolves 91 Road Game #1  Wolves 93, New York Knicks 97 1. Egos in the Backcourt For people who imagined that the Timberwolves might surprise the dour prognosticators and post thirty wins or more this season, it was probably a frustrating opening weekend to the 2007-08 campaign. But for those of us intrigued … Read more

Bringing out the Monsters in Our Closets

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THEATER & PERFORMANCEThe Creature and Creator within Us Once again, The Rake is honored to promote an event in which one of our very own staff members is participating. Apparently, it’s a big year for our sales team — at least on the artistic front. Last month, our sales coordinator, Mary Olson, had an art … Read more

Tangled

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I have no desire to be a shepherd of men. But, no, that’s not really true. Perhaps there’s nothing I’d like more than to be a shepherd of men, providing the men in question were willing to play the role of sheep. If they are going to insist on being men, however, no thanks; I … Read more

Gothic Wine

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I’m midway through a novel called We Need to Talk About Kevin, which is both the most riveting and the most grotesque book I’ve read in years. Published in 2003 by a New York writer (female) named Lionel Shriver, the manuscript was rejected by reams of American publishers for being too dark — about a … Read more

Sleep and Indifference

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Pickup on South Street, playing Monday night at the Parkway Theater. The tombs are beautiful,the naked Latin and the engraved fatal dates,the coming together of marble and flowersand the little plazas cool as courtyardsand the many yesterdays of historytoday stilled and unique.We mistake that peace for deathand we believe we long for our endwhen what … Read more

Old Arizona. . . It's Probably New To You

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I mentioned to Jeremy last week that I’d driven by a strange little place called Old Arizona, right at the southern end of Eat Street where Nicollet dead-ends. There was a cluster of brightly-painted, Southwestern buildings with a stone courtyard and a cloth sign strung from the posts that said Cafe and Wine Bar. "Yeah, … Read more

The New Standards Freshen Up the Classics

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  Special thanks: Concept, productions, and styling by Janine Ersfeld Photography by Aaron Smith Art direction by Jessica Coulter and Kristin Harper Layout and design by Kristin Garcia Editorial by Christy DeSmith and Julie Caniglia Hair and makeup by Details Salon and Mimi Luberscheimer Men’s makeup by Leilani Baker Assistant to Ersfeld: Anne Parr Locations: … Read more

The Greatest Threat to the Imagination

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Jeannine Ouellette‘s puzzling article seems to cite the regimentation of children’s lives and the role of technology as a threat to the development of imagination. As a girl in the ’50s and ’60s, I faced far more restrictions to my imagination and free play than any kid today. But the greatest threat to imagination goes … Read more

Pagoda

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One of the great things about having a blog is that I get to post as much as I want about my own peculiar gastronomic obsessions. Of course, I don’t think there is anything peculiar about my love of little Chinese hole-in-the-wall noodle joints, or the fact that this is my third post on the … Read more