Autumn Brew Review

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The 7th Annual Autumn Brew Review is scheduled for Saturday, September 29th, in the warehouse lot of the historic Grain Belt Brewery complex, NE Minneapolis.

Fearless Kids in the Biz

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Flaunting its fabulous new facelift, the Parkway Theater opens its doors on Sunday to this month’s Fearless Filmmakers event. Don’t be confused if you see a lot of youngsters in the lurking about. It’s not the venue; it’s the event. Acknowledging our overwhelming focus on adults in the art world, Fearless Filmmakers has taken a … Read more

Manda Bala

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Let’s call this a hybrid of the fictional Brazilian exposé City of God and Errol Morris’s police procedure doc The Thin Blue Line — both tremendous entertainment. Manda Bala (send a bullet) is a bizarre documentary detailing the rise of corruption in Brazilian culture as well as the country’s kidnapping epidemic. “Men will steal with … Read more

Dan Rather Brings it On.

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We interrupt the latest episode of L’affaire Par, (note the corrected, improved gender-appropriate French), for a comment on Dan Rather bringing a $70 million lawsuit against his old bosses at CBS over their shabby treatment of him in the wake of the infamous “60 Minutes II” National Guard story. The early consensus among marquee pundits … Read more

Malarkey Rising

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And so we’re down to the Top Chef Final Four: Hung, Casey, Brian and Dale. Here’s my basic take on the whole banana … Dale is there by luck, he seems the most susceptibe to pressure and in the final countdown, he might crack. Hung is being set up as the front-runner, but he’s being … Read more

Isn't It All Art Anyway?

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ART & MUSIC Gallery Grooves Serves Up Art, Jazz, and Wine Join us this evening for Gallery Grooves, The Rake’s monthly gathering around art, jazz, and wine. Tonight’s event is at the Goldstein Museum of Design, featuring art from its latest exhibit. Products of Our Time explores the interstices of design, art, and cultural commentary, … Read more