Mark Wange of Richfield mailed this photo taken during a recent trip to Zambia, where he traveled with his daughter, Ginger. Wisely, Wange brought along an issue of The Rake to help pass those lazy afternoons. Could it be that the text was so captivating he didn’t even notice when an elephant passed by? We … Read more
That one felt…I don’t know, it felt bad, I guess, like a game in late September with hope sliding away with every pitch and a cold autumn rain beating the leaves from the trees along the boulevards (cue Barber’s “Adagio for Strings”). Maybe that’s just because it was a Friday night, and Friday nights don’t … Read more
pugsicle I wouldn’t call it a theme as much as an obsession. Somehow, every year we end up with a pattern that defines the season. Two years ago it was the Summer of Lemonade, and then Summer of Homemade Ice Cream even an odd Summer of the Turkey Melt after we got the panini press. … Read more
This is a day late, but I thought you’d enjoy these outtakes from Seersucker Thursday – which happened yesterday in our nation’s capitol. This, ahem, wrinkle to the congressional dress code is actually a tradition by now; it was started in 1996 by none other than Trent Lott who, according to his spokesperson, wanted to … Read more
The story in the NY Times this morning says that NBC has outbid ABC for the right to have the first interview with jail bird Paris Hilton when she gets out next week. NBC indignantly protests that they “don’t pay for interviews.” However, it does seem that they pay the Hilton family other fees for … Read more
by Tom Bartel As I was watching the mid-June press screening of Michael Moore’s new movie Sicko, I could almost hear the lips of the conservative bloggers and talk show hosts beginning to smack as the smell of fresh meat wafted over the media landscape. Moore, whose Bowling for Columbine won the Academy Award for … Read more
There’s a lot to see this weekend, films from the Solstice Film Festival, performances at the Twin Cities Improv Festival, the GLBT Pride Parade — even the first ever Twin Cities Trans March tonight; but when your eyes have had enough, find yourself a dark corner and just listen to some music. Relax. You have … Read more
Thanks to a friend with HBO On-Demand I finally saw The Sopranos finale. I watched it yesterday, ten days or 10,000 news cycles and alternating waves of outrage, acclaim and, (see Bill and Hillary’s variation), iconic parody later. A week and a half ago, when I realized I wasn’t going to “share the moment” with … Read more
Strib Publisher Par Ridder confirmed the four-out-of-a-possible-five block real estate sale to the Vikings with the following memo. Do note all the fraternally united, brothers-in-arms “team” verbiage; “we,” “our,” “us.” . . . Our real estate deal with the Vikings by Par Ridder, Publisher and CEO June 20, 2007 – “It’s official. We have a … Read more
Call forth the shopping sherpas, ladies, because Grethen House is having a fifty-percent off spring/summer sale! Of course, the store is closed today to take care of those pesky markdowns. But, as of 10 a.m. tomorrow morning (through Saturday at 5 p.m.), the flood gates are open. Damn to all those stay-at-home shoppers who get … Read more