The Rake Magazine

Got Me a Movie, I Want You to Know: The Best Songs About Movies and the People Who Make Movies A bee got into my bonnet the other day, and I started thinking about my favorite songs about the movie industry. Not songs from movies—those are a different beast altogether. No, I want songs that … Read more

The summer is fading. The moon is easing down to sleep in the trees, even as the stars step back into the dark country of heaven. They look like a small cluster of island villages in the North Sea, seen from an airplane at night. A fox, interloper here in the middle of a city … Read more

I had to laugh at your article, “The Dog’s Lover” [July]. You see, I, too, have a similar problem with my male Yorkie. His toy, a poor stuffed animal, is now missing an ear, eye, and portions of his head, which I have had to stuff and sew numerous times. I made the mistake of … Read more

I had no problem keeping warm in my air-conditioned office as I read Kirsten Major’s article, “Sun So Hot I Froze to Death” [August]. In fact, I was burning up with rage, as I became nauseous at the idea of using a personal space heater in order to keep warm in an air-conditioned office. While … Read more

I’m 45 years old, teach remedial Reading in an elementary school, and am a voracious reader. I turn to your mag for the kind of writing I crave and can’t find in any other Minneapolis mag. Never before have I written to a publication, but also, never before have I felt such a craving. I … Read more

Dear Rake Staff, Attached is a photo of myself and a fellow soldier in Iraq holding the current issue of the Rake magazine. “Here we are standing next to our Hummer located near the Ziggeratte of ancient Ur. We’re currently stationed at Camp Adder, Iraq with the Minnesota Army National Guard. We were so thrilled … Read more

We took the Rake on our Builder’s Club trip to Argentina in January. These photos were taken at Iguazu Falls located on the border of Argentina and Brazil. Our guidebook stated that “Even the most hardened of waterfall yawners will be taken aback by the Iguazu Falls.” They were right! Pictures do not do justice … Read more

Dear Rakemag Production team, I’ve been a Rake reader since my dad first introduced me to the magazine about two years ago. As a lifelong metro area resident (I’m from Anoka) and a current student at the U, I appreciate the stories, commentary, reviews and info every month. I am studying abroad in Amsterdam, the … Read more