The Rake Magazine

Ladies and Gentlemen, our very own Cindi Barthel! Author(s) and Location: Cindi Barthel

I was on Poipu Beach in Kauai last week and made sure to have my current issue of the RAKE with me! Thanks! Author(s) and Location: Jim Settle

Here’s a shot aboard the Royal Caribbean vessel, the Navigator of the Seas and from the beach of Labadee, Hispaniola (aka Haiti). Thanks for the great issue- it made wonderful reading on the trip! Author(s) and Location: Bryan Thao Worra

True, the erratic boundaries that mark “east,” “west,” “north,” and “south” St. Paul are forever confusing the Minneapolitan editors at this magazine. Mr. Frame and several others wrote and called to check us on this point—Jerabek’s New Bohemian, the neighborhood café featured in our August issue, is not on St. Paul’s East Side, as the … Read more

It’s not often that I read something that moves me to write in with praise. Peter Schilling’s article on Fits-Overs [Rake Appeal, July] was so damn funny I couldn’t see straight. His willingness to wear the huge sun-blockers brightened my day. Please pass this along to him, and keep up the good work. Author(s) and … Read more

During one of my semi-annual visits to the Twin Cities last spring, an old friend put me onto a copy of your fine magazine. As I leafed through it, I was instantly impressed. I retired from teaching six years ago to my old home state but still find myself missing the many cultural amenities afforded … Read more

Whenever there’s an article purporting to describe the 80s art scene, in which I participated as both an artist and a critic, I brace myself for a “here we go again” reaction. I’ll admit I have low expectations. I anticipate someone interviewing a handful of the same, old players and treating their recollections as gospel … Read more

Rich Feely of Eden Prairie writes: My son Jack and I vacationed on the southwestern coast of Sweden in June. The granite island of Smogen maintains its fishing-village culture while hosting weekend vacationers from throughout Sweden. The Rake’s cover matches the brilliant sky over the West Sea. Author(s) and Location: Rich Feely