July 2005 Issue

FEATURES

Old-Fashioned Cutting-Edge Radio

Inside T.D. Mischke’s “theater of the mind.”

by Jennifer Vogel

The Big Wind-Up

Passing time with cuckoo Jim.

by Christy DeSmith

Gathered Here

We request the honor of your fine-looking presence

photos by Rich Fleischman

All Fished Out!

Minnesota's old-time lake cabins and resorts are dying. Why?

by David Mather

Pacific Northwest by Midwest

Trempealeau, Wisconsin

by Christy DeSmith

Playground of the Rich

Why regular people can't own cabins anymore.

by Jeff Forester

Fashionable Ideals

Pop art and modern design come together on the hanger—by way of postwar Finland.

by Julie Caniglia

FICTION

Her Day at The Beach

by Monica Trasandes

LETTERS & RED HANDED

It's Only a Day

I appreciate your enlightening information [Sex and the Married Man, March]. However...

Dead Sea, Israel

Rakish travel shots from our readers.

by Mark Schuman

Learn Intolerance

I enjoyed “Church and State” by Adam Minter. Especially because...

Pyramid Scheme

Featured Rakish travel shot.

by Paul Harstad

I've Seen That Guy Before

“Donny Highrise” is my new hero [The Rake’s Progress, June], but...

Zurich, Switzerland

Rakish travel shots from our readers.

by Janice Laulainen

Great Depression

[“The Worthlessness of Things,” June] was a great article with deeply depressing content.

Kieran's Letter of the Month

I rarely read The Rake because I get sick of the pinko rags...

Laax, Switzerland

Rakish travel shots from our readers.

by Jeff Wechter

Three Feet?

I am a faithful reader of The Rake, and thoroughly enjoy your columns. [Sex and the Married Man, June]...

Ely, Minnesota

Rakish travel shots from our readers.

by Stephanie Hoepner

Mailly de Chateau, France

Rakish travel shots from our readers.

by Cindy Darling

Good Question

I appreciate it when people or organizations notice that we...

THE RAKISH ANGLE

On the Air

Random Blackouts

Let’s test our new TV-B-Gone on the edgy, unsuspecting public.

by Shannon Olson

Agony of Defeat

Live Wrong

Behold, the evil influence of Lance Armstrong on the American workplace.

by Dan Gilchrist

User Friendly

Dude, You Were Shredding!

Dishwasher, TV, computer—document destroyer. Check!

by Brian Voerding

Gastronomer

You Are What You Meat

Should we hold our livestock to a higher standard?

by Joe Pastoor

Good Intentions

Per Verse

Here we are at war with taxes and terrorism, and you want to talk about poetry!

by Hans Eisenbeis

Kids These Days

Axis of Evil

My new workout apparatus is a stripper’s pole!

by Kelli Ohrtman

Day In, Day Out

Goofing On

Urgent action item for all staff: Have fun!

by Brad Zellar

STRAIGHT TALK

Bai Ling

SO LITTLE TIME...

Film

Wet Hot American Summer

Uptown Theater, July 23

Concerts

Carole King

Orpheum Theatre, July 6

Restaurants

Convention Grill

Art

Jason Sandberg: We’ll Burn that Bridge When We Come To It

Creative Electric Studios, through July 16

Film

Ten Second Film Festival

Soap Factory, July 4

Concerts

Lucinda Williams and John Doe

Minnesota Zoo Weesner Amphitheater, July 2

Books

Kathryn Harrison

Envy, available July 12

Art

Contemporary Chinese Art: An exhibition of Works from the Collection of Pat Hui

The Katherine E. Nash Gallery, through July 28

Theater

Little Shop of Horrors

Orpheum Theater, July 19–24

Theater

Lake Street Excavation

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, July 6–16

Concerts

The New Standards

The Dakota, July 23

Restaurants

Mac’s Fish & Chips

Art

The Grand Salon from the Hôtel de la Bouexière

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, permanent installation opening July 14

Readings

Alec Soth and Andrei Codrescu

Walker Art Center, July 14

Film

Yes

Edina Cinema, opens July 8

Concerts

Olympic Hopefuls

Mill City Museum, July 7

Books

Mark Helprin

Freddy and Fredericka, available July 7

Art

Animal Instincts

Outsiders and Others, through July 9

Dance

Roots of al-Andalous

The Southern Theater, July 28–August 7

Theater

Act a Lady

Illusion Theater, July 7–10

Desert Island Duffel

Chuck Klosterman

Art

Red Wing Pottery Ninth Anniversary Firing Event

Red Wing Pottery, July 8

Concerts

Christopher O’Riley

Orchestra Hall, July 30

Film

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Area theaters, opens July 15

Concerts

John Hiatt and North Mississippi Allstars

Minnesota Zoo, Weesner Amphitheater, July 6

Restaurants

112 Eatery

Art

Tetsuya Yamada: Chant: Beyond the Ready-made

Franklin Art Works, through July 30

Theater

The Artificial Jungle

The Varsity Theater, through July 24

Film

Dreams of Sparrows

Bell Auditorium, July 15–22

SOUNDTRACK TO MARY: By Mary Lucia

Readings

Lynda Barry

MPR’s American Humorist Showcase, Fitzgerald Theater, July 30

Theater

His Girl Friday

Guthrie Theater, July 15–31

GRAY MATTERS

The Breast He Could Do

Russ Meyer: groundbreaking auteur, soft-core icon, profiteering lech.

by Mark Athitakis

Drat!

Why are comic books so hard to capture on the silver screen?

by Keith Pille

DOWN THE HATCH

Pickled Tink

Red-hot cinnamon cukes? That’s just one new take on a once-humble condiment.

by Stephanie March

Pinot Noir for Picnics

Thoughts of a roads scholar.

by Oliver Nicholson

MOTLEY KRüSE

Back to the Bone

Something is wrong when dogs drink from crystal.

by Colleen Kruse

SEX & THE MARRIED MAN

The Science of Sex

Two new studies will have a dramatic impact on barroom chatter.

by Stuart Greene

WIFE, INTERRUPTED

Some Are Reading

Step into my lovely chamber of procrastination.

by Jeannine Ouellette

Flower Power

It’s summer—why are your kids inside playing XBox?

by Jeannine Ouellette

THE RAKE'S PROGRESS

Um, About Last Night?

by Kirsten Major and Scott Dolan

FREE THE JACKSON FIVE!

Go Time for Gangsters

There’s only so much a community can do.

by Clinton Collins