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April 2006 Issue

FEATURES

Dead Minnesota Authors: Hot or Not?

Dead Minnesota Authors: Hot or Not?

Just in time for the Minnesota Book Awards!
A Man of His Times

A Man of His Times

Is Tom Friedman our best weapon against terrorism? A clash of ideas, with Ralph Nader, Tom Frank, Arthur Sulzberger Jr, and more.
by Hans Eisenbeis, illustration by Will Dinski
The Long Walk

The Long Walk

A year on foot in Minneapolis.
by Jennifer Vogel, photo illustration by Lucas Saugen

FICTION

Bomb Threat

Bomb Threat

by Susan Taylor, artwork by Joshua Norton

LETTERS & RED HANDED

Smugglers Cove, B.V.I.

Rakish travel shots from our readers.
by Cheryl Ouellette

Kaiteriteri, New Zealand

This month's featured Red Handed Photo
by Desi Fernandez and Laine Bergeson

Actually, It's a 13-Striped Ground Squirrel

In the Mailbag This Month

Globalization At Home

Victoria, Mexico

Rakish travel shots from our readers.
by Marcia Gardner

Money Doesn't Grow On Trees

Beijing, China

Rakish travel shots from our readers.
by CJ Kurth

Googling 'Nerd Repellent', Finding The Rake

THE RAKISH ANGLE

Eye of the Needle

User Friendly

Eye of the Needle

The lingering cult of vinyl has a high priest.
by Sam Ridenour, illustration by James Dankert

Kids These Days

Shoot the Moon

The social order of the roller-skating enthusiast.
by Julie Bates
Preparing to Be Prepared

Dry Run

Preparing to Be Prepared

The nearly frozen guinea pig.
by Dan Gilchrist, illustration by Mark Fischer
Departures

Good Intentions

Departures

Will you stay or will you go? The answers aren't uniform.
by Hans Eisenbeis

Nighty Night

The Price of Sleep

Bring your favorite bunny—and a dollar a minute.
by Shannon Olson
The Old Married Couple

Now Showing

The Old Married Couple

Loving the Heights is a full-time job.
by Peter Schilling, illustration by Hugh Bennewitz

Impersonal Finance

Balancing the Books

In the trenches with a St. Paul tax artist.
by Sari Gordon

STRAIGHT TALK

Jeff Feuerzeig

Jeff Feuerzeig

Filmmaker

SO LITTLE TIME...

The Happy Gnome

Restaurants

The Happy Gnome

Selby-Dale
Jose Saramago

Books

Jose Saramago

Seeing, Available April 10
Impacted Nations

Art

Impacted Nations

Ancient Traders Gallery, Through April 15

Theater

The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail

Theatre in the Round, Through April 9
Vasen

Music

Vasen

Cedar Cultural Center, April 30
Don't Come Knocking

Film

Don't Come Knocking

Lagoon Cinema, Opens April 7
T.C. Boyle

Books

T.C. Boyle

Ted Mann Concert Hall, April 11
Venus

Theater

Venus

Frank Theatre, March 30 - April 23
Tinariwen

Music

Tinariwen

Presented by Walker Art Center at Cedar Cultural Center, April 8
Sebastian Junger

Desert Island Duffel

Sebastian Junger

Journalist/writer
Lynda Barry

Art

Lynda Barry

Boliou Aditorium, Carleton College, April 10

Dance

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens

Northrop Auditorium, April 11
Rhett Miller

Music

Rhett Miller

First Avenue, April 21

Film

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

Lagoon Cinema, Opens March 31
Anchee Min

Books

Anchee Min

Adath Jeshurun Congregation, April 6
The Juxtapoz Art Show

Art

The Juxtapoz Art Show

Soo Visual Arts Center and Ox-Op Arts, Through April 22
In a Garden

Theater

In a Garden

Open Book, Through April 2
The Flaming Lips

Music

The Flaming Lips

At War With the Mystics, Available April 4
24th Annual Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival

Film

24th Annual Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival

Various locations, April 21 - 30
Open-Ended (the art of engagement)

Art

Open-Ended (the art of engagement)

Walker Art Center, Through June 18

Restaurants

Margaux

Downtown St. Paul
Awesome! I F***ing Shot That!

Film

Awesome! I F***ing Shot That!

Lagoon Cinema, Opens March 31
Elizabeth Berg

Books

Elizabeth Berg

Birchbark Books and Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church, April 20
Cupid and Psyche: Neoclassical Visions of Love

Art

Cupid and Psyche: Neoclassical Visions of Love

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Through August 20

Restaurants

Town Talk Diner

Midtown
Floyd Collins

Theater

Floyd Collins

Theatre Latte Da, April 13 - May 21
2001: A Space Odyssey

Music

2001: A Space Odyssey

Orchestra Hall, April 20 - 21
Sharon Lockhart's Pine Flat

Film

Sharon Lockhart's Pine Flat

Walker Art Center, Opens April 23
George Morrison, Works on Paper: 1944-99

Art

George Morrison, Works on Paper: 1944-99

Bockley Gallery, Through April 22

RAKE APPEAL

As It Happens

Fashion

As It Happens

Lank and Style at DIVA Noir.
by Christy DeSmith, photographs by Rich Fleischman
Rake Appeal { Sweet Spot

Sweet Spot

Rake Appeal { Sweet Spot

Walking the Chameleon—the West Bank
by Sarah Lemanczyk, photograph by John Swanson
Money

Money

What's spent in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
by Alex Stenback
Rake Appeal { Road

Road

Rake Appeal { Road

Fast Times at Sticker Price High
by Tom Bartel and Chris Birt
Rake Appeal { Object Lust

Object Lust

Rake Appeal { Object Lust

Clog Wild
by Julie Caniglia, photograph by Elizabeth Barba
Rake Appeal: Home

Home

Rake Appeal: Home

Three philosophies for storefront living in the city.
by Christy DeSmith, Brad Zellar and Molly Butterfoss, photos of "The Historian" courtesy of Dan Prozinski, other photographs by Lucas Saugen
Health

Health

Back End Dip: The ins and outs of detoxing.
by Sarah Barker, illustration by Andy Singer
Rake Appeal { Show & Tell

Show & Tell

Rake Appeal { Show & Tell

The Clothier's Closet
by Christy DeSmith, photograph by Amelia Clabots

GRAY MATTERS

Bad Is Good

Over the Coals

Bad Is Good

Etgar Keret revels in the comedy of dysfunction.
by Mark Athitakis, photograph by Moti Kikayon

DOWN THE HATCH

Drink to Forgiveness

Wine

Drink to Forgiveness

A dry white from Rome.
by Oliver Nicholson
Who Are You Calling Disorganized?

Food

Who Are You Calling Disorganized?

When it comes to great food, “spontaneity” is overrated.
by Stephanie March

MOTLEY KRüSE

A New Game For Milton Bradley

A New Game For Milton Bradley

Reducing people’s characters—one, two, three!
by Colleen Kruse

FREE THE JACKSON FIVE!

The Pictures to Prove It

Free the Jackson Five!

The Pictures to Prove It

The photo cop shakedown sure felt like getting blackmailed.
by Clinton Collins