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June 2006 Issue

FEATURES

No Way Home

A Cambodian gang member from St. Paul is banished to a country he doesn’t know.

by Karen Louise Boothe

"They Smell Fear"

"They Smell Fear"

Surviving the world's largest infestation of professional buffoons, at Mooseburger Camp.

by Brad Zellar, Photographs also by Brad Zellar

FICTION

Object Noises

by Kristin Thiel, Artwork by Karen Wilcox, Fallen Fruit, 2001

LETTERS & RED HANDED

On the Contrary

St. Maarten

This month's featured Red Handed Photo

by Kathy of Minneapolis

Ushuaia

Rakish travel shots from our readers.

by Larry Berle

Crocodile Tears

Republic of Kiribati

Rakish travel shots from our readers.

by Paul Cardinal

All In Favor

from Yemen >> When is a Playground Not a Playground?

A lesson in cultural relativism.

by Susan Narayan

It Is What It Is

Peru

Rakish travel shots from our readers.

by Mary Moon

Second That Notion

Of Wolves and Men

by James P. Len

THE RAKISH ANGLE

Skooled

Intro to Cubism

Mr. Ice Cube stops by to confer his name and blessing on a new scholarship.

by Sarah Askari

Goddess Revealed

Good Intentions

Goddess Revealed

Why is Michele Bachmann smiling?

The Peanut Gallery

Hollywood Hit ’n’ Run

St. Paul was ready for Garrison Keillor’s close-up.

by Julie Caniglia and Peter Schilling

Design That Gives a Damn

Day In, Day Out

Design That Gives a Damn

Building an elephant-proof house.

by Paul Schmelzer, illustration by Serik Kulmeshkenov

Touchdown Sally

In Our Midst

Touchdown Sally

Trying out for Minnesota’s other football team.

by Christy DeSmith, illustration by Andrew Kastenburg

Five and Dimed in America

The Outer Ring

Five and Dimed in America

In Lakeville, the last metro Ben Franklin hangs on.

by Shannon Olson, illustration by Mark Fischer

STRAIGHT TALK

Negativland

SO LITTLE TIME...

Books

Melissa Bank

U of M Bookstore, June 5

Theater

I Am My Own Wife

Jungle Theater, June 23–July 30

Film

The Magic Flute

Ordway Center, June 14

Jim Cullum Jazz Band

Music

Jim Cullum Jazz Band

Minnesota Orchestra, June 4

Restaurants

Sea Salt Eatery

Minnehaha Park

Film

The King

Lagoon Theater, Opens June 19

Music

Aimee Mann

Minnesota Zoo, June 23

Books

Julia Glass

The Whole World Over, Available May 23

Pippi Longstocking

Theater

Pippi Longstocking

The Children’s Theatre Company, Through June 18

Film

The Lost City

Edina Cinema, Open now

Film

The Proposition

Lagoon Cinema, Opens May 26

Music

Seu Jorge

Cedar Cultural Center, June 26

Bill Frisell's New Quartet

Music

Bill Frisell's New Quartet

Cedar Cultural Center, June 9

Latisha "Tish" Jones

Desert Island Duffel

Latisha "Tish" Jones

Theater

SHE Captains

Shawn McConneloug & Her Orchestra, June 15–19 & 22–25

The Surreal Calder

Art

The Surreal Calder

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, June 11–September 10

Restaurants

Pastor Hamilton's BBQ

St. Paul

Music

Frank Black

Fastman/Raiderman, Available June 20

Books

Alison Bechdel

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Available June 8

Restaurants

Best of India

St. Louis Park

An Inconvenient Truth

Film

An Inconvenient Truth

Lagoon Cinema, Opens June 9

Books

Calvin Trillin

Fitzgerald Theater, June 17

One River Mississippi

Theater

One River Mississippi

Itasca State Park and Stone Arch Bridge, June 24

Film

Zero for Conduct

Walker Art Center, June 1–July 15

Minnesota Rocks! International Stone Carving Symposium

Art

Minnesota Rocks! International Stone Carving Symposium

St. Paul College Lawn, Through June 30

Music

Tim O'Reagan

Tim O’Reagan, Available June 27

Books

John McPhee

Uncommon Carriers, Available May 16

Theater

Phoenix Fabrik

Pillsbury House Theatre, June 9–June 17

Books

Twin Cities Noir Publication Party

Once Upon A Crime, June 8

Soviet Dis-Union: Socialist Realist and Nonconformist Art

Art

Soviet Dis-Union: Socialist Realist and Nonconformist Art

The Museum of Russian Art, Through August 19

RAKE APPEAL

Rake Appeal { Sweet Spot

Sweet Spot

Rake Appeal { Sweet Spot

Dome Days: The ballpark and all its surrounding treasure.

by Peter Schilling, photo by TK Studios

Rake Appeal { Fashion

Fashion

Rake Appeal { Fashion

A Woman Without Baggage... is she really a woman?

by Sarah Barker, illustration by Elizabeth Schultz

Restaurant Decor

Restaurant Decor

If These Walls Could Eat: Surveying the landscape of restaurant design.

by Stephanie March, photo illustration by Lucas Saugen

Rake Appeal { Body

Body

Rake Appeal { Body

No Mo’ Faux: Let’s put a certain hairdo behind us—or at least behind our ears.

by Antay Bilgutay, illustration by Esther Loopstra

Rake Appeal { Road

Road

Rake Appeal { Road

The Mini: She Said / He Said: Cornering the ambisexual automobile.

by Christy DeSmith and Tom Bartel, illustration by Brian Barber

Rake Appeal { Home

Home

Rake Appeal { Home

The “In” Thing: Finally! The bathroom sink becomes a vessel of the cool.

by Laura Puckett, Photos courtesy fk art glass and ernest miller

Rake Appeal { Show and Tell

Show & Tell

Rake Appeal { Show and Tell

Keeping It Wheel: When pro racers become bike commuters.

by Christy DeSmith, photo by Amelia Clabots

Rake Appeal { Object Lust

Object Lust

Rake Appeal { Object Lust

In My Hand: The joys of the prestige fountain pen.

by Hans Eisenbeis, illustration by Jessica Coulter

GRAY MATTERS

Perspiration versus Inspiration

Over The Coals

Perspiration versus Inspiration

Where do you end and the movies begin?

by Erik Lundegaard, image courtesy of the author

DOWN THE HATCH

Bird is the Word

Wine

Bird is the Word

A Pinot Noir inspires memories of a delectable duck.

by Oliver Nicholson

Restaurant Rage

Food

Restaurant Rage

When bad people go to good restaurants.

by Stephanie March

MOTLEY KRüSE

“Bitch-Slapped by Mother Nature”

“Bitch-Slapped by Mother Nature”

I thought I would love camping. What did I know?

by Colleen Kruse

FREE THE JACKSON FIVE!

Constant Commenter

Free the Jackson Five!

Constant Commenter

Cohen finds a new way to mess with the Star Tribune.

by Clinton Collins

THE RAKE'S PROGRESS

Plastination: The Populist Approach

Plastination: The Populist Approach

by Staff, illustrations by Serik Kulmeshkenov

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