Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • The Rake

    THE SHORT AND THE SHORT OF IT

    Feb 07, 2020 2 minutes
    by manfred as told to nick scott

    German is a charmingly literal language — as anyone who has ever felt a little lebensmüde (life tired), switched on their scheinwerfer (shine-throwers) before pulling away in the dark, or experienced the desperation of erklärungsnot (‘explanation poverty’, or finding oneself bereft of plausible excuses) will understand.

    Animal names are no exception to

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from The Rake

    The Rake1 min read
    Baste Instinct
    GROOMING: TYLER JOHNSTON AT ONE REPRESENTS FASHION ASSISTANT: HELLY PRINGLE MODELS: O’SHEA AT SELECT AND ROBERTAS AT CHAPTER ■
    The Rake3 min read
    Street Cred
    When this issue’s assignment was presented to me, I wanted to shift my gaze from the U.K. and immerse myself in other cultures and architecture. What I discovered was that the most attractive places to live manage to harmonise architecture with the n
    The Rake5 min read
    The Feast Of Saint Raul
    There’s a scene in the 1993 movie Addams Family Values — the antic sequel to the earlier smash hit showcasing the ghoulish clan who reside at 001 Cemetery Lane — in which Gomez, played by Raul Julia, twirls Anjelica Houston’s Morticia around in a tan

    Related Books & Audiobooks