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Sean Penn. Bad Rake.

Many of our bloggers and content marketing specialists cut their teeth at The Rake Magazine and Secrets of the City. All of these online properties maintain a healthy profile today but it appears that content…

Many of our bloggers and content marketing specialists cut their teeth at The Rake Magazine and Secrets of the City. All of these online properties maintain a healthy profile today but it appears that content marketing or as they say more fashionably "brand journalism" is where the real money is.

Be that as it may, here is a snarky example of the humor and wit that peppers every piece we produce. Link here to a gem of a story from the Road Rake and the bloggers take on the mercurial Sean Penn.

"Road Rakes should be, quite literally, driven to fight commonism in all its forms. This includes the commonism of the politically correct (right and left.) I am therefore suggesting a road trip (aka “Freedom Ride”) to fight this menace. Take Sean Penn. Great actor–even better director. While he has proven to be capable of deep thought, his actions frequently do not support the gaseous pomposity that spews from his mouth...."