The Best, Worst, and Most Middling New Foods of the 2026 Minnesota State Fair
The return of our peerless, pitiless Scarf!, Shrug, Skip system.
‘I Literally Can’t Get Enough of Minnesota’: 17 Albums in, Lambchop Finds Fresh Inspiration Up North
Inspired by traditional psalm singing and the Minnesotans he surrounds himself with, Kurt Wagner’s new album is the best of his 40-year career.
Freeloader Friday: 118 Free Things To Do This Weekend
Plus 40 free shows to check out at the State Fair.
I Took the E Line From Southdale to St. Anthony Main and Watched 4 Movies in Less Than 12 Hours
Bus Rapid Transit is a gift to Minneapolis filmgoers.
Time for the Annual Obligatory State Fair Open Thread
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
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Is There an End to the Story of Jacob Wetterling?
A new documentary implicates the tales Minnesotans have told about the boy’s disappearance for 37 years.
On the Big Screen This Week: Litigious Toons, Existential Dread, and a Murderous Kid’s Show Unicorn
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Fact Check: How Exaggerated is MN GOP’s Ceaseless $9B Fraud Claim? (Spoiler: Extremely.)
Plus more bad MPS news, Hmong funeral garb, and two attenuated celebrity death local angles in today's Flyover news roundup.
Despite Monday’s Stumble, the Lynx Maintain Their March Toward the WNBA’s Top Playoff Seed
What can the league's best team learn from their first-ever loss to the Golden State Valkyries?
My Chemical Romance Carry on Carrying on Their Black Parade at Target Field
With Monday night's theatrical extravaganza, the '00s glam-emo art-rockers demonstrated that nothing ages as well as sincerity.
‘We Want Justice’: Alex Pretti’s Family Speaks Out
Plus Annunciation nearly one year later, Jungle successfully sells building, and a live fish cam in today's Flyover news roundup.
All the Music at the Fair (and Everywhere Else) in Your Complete Concert Calendar: Aug. 25-31
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Reader Comment of the Day
Put the fish cam up next to the Canal Cam at work! I love the fish pond! let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO