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Our 28 Favorite Racket Stories of 2024

Another big year down at the ol' news/arts/culture journalism factory.

The Year In Music 2024: Accepting Sadness as a Gift in the Age of the Oligarchs

In 2024, my favorite music didn't always prepare me for the fight ahead, but it always reminded me what was at stake.

Inside the Lab With Minnesota Dairy Lab

We talked shop with the buzzy local ice cream makers—and left with our very own Racket-themed flavor.

Freeloader Friday Through NYE: 134 Free Things To Do

We're taking this week's installment all the way through the holidays.

The 20 Most-Read Racket Stories of 2024

These articles attracted the most eyeballs in our third full year.

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A Tribute to ‘Brownie Mary,’ the Florence Nightingale of Medical Weed

Plus meet Steven the Ice Guy, buy a couple of summer camps, and catch up with Big Al in today's Flyover news roundup.

The 40 Best Songs of 2024 (More or Less)

Plus 200 other songs from Minnesota and elsewhere on the year's final playlists.

RacketCast, Ep. 10: Year-End Movie Hot Takes feat. Taco Mike

Comment section celebrity Taco Mike joins Em Cassel and Keith Harris to hash out the year in Hollywood.

Time for a Very Special Holiday Edition of Open Thread

As we do this time each week, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

What Is Futa Hentai and Why Are You Pervs Watching So Much of It?

Plus Boludo wage theft scandal, a farewell to a Replacement, and an adorable snowy animal vid in today's Flyover news roundup.

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