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Boutique Blockbuster? Movie Rentals Return to the Twin Cities—In Pop-Up Form.

Sick of streamers? Miss the video store? Sloppy Discs has a Blu-ray for you.

July 11, 2025

Open Thread: Tell Us What Bar/Restaurant/Club Closing Would Really Crush You

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

On the Big Screen This Week: Imagined Futures, Nasty Nazis, and the French

Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

Court Docs: Ex-Owner Siphoned $379K Outta Soon-to-Close Palmer’s Bar

Plus more bad ideas from Dean Phillips, more egregious income inequality, and bounced bird blogger befriends beast in today's Flyover news roundup.

Meet the Deltiologists: MN’s Postcard-Collecting Community Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Instagram

Postcard nostalgics will gather this weekend to celebrate the (mostly) lost art.

Let’s Visit the MN Prepper Expo

Plus MN companies love tax cuts, Grok goes after a local tweeter, and Labubu rumors in today's Flyover news roundup.

New 2025 MN State Fair Food: Predicting the Winners and Losers

Let's get all Mel Kiper on the fair's 33 new food concoctions.