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MN State Fair Art: AI Butter Sculptures, Political Doxxing, and Viral Chudmaxxing
Plus the toll of OMS, national flowers for Oliva Miles, and buy the Racket book in today's Flyover news roundup.
Doin’ Minnesota State Fair Beers 2026: The Best and Worst of the Year’s New Beers
The return of Racket's Slurp!, Shrug, Skip beer rating system.
Vegan Night Market, Dolly Happy Hour, Week 2 at the Fair: This Week’s Best Events
There is stuff to do away from the fair!
RacketCast, Ep. 59: Emergency 2026 MN State Fair New Food/Drink Roundtable!
Is it the Year of the Sausage, the Year of Skin, the Year of Bao, or something else entirely? We discuss.
Happy Birthday, Racket!
In today's Flyover news roundup we we reflect on five years and give thanks to you, dear reader.
Is There an End to the Story of Jacob Wetterling?
A new documentary interrogates the tales Minnesotans have told about the boy’s disappearance for 37 years.
Time for the Annual Obligatory State Fair Open Thread
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
The Best, Worst, and Most Middling New Foods of the 2026 Minnesota State Fair
The return of our peerless, pitiless Scarf!, Shrug, Skip system.
Freeloader Friday: 118 Free Things To Do This Weekend
Plus 40 free shows to check out at the State Fair.
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.
