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How Red Wing—Yes, Red Wing—Became a Minnesota Music Hotbed
Local festivals have built up the city's music community, and now the Twin Cities is starting to notice.
It’s a Very Special Valentine’s Day Open Thread
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
Meet the Local Man Who Invented a Bike/Rollerblade/Ice Skate Hybrid
'I just thought it would be funny!' the inventor says of his creation. 'Figured it would give my friends and I a good laugh, and it did.'
Freeloader Friday: 88 Free Things To Do This Weekend
V-Day parties, book sales, tons of movies, music, and more.
‘Well Shit’: Let’s Run Down the Tidal Wave of Rumored Candidates to Replace Sen. Tina Smith
Plus curious Wolves coverage, 'Love Is Blind' drama, and locally angling 'SNL' at 50 in today's Flyover news roundup.
What’s It Like Living With the World’s Largest Mouth Gape?
As a teen in 2019, Minnesotan Isaac Johnson broke a Guinness World Record with his cavernous maw. What's (normal-ish) college life like with that big yapper? We asked him.
On the Big Screen This Week: Archival Finds, Palestinian Displacement, and Paddington
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in Twin Cities theaters this week.
The Weedeater: Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Dipped Chocolate Strawberries
They’re kind of like the 'Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo' of edibles.
UnitedHealth Seeks PR Boost by Suing Online Critics
Plus Musk's freeze threatens St. Paul nonprofits, lawyer accused of drug-smuggling, and Valentine's Day bugs in today's Flyover news roundup.
This Week’s Best New Songs Are About Pussy, Priests, Mud, and Nosebleeds
5 great new local songs, 5 new songs from everywhere else, and 1 piece of irredeemable trash.