Em Cassel

Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.
Is ‘Shorts and Sweatshirt’ a ‘Good Look?’ [POLL]
Consider that to vote 'no' is Midwest cultural erasure.
Minnesota’s Moose Are Dying
Plus Elder's resignation and the state's first Native American poet laureate!
Putting MN’s Breakthrough COVID Cases in Context
Plus new language for the ballot question and the State Fair's lowest attendance in four decades.
Palmers, Part Wolf Among Growing Number of Vax-Required Local Venues
Mortimers, The Ordway, the Guthrie, State Theatre, Pantages, the Orpheum... more and more rooms are requiring vaccines.
As the City Reopens, Minneapolis Mutual Aid Orgs Look for New Homes
A space of their own would make the work organizations like CANMN and the Phillips Community Free Store do more sustainable.
Saloon Owners Body Shamed a Staff Member
The comments set off a series of conversations about who belongs in Twin Cities queer spaces.
At Malcolm Yards Market, Great Global Eats and Terrible Bike Parking
Five things to know about Minneapolis's newest food hall.
Walz Doesn’t Want Minneapolis Voting on Police Reform
Plus Alan Page's futile Twitter verification attempt and Suni Lee's next competitive move.
We Went to the Minnesota State Fair and It Was… the Minnesota State Fair
We saw few crowds, fewer masks, and almost no lines on the first day of the fair.









