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Em Cassel

Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.

Picked to Click 2024 No. 10: Buio Omega

Sex, sleaze, self-destruction—throw it all in a blender with ’80s glam makeup and a chainsaw, and you’ve got a Buio Omega EP.

November 4, 2024

Two Icons Return, Some Local Chains Shrink, and a Witchy Gin Bar Debuts in the October Restaurant Roundup

Plus an all-day coffee shop with Football Pizza, a new bún bò huế joint, and more!

October 31, 2024

Bullying Works! Minneapolis Cops Belatedly Do Their Job.

Plus 'parents group' eyes school board races, bearded garbage man slanders teacher, and immigrants running for office in Greater Minnesota in today's Flyover news roundup.

Prepare for Liftoff: Mothership Pizza Paradise Opens Tuesday

Take a first look at 50th & France’s newest pizza place.

October 28, 2024

Report: Vikings Eat a Shitload of Uncrustables, a (Disputed) MN Invention

Plus recapping Justin Sutherland's legal woes, trans health care in MN, and promising train figures in today's Flyover news roundup.

Grab Bags, Food Carts, and Backpack Bar Codes: How MN Schools Feed Hundreds of Kids a Speedy Breakfast

Plus conflict over St. Paul's childcare tax, a LOT of burgers, and the future of the MN Twins in today's Flyover news roundup.

October 24, 2024

‘It’s the New Meat Raffle’: Inside the Growing World of MN Gun Bingo

Across the state, more and more nonprofits are fundraising with firearms.

October 23, 2024

‘How Can Chappell Roan and JD Vance Both Be Midwesterners?!’ Wonders a Baffled NY Times

Plus defining 'downtown,' hunting for bodega cats, and everyone's favorite tunnel video in today's Flyover news roundup.