Em Cassel

Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.
Picked to Click 2025 No. 10: Field Hospitals
What happens when a bunch of experimental musicians decide to write catchy songs?
Picked to Click 2025 No. 3 [TIE]: Panel
Panel hates feelings but they've got a lot of 'em to rock through.
Picked to Click 2025 No. 2: Runo Plum
On her debut, the local singer-songwriter says, “you can feel the damage, but also the repair.”
Meet the Paramilitary Goons Who Patrolled Uptown in 2021
Plus a new immigrant tracking app from Thomson Reuters, food insecurity continues, and Crooked Beverage Company turns out to be crooked in today's Flyover news roundup.
Grrrl Scout Turns in Its Badge
Plus how Madison Equities killed downtown St. Paul, Roof Depot deal in jeopardy, and RIP gallery owner Douglas Flanders in today's Flyover news roundup.
How Jamar Clark’s Death Changed Minneapolis
Plus Starbucks on strike, MN's state photo, and the worst seats in U.S. Bank Stadium in today's Flyover news roundup.
Congress to Americans: Do You Want a Functioning Government or Do You Want Weed Drinks?
Plus BDS success, library beret, and a chance to own a piece of Sex World in today's Flyover news roundup.
Target’s New Business Plan? Smiling, Eye Contact, Awkwardness.
Plus bad new for Pimento Jamaican Kitchen, a first timer at MN's deer opener, and Nur-D needs our help in today's Flyover news roundup.
Can Music Save Downtown… St. Cloud?
Plus the return of Red Panda, our national parks in decline, and RIP to Midwest Mountaineering's Rod Johnson in today's Flyover news roundup.
Unicorn Riot Releases New Trove of Videos From Largest Arrest in MN History
Plus celebrating the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, SNAP pause hurts residents and grocers, and a good guide for Twin Cities business travelers in today's Flyover news roundup.










