Skip to Content

Jay Boller

Co-owner/editor of Racket.

‘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.

February 13, 2025

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.

February 13, 2025

Arf! Meow! …Ribbit? Let’s Talk About Your Pets on This Week’s Open Thread.

As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

February 7, 2025

Who Is Ken Martin, the Minnesotan Now in Charge of the DNC?

Plus the U of M caves to Trump, meet Duluth's in-your-face reporter, and we welcome the elk in today's Flyover news roundup.

February 3, 2025

How Chef Doug Flicker Invents Frozen Pizzas for Heggies

Flicker's third installment, a riff on Italian beef sandwiches, is just hitting grocery stores and bars.

January 31, 2025

All 50 of MnDOT’s 2025 Name-a-Snowplow Finalists, Ranked

Our annual exercise in plow name reviewing trudges ahead.

January 28, 2025

Target, Amazon Face Local Blowback Over DEI Rollbacks

Plus lawsuit filed over inmate death, 'Love Is Blind' mania hits, and a whole lotta Bob updates in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 27, 2025

Best Budget Bites: $8.75 Olive Burger From Sandy’s Tavern

Quality-wise, did the 'world famous' menu item survive a semi-recent ownership transfer?

January 22, 2025

Leonard Peltier, Member of MN-Launched American Indian Movement, Granted Presidential Clemency

Plus Revival is cooked, Klobes drops Dylan ref., and remembering MLK in MN in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 20, 2025