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Jay Boller

Racket co-founder/editor.

AI, Journalism, and Human Thought/Expression: The Racket Editorial Take

TL;DR: Racket will always remain a proudly AI-free shop. Here's why.

Grading the 2026 Additions to Target Field’s New Food Lineup

We sampled winners, losers, and shruggers today as the Twins hosted a media tasting event.

Police Report: Reps. Engen, Hudson Had Booze Bottle in Baby Seat, Gun Inside Car

Plus funeral bread, more on the horrors of Whipple, and let's admire Chicago's Abolish ICE plow in today's Flyover news roundup.

We Smashed Open Costco’s 10-lb., MN-Made, $150 Chocolate Bunny. For Journalism.

Racket enlisted the help of three junior chocolate smashers/critics.

March 26, 2026

Meet the Blanket Lady, a Gophers Basketball Superfan Who Blazed Trails for Women’s Hoops

Plus Lake Superior bones, Tom Barnard's health woes, and a wild Duluth Zillow listing in today's Flyover news roundup.

March 23, 2026

University of Minnesota Debuts Astoundingly Stupid New Tagline

Plus public-private surveillance horrors, a history lesson, and buh-bye St. Paul CVS in today's Flyover news roundup.

March 18, 2026

‘It’s David vs. Goliath’: Inside the Fight to Kill Google’s Secrecy-Shrouded Hermantown Data Center

After local officials nuked public trust by signing NDAs, a grassroots movement emerged to stop the tech giant’s sprawling, $650 million hyperscale complex in suburban Duluth.

March 18, 2026

Halloween Blizzard Beater? 31 Inches (!) Possible in Soon-to-Hit Twin Cities Blizzard.

Plus greedy utilities, cancer essays, and drone spotters in today's Flyover news roundup.

Uptown Death Watch, Vol. 481: How Dead or Alive Is the Minneapolis Neighborhood?

Plus more Ken Martin bullying, a look back at the Millerettes, and time for hockey hair in today's Flyover news roundup.