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Keith Harris

Oldest living Racket co-owner and editor.

Ski-U-Marketing: University of MN Shells out $15M for ‘Vital’ New Tagline Options

Plus right-wing prayer-mongering, 4-H kids in love, and a Deftones throwback in today's Flyover news roundup.

August 29, 2025

In Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ It’s the Children Who Are Wrong

Lee's remake of Kurosawa's 'High and Low' is distracted from the action by generational grudges and a love for New York.

August 29, 2025

Looking Back on a Day of Heart-Wrenching Moments

Plus Frey calls for gun control, how you can help Annunciation survivors, and a viral TikTok that might just lighten your mood in today's Flyover news roundup.

On the Big Screen This Week: A Great White Shark and a Great Black Musician

Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

August 28, 2025

The Brunch Buds Go to the Fair

Can you 1) brunch 2) at the fair 3) with a three-year-old in tow? Read on and learn!

Better Late Than Never? Time for the First New Music Playlists Since June!

5 great new local songs, 5 songs from everywhere else, and 1 rancid dud.

August 26, 2025

End the Summer With Your Complete Concert Calendar: Aug. 26-Sept. 1

Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

August 26, 2025

Frey Guy Deletes Tweet Accusing Fateh of ‘Brazen Cheating’—But Not Before Right-Wingers Run With It

Plus Uptown Cub rises from the dead, the MN county where newspapers are flourishing, and the best (or least worst) TP at the fair in today's Flyover news roundup.

August 22, 2025

What Else? It’s a State Fair Open Thread.

As we do every week at this time, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

August 22, 2025