Culture
Meet the Local Man Who Invented a Bike/Rollerblade/Ice Skate Hybrid
'I just thought it would be funny!' the inventor says of his creation. 'Figured it would give my friends and I a good laugh, and it did.'
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.
Can a 1-Day City of Minneapolis ‘Emergency Prep’ Course Turn Me Into a Prepper?
Rather than fret anxiously at home, I spent 6 hours at the city's 'Ready Camp.'
Land o’ Lusts: Chasing the Late-in-Life O
And a case for why you should keep coming… to your local sex shop.
Sleight of Hand, Card Tricks, and Lots of Laughs: The ‘Disorganized Chaos’ of a Magic Underground Show
Looking for a local magic show? Here ya go!
Minneapolis’s ‘Drag Race’: An Inside Look at Drag Discovery, Lush’s Weekly Open-Stage Competition
From the dressing room to the stage, meet the local drag artists competing to be the city's best.
All 50 of MnDOT’s 2025 Name-a-Snowplow Finalists, Ranked
Our annual exercise in plow name reviewing trudges ahead.
It’s Our Biggest Sale Yet: Racket’s 3 Months for $3 Sale
Three months of Racket. Three dollars. You'd better three-lieve it.
Pearl Talk: Advice on Moderating THC, Cutting off Your Family, and Antisocial Soup Ladling
Welcome back to Racket's regular advice column.