Skip to Content
Opinion

Is It OK With You If We Do an Open Thread?

Let's waste a Friday together.

Pictured: You, coming up with the perfect comment.

|Photo by Malte Helmhold on Unsplash

This is an experiment. (Really, isn’t everything we do around here an experiment?) What if Racket set aside a post (like the one you’re reading right now) for readers (like you!) to comment freely on every Friday?

Yes, I know you can comment on every post already, and maybe you do. But we want to coax some of you readers out of hiding and hear what you have to say. So especially if you’ve never commented before, here's a low stakes way to say hi. 

If you wanted, you could share whatever thoughts you wanted on this week’s big stories, like Em’s look at how hand painted signs have the shaped the look of Minneapolis, or Jay’s talk with cybersecurity expert Ian Coldwater about the scary MPS data breach. Or you could let us know if you hit up any of the events we’ve suggested. Or any of the events you think we should have suggested. Or literally anything else. I’m not gonna tell you how to live your life. What am I, your dad?

So go on, piss away a Friday. Introduce yourselves, make suggestions, ask us questions (individually or as a crew), get to know each other, make friends, argue (without being a dick), fall in love, break up, whatever. Think of these posts as social media without having to hear from guys like this.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Racket

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.

David Byrne Documents Our Lives During Wartime at the Orpheum

The erstwhile Talking Head's latest pop-art pageant celebrated community, choreography, and connection.

November 7, 2025

Let’s All Give Jay Advice on How to Be a Dad in This Week’s Open Thread

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

November 7, 2025

Freeloader Friday: 81 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Holiday shopping, movies, parties with cats and dogs, and lots of book stuff.

On the Big Screen This Week: The Oscar Movies Are A-Comin’

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

November 6, 2025
See all posts