Year End
The 12 Most-Read Racket Stories of 2025
These articles attracted the most eyeballs in our fourth full year.
Some New Twin Cities Restaurants I Really Liked in 2025
My 12 favorite restaurants after another year of eatin’.
Our 28 Favorite Racket Stories of 2025
Catch up on a year's worth of local alternative journalism.
The 25 Best Movies of 2024 (and 25 Others That Weren’t So Bad Either)
I saw 148 movies last year. Here are the ones I'd watch again.
The Year in Film 2024: Vampires and Demons Were the Least Frightening Creatures up on the Screen
There was plenty to be afraid of in 2024.
Restaurants, Venues, Parks: 2024’s Biggest Union Headlines
Recapping the year's labor news, with updates aplenty.
The Year In Music 2024: Accepting Sadness as a Gift in the Age of the Oligarchs
In 2024, my favorite music didn't always prepare me for the fight ahead, but it always reminded me what was at stake.
The 40 Best Songs of 2024 (More or Less)
Plus 200 other songs from Minnesota and elsewhere on the year's final playlists.
RacketCast, Ep. 10: Year-End Movie Hot Takes Feat. Taco Mike
Comment section celebrity Taco Mike joins Em Cassel and Keith Harris to hash out the year in Hollywood.
Some New Twin Cities Restaurants I Really Liked in 2024
The 12 new restaurants that most charmed and/or delighted Racket’s food and drink editor this year.
