Keith Harris
@usefulnoise.bsky.social
Creeping socialist. Premature anti-rockist. Oldest living Racket editor. Saving my labor for insane reading. Subscribe to Racket, or at least read it. https://racketmn.com/author/keith-harris
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Keith Harris
@usefulnoise.bsky.social
· Dec 20
The Year In Music 2024: Accepting Sadness as a Gift in the Age of the Oligarchs - Racket
In 2024, my favorite music didn't always prepare me for the fight ahead, but it always reminded me what was at stake.
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Please forgive me, I have committed a "year in music" essay.
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Not now, "Glen Powell and Margaret Qualley in a movie based on Kind Hearts and Coronets," I'm annoyed enough as it is.
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Not now, "Glen Powell and Margaret Qualley in a movie based on Kind Hearts and Coronets," I'm annoyed enough as it is.
no I will not open this email sorry
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
no I will not open this email sorry
remember to cancel your Hulu and HBO this weekend and get cheap subscriptions under a new email
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
remember to cancel your Hulu and HBO this weekend and get cheap subscriptions under a new email
if you are in your 20s, something depressing to consider is that many of the most annoying celebrities and public figures your age will be around for the rest of your life
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
if you are in your 20s, something depressing to consider is that many of the most annoying celebrities and public figures your age will be around for the rest of your life
as someone who works at a website that is often (unfortunately) confused with Matt Taibbi's Racket News by his subscribers, lemme tell you, those folks are VERY bad at unsubscribing from a substack
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
as someone who works at a website that is often (unfortunately) confused with Matt Taibbi's Racket News by his subscribers, lemme tell you, those folks are VERY bad at unsubscribing from a substack
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*Aqualung riff*
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
*Aqualung riff*
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Chotiner interviews: Bluesky :: conservative DESTROYS woke liberal vids: YouTube
September 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Chotiner interviews: Bluesky :: conservative DESTROYS woke liberal vids: YouTube
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November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
winter of '95 my roommate and I were stuck in SeaTac and got interviewed for one of those pieces, we were drunk off whiskey that I'd smuggled past security in a Snapple bottle and we kept calling the reporter the wrong name, also we saw legendary Seattle rocker Tad in a Santa hat that night
I love holiday weeks. Send a reporter to the airport: “It’s busy, and going to be busier as the weekend progresses. There’s bad weather somewhere that’ll cause flight delays and cancellations.”
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
winter of '95 my roommate and I were stuck in SeaTac and got interviewed for one of those pieces, we were drunk off whiskey that I'd smuggled past security in a Snapple bottle and we kept calling the reporter the wrong name, also we saw legendary Seattle rocker Tad in a Santa hat that night
State Farm commercials, but with Patrick Bateman
November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
State Farm commercials, but with Patrick Bateman
"This seating arrangement is a crime. The Rosenbergs never did anything as bad as this, and they got the chair."
"Talk about seating arrangements."
OK, Long Story Short is pretty great.
"Talk about seating arrangements."
OK, Long Story Short is pretty great.
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
"This seating arrangement is a crime. The Rosenbergs never did anything as bad as this, and they got the chair."
"Talk about seating arrangements."
OK, Long Story Short is pretty great.
"Talk about seating arrangements."
OK, Long Story Short is pretty great.
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Forgot how many incredible lines are in Udo Kier’s Random Roles www.avclub.com/udo-kier-179...
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Forgot how many incredible lines are in Udo Kier’s Random Roles www.avclub.com/udo-kier-179...
Hearing that different people had different experiences with music in their teens. Seems unlikely.
November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Hearing that different people had different experiences with music in their teens. Seems unlikely.
oh we're talking about what it was like to listen to the Beatles as a teenager in the '80s...
How Tiffany Saved the Beatles from Their Worst Boomer Fans - Racket
Tiffany's at the Turf Club tonight. Here's a look back at how she reminded us that pop history belongs to everyone.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
oh we're talking about what it was like to listen to the Beatles as a teenager in the '80s...
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they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well
the only gift you give the pope tbh
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
the only gift you give the pope tbh
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“I wish American visitors would stop giving me jerseys,” I said. “How about a little change of pace,” I said.
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“I wish American visitors would stop giving me jerseys,” I said. “How about a little change of pace,” I said.
all right, it's a good ol' fashioned fightin'-about-music Friday!
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
all right, it's a good ol' fashioned fightin'-about-music Friday!
sorry I stand by this
Jesse Welles is the Andy Borowitz of folk rock
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
sorry I stand by this
I think I'm officially burned out on Deluxe Editions.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I think I'm officially burned out on Deluxe Editions.
Taylor Swift getting good reviews has traumatized an entire generation of culture writers lol
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Taylor Swift getting good reviews has traumatized an entire generation of culture writers lol