Monthly Archive:: November 2016
Nov 29 2016
Read Your Child All the World’s Potential
Sometimes, the world is a worrisome place. It can seem that all that is good in the world is outweighed by a threatening thunderstorm of bad, making me wonder what my child would learn from it all. Then, I remember how, at a convention in the recent past, my tiny Jedi used her lightsaber to help a similarly…
Nov 29 2016
New Entrance, New Beginnings: The Walker Celebrates Its New Entrance
If you’ve driven by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis recently, you may have noticed that traffic is a bit slower and more “cozy” than normal. If you’re in a rush, this may seem like a pain, but it’s all for a good purpose: the Walker is undergoing major renovations…
Nov 27 2016
Fairy Tail Is a Fun (and Fraught) Anime Adventure
Fairy Tail is, for me, one of those stories that sneaked up on me almost before I realized it. I first encountered it in manga form, when my husband gave me a copy of the first volume last Christmas. I was a little wary at first—I liked the premise right off the bat, but the story itself didn’t hook…
Nov 27 2016
This Week in Geek (11/28/2016–12/4/2016)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, November 28th through Sunday, December 4th.
Feminist Comic Book Club
What: Meetup, Comics
When: Tuesday, November 29th at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Mischief Toy StoreFeminist Comic Book Club,…
Nov 24 2016
The ULTIMATE Minnesota Geek Guide to Black Friday & Small Business Saturday 2016
Planning to start your holiday shopping, support local geek businesses, or just take advantage of some amazing deals this weekend? Well, we’ve done all the legwork for you and are happy to provide your ultimate Minnesota geek guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday! We’ve arranged…
Nov 24 2016
Throwback Thursday: Women Lead in Night of the Comet
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past, “classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important, interesting, fun, or all of the above.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Hopefully, you’re reflecting on all the things for which you’re thankful and…
Nov 24 2016
Punk Rock Explodes with FIDLAR for One Night in Dinkytown
FIDLAR, a garage-punk group notoriously known for putting on amazing live shows, headlined Varsity Theater this past Saturday with support from punk rockers the Frights and from SWMRS, a band impossible to lump into a single genre. The sold-out “Too Much” tour stop in Dinkytown presented…
Nov 23 2016
Everything Is By Design in Disney’s Moana
There is something to be said about Disney and its love affair with Hawaiian and Polynesian/Pacific culture. With Moana, in theaters today, we are once again introduced to the beautiful Pacific with Disney’s new princess.
However, unlike in Lilo & Stitch, there is a bit of a misconception…
Nov 23 2016
The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2016
The biggest shopping day of the year is almost here. You can find some great deals on Black Friday, and that goes for books as well—but it’s the day after that when book lovers and the people buying gifts for them will find the best bargains. Independent bookstores have run with Small Business Saturday…
Nov 20 2016
This Week in Geek (11/21/16–11/27/16)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, November 21st through Sunday, November 27th.
Figure Drawing Salon
What: Meetup, Arts
When: Monday, November 21st at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Event Horizon
The Geek Partnership Society’s Arts…