Monthly Archive:: February 2017
Feb 05 2017
Grown-Up Club Is an Offbeat Way for Minnesotans to Escape Boredom and Routine
If there’s one thing that’s true about being an adult, it’s that, well, sometimes it’s the worst.
Paying bills, working 40-plus hours a week, going to doctor for regular checkups, taking medications, becoming mortal enemies with alarm clocks, going to bed at 9:30 p.m. instead…
Feb 05 2017
This Week in Geek (2/6/17–2/12/17)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, February 6th through Sunday, February 12th.
YogaQuest Continues: The Lego Movie
What: Sport & Fitness
When: Tuesday, February 7th at 7:00 p.m.
Where: YQdio
Come and experience…
Feb 05 2017
Feed Your Season 7 Anticipation with A Game of Thrones: The Card Game Second Edition
Thanks to an apparent IMDb leak, we now know the expected premiere date of Game of Thrones’ seventh season is June 25th, and fans are going crazy! Normally airing as part of HBO’s spring schedule, the summer 2017 date for means a longer wait to see who among the beloved (and behated) characters will…
Feb 04 2017
Minnesota Playwright and Poet Saymoukda Vongsay Is the Refugenius You’re Looking For
It is tricky to think of qualifiers in which to present Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay. It isn’t that there aren’t many exceptional things about her to point out (there are), and it isn’t that her résumé couldn’t trigger a midlife crisis for some of the most accomplished…
Feb 03 2017
Win 1 of 10 John Wick Prize Packs!
John Wick: Chapter 2 is almost here, and we’re giving 10 of our readers the chance to see it early with a friend—plus take home some cool movie swag! Here’s all the sweet stuff we’re giving away:
Grand Prize (1 Winner)(2) tickets to see John Wick: Chapter 2 on February 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the AMC Rosedale…
Feb 03 2017
What’s New with Yakuza 0?
Yakuza 0 has finally arrived in North America, and it’s once again time to return to Kamurocho and join Kazuma Kiryu in the criminal underworld of Tokyo. This time around, it’s a little different, as Yakuza 0 has us going back in time. As the name might imply, it’s a prequel to all of the other games…
Feb 02 2017
Throwback Thursday: Starcrash Is the Movie We Deserve
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.
Once again delving into the halcyon days of my childhood, I remember relaxing during summer vacation and being able…
Feb 01 2017
Claire Chase Breaks Down Barriers in Cutting the Circle of Sounds
Classical music has a not-entirely-undeserved reputation for elitism, which, of course, is rooted in creating divisions. Divisions between art music and popular music. Divisions between professionals and amateurs. Divisions between noise and music. And, of course, the division between the…