Monthly Archive:: March 2017
Mar 31 2017
Animal Engine Will Pull Your Heartstrings with Darlings, the Story of Peter Pan from a New Perspective
Earlier this week, you may have read on this site about Animal Engine Theatre Company, an ensemble recently relocated to Minneapolis that specializes in devised physical theater. Their production of Darlings is currently at the Southern Theater for a one-weekend run, and last night I had the…
Mar 31 2017
Pledge to Bike in April with 30 Days of Biking
Given that I’m someone who attends weekly cycling classes in the winter and bikes various trails with my navy-blue mountain bike in the summer, you could definitely say biking is a hobby of mine. Biking is also a hobby for Patrick Stephenson, the Twin Cities bike enthusiast behind 30 Days of Biking.…
Mar 31 2017
Ghost in the Shell Is a Mostly Faithful Translation of an Anime Classic
Let’s get this out of the way: Ghost in the Shell is a solid rendition that overall does a good job of bringing anime source material to the big screen. That being said, such a faithful rendition of the source material has many of the same shortcomings and a few new ones that have cropped up due to the cultural…
Mar 30 2017
Throwback Thursday: The Last Starfighter Answers the Hero’s Call
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.
There are a couple movie scenes that scarred me as a child. One happened when I was eight and I will write about it some…
Mar 29 2017
Watch the Skies! Brings Sci-Fi Roleplaying on an Epic Scale to the Twin Cities
I’ve always felt that the greatest strength of gaming is how easily it can function as a framework for social interaction, especially between total strangers. As so many of us geeks are introverts by nature, starting a conversation with someone new can be more than a little intimidating: you…
Mar 29 2017
Local Music Writer Jim Walsh Talks Concert Memories, Prince, and Beauty in Many Forms
Jim Walsh is an artist who wears many creative hats. He’s a freelance journalist, author, songwriter, musician, husband, and father—and in the last few months, he’s released two new books, Bar Yarns and Manic-Depressive Mixtapes: Jim Walsh on Music From Minneapolis to the Outer Limits (November…
Mar 28 2017
Animal Engine Theatre Company Turns Classic Literature on Its Head
There is a newcomer to the Twin Cities theater scene: physical devised theater group Animal Engine Theatre Company, which recently relocated from New York to Minneapolis earlier this year.
What is physical devised theater, you might ask? It’s two theater concepts combined together. Devised theater…
Mar 27 2017
Warm Up for Dessert with These Delicious Slow-Cooker Glazed Apples
The slow cooker must be one of the greatest kitchen inventions ever. It’s especially great for making soups or stews, as they are usually really easy to assemble and leave to cook while you’re working or running errands—and with the warm option, it’s unlikely to overcook.
My favorite…
Mar 26 2017
Sketchbook XXL Is a Collection of Creative and Wacky Comics from a Minnesota Artist
A world without coffee is a world without bliss, as far as I’m concerned. This glorious beverage adds normality to my day and gives me an energy boost. So of course I would be the one to stumble upon an online comic about coffee—or, rather, Koffee—on the indie-comic web platform Tapastic. Koffee…
Mar 26 2017
This Week in Geek (3/27/17–4/2/17)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, March 27th through Sunday, April 2nd.
Story Forge
What: Gaming, Writing
When: Monday, March 27th at 6:00 p.m.
Where: GlitchHQ
This monthly event by local tech nonprofit Glitch focuses…