Monthly Archive:: March 2017
Mar 09 2017
Can Can Wonderland Is the Twin Cities’ New Venue to Amaze and Inspire
Can Can Wonderland has been open for less than two months, and already the place is packed on a Sunday morning. When I arrive at 11:00 a.m. to meet with Jennifer Pennington, Can Can’s cofounder and CEO, the coat rack in the hallway is full of coats of all sizes. We grab a seat next to the main bar (as…
Mar 08 2017
3 Lighthearted Anime Series for Dark Winter Days
I don’t know about you guys, but every time this part of the year rolls around, I find myself settling deep into Winter Doldrum Land, where the world comes in shades of black and white and apathy is the prevailing emotion. Getting out of the house to get some Vitamin D and shake those hibernation vibes…
Mar 07 2017
Sekai Project and the Rise of the Visual Novel’s Western Audience
Although not especially well known outside the fandom community, the visual novel is a popular genre of video game among anime fans (not to be confused with the similarly named graphic novel). These games, produced in Japan, consist of narrative prose accompanied by pretty pictures in the familiar…
Mar 06 2017
Santa Clarita Diet Is Satire Done Wrong
We all love zombies. Zombies are cool. But have we gone into overload with the zombie movies and television shows?
I ask because I recently sat down and watched Santa Clarita Diet and had to think to myself: there’s enough zombie stuff out there now that, even if this show were good (which it isn’t!),…
Mar 05 2017
This Week in Geek (3/6/17–3/12/17)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, March 6th through Sunday March 12th.
Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters
What: Arts
When: March 5th–May 28th
Where: Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Minneapolis Institute of Art…
Mar 03 2017
At Home with Monsters Invites You into the Mind of Guillermo del Toro
Vampirism. Lycanthropy. Wraithlike remnants of the soul, trapped eternally in their own suffering. Demons. Monsters.
These are staple elements of lore across time and culture, shadow puppets of our reality—of us. Stories that tell stories that we don’t want to openly tell. The lust and…
Mar 02 2017
Throwback Thursday: Battle Beyond the Stars, But Still Close Enough For a Space Cowboy!
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.
After the success of Star Wars in 1977, there were many knock-offs across all media that just wanted to capitalize on…
Mar 01 2017
Movies to Watch the Week of 2/27/17 Include Logan, Get Out, and Captain Fantastic
Welcome to your weekly movie geek roundup of what’s new and worth your attention on the big screen and streaming at home. This installment is for the week of February 27, 2017. Let us know in the comments what you’re going to be watching!
In Theaters
Logan (March 3)Hugh Jackman is retiring…
Mar 01 2017
Byte Brings Geekery and Social Justice to Downtown Minneapolis
In the food-service industry, it’s well known that you can have either a job you enjoy or a job that pays well—almost never both. But a new geeky restaurant seeks to change that dilemma and make restaurant work a practical and realistic career choice for folks in the Twin Cities.
Byte, open March…