Monthly Archive:: June 2017
Jun 11 2017
Three More Reasons Why Wonder Woman Is an Important Movie
It wasn’t until about sixth or seventh grade that I realized that Wonder Woman was my absolute favorite superhero. Image Comics had just hit the scene, and the nerdier among us were spending as much time as we could at the comic shops reading, discussing, and debating the brand-new characters from a brand-new…
Jun 11 2017
This Week in Geek (6/12/17–6/18/17)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, June 12th through Sunday, June 18th.
Movies in the Parks: The Martian
What: Movies
When: Monday, June 12th 9:00 p.m.
Where: Bryant Square Park
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board…
Jun 08 2017
Prep for Your Convention Weekend with Help from Twin Cities Geek
CONvergence is only four weeks away, and there are plenty more conventions after that. Are you ready? Help get there with some of our tips on planning, navigating the con, and staying healthy and relaxed while you geek it up!
Convention newcomers can start with The Geek Convention Survival Guide (and…
Jun 08 2017
Throwback Thursday: Delving Into Frank Herbert’s Dune
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.
In compiling the list of space opera films I wanted to cover before CONvergence 2017, I added one of my favorites: David…
Jun 07 2017
The Bad Man and SofCapone Are Two New Twin Cities Bands Perfect for Your Summer Soundtrack
The Twin Cities are a hotbed for music of all genres and styles, blending together in a beautiful cornucopia. There is so much that the lists of performers can be quite daunting, but I want to call out two in particular that are worth following.
The Bad Man is a tour of rock genres from the basics of Mississippi…
Jun 07 2017
Northern Spark 2017 Tackles Climate Chaos with All-Night Art
The name “Climate Chaos: People Rising” sounds like it might have been written in response to the past week’s news that the US government was pulling out of the Paris Accord climate action plan. But for the last couple years, this has been the tagline of Northern Spark, an arts and…
Jun 05 2017
In Winter’s Kitchen Combines Homey Recipes and Midwestern Nostalgia
Six months after I moved from Seattle back to the Twin Cities, I was in a winter-induced funk. Every time I stepped outside into frigid, January air, I wanted to run screaming back to the misty Pacific Northwest, where winter is indeed dark, but at least I could leave my house without feeling like the wind…
Jun 04 2017
The Minnesota-Based Film Geek Central Podcast Is Full of Movie-Loving Passion
The Film Geek Central podcast approaches reviews in a unique way. Created here in Minneapolis, Film Geek Central is currently on episode 14 of reviewing every available film of 1973. Host Austin Kennedy is joined by a different guest each week, and together they talk about five or six movies that were…
Jun 04 2017
This Week in Geek (6/5/17–6/11/17)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, June 5th through Sunday, June 11th.
Tabletop Tuesdays
What: Gaming, Meetup
When: Tuesday, June 6th at 5:00 p.m.
Where: GlitchHQ
In this casual game night, bring your own games or make…
Jun 03 2017
Build a Support System with Geek Tribe Parenting
If there is one bit of parenting advice that has made my life as a parent so much better, it is this: find a geek tribe and nurture the heck out of it.
Think of a geek tribe as your extended family, like extra siblings, parents, and cousins but bound together by friendship and common interests instead of blood.…