Monthly Archive:: July 2017
Jul 31 2017
Little Witch Academia Is Adorable Magical Fun
As far as stories go, these days I find myself gravitating toward the fluffy, the cheesy, and the sweet. Maybe it’s because real life has been feeling pretty stressful lately, or maybe it’s because summer feels like the right time for lighthearted, low-stakes fun—whatever the reason,…
Jul 30 2017
Soundtrack Sunday: Vagrant Story
Vagrant Story is, in my opinion, one of the most underrated video games to date. It was an action RPG released by SquareSoft (now Square Enix) in the spring of 2000, and there were a couple of remarkable things about it. First and foremost was the localization, specifically the dialogue: Vagrant Story…
Jul 30 2017
This Week in Geek (7/31/17–8/6/17)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, July 31st through Sunday, August 6th.
Harry Potter’s Birthday Party at Minneapolis Tattoo
What: Books, Community
When: Monday, July 31st at 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: Minneapolis…
Jul 30 2017
Minnesota Fans Party with Pusheen
On July 29, Pusheen fans from all over the Twin Cities gathered at the Mall of America Tomodachi store to celebrate their favorite cat friend. Pusheen, if you’re not familiar, is the star of an animated web-comic series, as well as a sticker set on Facebook. Fans were treated to a cosplay competition,…
Jul 29 2017
24 Romance Novels for Geeks of All Kinds
Summer is more than halfway over, but in no possible way is it winding down. There are many more weekends to spend at the cabin or hiding away inside air conditioning, whatever your preference is, and what’s the traditional kind of book to read by the pool? Romance novels, of course.
“But…
Jul 29 2017
Roller Coaster Challenge Is Problem-Solving Fun for Young Players
When I saw that ThinkFun had started a Kickstarter for Roller Coaster Challenge, a brain-teaser game that lets you build your own roller coasters, my only question was what I should pick for my backing level. Should I just get the base game, or spring for the extra challenges and bonus car?
My geekling…
Jul 28 2017
6 Reasons You Should Be Playing HeroClix by WizKids
HeroClix is a tactical-combat collectible miniatures game that is centered around comic book characters, mostly from the DC and Marvel universes. Are you a fan of Yu-Gi-Oh!, The Lord of the Rings, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, BioShock, Assassin’s Creed, Halo, or Iron Maiden? Yes, Iron…
Jul 27 2017
Atomic Blonde Packs a Solid Punch
Atomic Blonde opens up with a thumping score, punctuated with New Order’s “Blue Monday,” and doesn’t let up. Over the next two hours, the film hits all the music-video notes of a popular ’80s playlist with a Euro flair—it’s retro for us, but time appropriate for Berlin in 1989, the…
Jul 27 2017
Throwback Thursday: Clue Goes from Classic Board Game to Cult-Classic Film
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 in a rare while, Hollywood will take a chance on something that has never been done before. In 1985, Paramount Pictures…
Jul 27 2017
Fearless Comedy Combines Improv and Reddit in a New Monthly Show
What happens when you cross improv theater with a popular social news and discussion website? You get r/WhatTheImprov, produced by Fearless Comedy Productions and playing monthly at Honey in Minneapolis. You also get adults laughing hysterically at other adults crawling on stage mooing at each…