Monthly Archive:: September 2017
Sep 30 2017
St. Paul’s Newest Brewery Will Bring Local Beer Drinkers Back in Time
It sometimes seems like there’s a new brewery opening in the Twin Cities every month. Maybe that’s music to your ears, or maybe you’re starting to get brewery fatigue—but no matter which side of the spectrum you fall on, there’s no denying that Waldmann Brewery and Wurstery is a different kind…
Sep 29 2017
Infinity Chamber Stretches into Eternity
Infinity Chamber, a low-budget indie science-fiction picture that was written and directed by former Minnesotan Travis Milloy, is currently available on VOD after completing a short theatrical run. The film revolves around prisoner Frank Lerner (Christopher Soren Kelly) and his attempt to understand…
Sep 29 2017
In Distrust, Grapple with the Cold and Frustration in Equal Measure
“Our food lies ahead, and death stalks us from behind,” Ernest Shackleton wrote as he led an expedition in the Antarctic. In many ways, that quote perfectly describes Distrust—a difficult, unforgiving trek through a frozen wasteland.
Developed by Russia-based indie developer Cheerdealers, and…
Sep 29 2017
American Made Is an Average Adaptation of an Odd American Tale
Barry Seal’s true story is an astounding one, and yet it feels familiar. He was a pilot in the late 1970s who turned into a CIA errand boy doubling as a delivery man for Central American cartels. His was a life filled with risky flying, gun-toting clients, cocaine-slinging gangsters, and threatening…
Sep 28 2017
Get Ready to Relive the Survival Horror in Resident Evil 2: The Board Game
Despite my love of games, I’ve been on zombie burnout for the better part of a decade. I feel like if I were to blindfold myself, spin around three times, and throw a dart from the middle of a tabletop game shop—not that I would ever think of doing such a horrendous thing—if I didn’t hit a game…
Sep 27 2017
Making Meatloaf without the Meat
Over the summer, I was given 20-plus recipes to fill up a brand-new recipe book as part of a bridal shower, which is pretty much heaven for me. The one I knew I had to try first as part of my preparation for fall-is-coming excitement is a meatless meatloaf that uses butternut squash and lentils, two of my favorite…
Sep 26 2017
A Lifelong Trekkie’s (Mostly) Spoiler-Free Reaction to Star Trek: Discovery
I’ve been a Trekkie since 1984. My parents took me to see Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and I was instantly and forever hooked. During the years of being bullied throughout elementary and middle school, I would find solace in reruns of the original series, and I watched all the subsequent…
Sep 26 2017
Live From the Poundstone Institute Educates Listeners while Making Them Pee Their Pants from Laughter
She’s back. Did she ever go away? Do Millennials even know about her?
These things matter not. What matters is Paula Poundstone, the legendary comic known for her superior improv skills with audiences, has a new podcast: Live from the Poundstone Institute. Each week, listeners tune in to find the familiarity…
Sep 26 2017
Geek Date Night Takes Its Trivia and Fun to New Twin Cities Venues
You don’t have to be a geek, and it doesn’t have to be a date, for you to have fun at Geek Date Night, according to event host Rob Callahan. “If you’re honestly apprehensive about going because you don’t have a date, I’ll be your date,” he says. “But…
Sep 25 2017
I Read the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2016 So You Don’t Have To
Happy Banned Books Week!
The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom reported 323 challenges last year, and the top 10 are clearly very bad books, indeed. Otherwise why would they have gotten so many challenges? Below I will go through these books and confirm exactly…