Monthly Archive:: January 2018
Jan 30 2018
7 Underappreciated Sci-Fi Shows to Stream Right Now
Every year, we all patiently await for the newest season of our favorite streaming shows. Stranger Things, The Handmaid’s Tale, Black Mirror, any of the Marvel properties (except Iron Fist)—each posted online and each binged within a week. How can we possibly handle the seemingly infinite…
Jan 28 2018
This Week in Geek (1/29/18–2/4/18)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, January 29th to Sunday, February 4th. (And if you don’t find what you’re looking for here, check out “35 Things to Do Instead of the Super Bowl” and “The…
Jan 27 2018
American Girl’s 2018 Girl of the Year Shoots for the Stars
American Girl, the brand known for bringing history-based 18-inch dolls to bunches of kids over the past 30 years, has been releasing a special Girl of the Year each year for the past decade or so. Each of these characters generally has a specific interest, such as baking or dance. Over the course of two…
Jan 26 2018
6 Books to Warm Up Your Winter Reading
It’s still winter in Minnesota and will be for some time yet, as much as we all may wish otherwise. While many of us in the Twin Cities got a good dose of snow this past week, some of the city plows are a little too efficient, and I, personally, didn’t get to spend any time being snowed into my house. If I had, though,…
Jan 25 2018
The Super Bowl Survival Guide for Minnesota Theater Fans
After months of preparation and weeks of street closings, Super Bowl LII is almost here. Events throughout the region start January 26 for residents and fans alike leading up to the big game on February 4 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
If you’re looking to experience a different kind of drama on a big…
Jan 24 2018
Music Critic Chris Riemenschneider Unpacks First Avenue’s Legacy
April 3, 1970. That’s the night Joe Cocker and his entourage of over 40 people and a dog formally opened the doors at the Depot, which later morphed into Uncle Sam’s, then Sam’s, and finally First Avenue, the name Minneapolis’s storied live music venue holds to this day. Over five decades, the club has…
Jan 23 2018
35 Things to Do Instead of the Super Bowl
It’s coming.
The Super Bowl is almost here, and it won’t just be taking over US Bank Stadium and the surrounding areas on game day—there are 10 days of official celebrations planned, running January 26 through February 4. Understandably, if you won’t be attending, you’ve probably been thinking hard…
Jan 22 2018
How to Beat the Housebound Winter Blues
As some of my readers know, I use a wheelchair most of the time when I leave the house. I also use wheelchair-accessible public transportation, which is faulty even in the best of weather, so in the winter it can be downright unbearable. Plus, traveling with a wheelchair anywhere in the winter is a hardship.…
Jan 21 2018
This Week in Geek (1/22/18–1/28/18)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, January 22nd to Sunday, January 28th.
Star Trek: Discovery Viewing Party
What: Movies, Arts, Family
When: Monday, January 22nd at 7:00 p.m.
Where: The Parkway Theater
TC Trek Trivia…
Jan 20 2018
Carry on Captain Ahab’s Legacy in Nantucket
Nantucket is a naval-strategy video game filled with combat and trading. Oh yeah, and it’s set in the Moby Dick universe. What an age we live in, huh? Truly there is room for anything in the video-game market.
Set in the aftermath of Herman Melville’s classic novel, Nantucket places you in the role of Ishmael,…