Monthly Archive:: March 2018

Like her previous novels, Danzy Senna’s New People, released last year, explores race and relationships in 21st-century America. The novel centers on Maria, who is getting ready to marry her college sweetheart, Khalil, but is fixated on someone else—a poet who seemingly doesn’t know…

From my perspective, conventions are like buffets. There’s a large variety of things to do, and the best way to try it all is to do a little of everything. Also, if possible, do everything without needing to repark. It’s a strategy that served me well for MarsCon 2018, which also happened to be the 20th year…

Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, March 12th to Sunday, March 18th. Free Class Sampler & Dinner with the Loft What: Food & Drink, Educational, Books When: Monday, March 12th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Jambo Kitchen Learn…

There’s a disillusionment with the world of writing that runs so deep through the veins of Submission it’s practically nihilistic. The older you get, the less inspiring and enticing the world when you’re stuck in a rut with no future. That’s a profound path, but the message becomes buried in stuffy academic…

Disclaimer: I haven’t read the book. That may stop you from reading this review, but it shouldn’t, because this movie is magical—like, literal black girl magic on the big screen. That’s my primary investment in this story, if I’m perfectly honest with you. I have friends who are excited to see this movie…