Monthly Archive:: May 2018
May 30 2018
How Star Trek: The Next Generation Predicted Meme Culture
“Darmok,” the 102nd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, is a longtime favorite among both Trekkies and linguists. Case in point: the first time I saw it wasn’t on TV but in a linguistic anthropology class at the University of Minnesota. In the episode, Picard and the Enterprise crew encounter…
May 29 2018
Black Lightning Weaves Together Family, Community, and Real-World Issues
“Justice, like lightning, should ever appear to some men hope, to other men fear.”
Jefferson Pierce
They say that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but that is the very premise of the latest addition to DC Comics’ stable of television shows that avoid its flagship…
May 28 2018
Minnesota Goth Events and Gatherings for June 2018
Welcome to Minnesota Dark Scene, your guide to goth events and gatherings for the month of June 2018. There are a ton of great concerts and events this month as we head into summer.
Special Events
Lawrence English with Modify and IE
What: Concert
When: Saturday, June 2nd at 8:00 p.m.
Where: The Cedar Cultural…
May 27 2018
This Week in Geek (5/28/18–6/3/18)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, May 28th to Sunday, June 3rd.
Scrubs Trivia at BlackStack
What: Trivia
When: Monday, May 28th at 7:00 p.m.
Where: BlackStack Brewing Co.
Come on down for a night of medical-comedy trivia…
May 25 2018
Facing a Challenge as Event Promoters Work to Bring Music to the Masses
Music is a billion-dollar industry where touring can make or break an artist, or a promoter. For those who love music that’s on the fringe, it can be difficult to see a favorite band without traveling out of town to the nearest place they are touring. For the promoters, getting these bands to come…
May 24 2018
Frostpunk Is a Struggle between Morality and Survival
“Alone in this world.” That’s how Victor Serche, one of my citizens, is described when I click on him. No spouse. No children. Such a grim, blunt way to put things.
Such a phrase might also describe my city. Alone in this world, in a crater, surrounded by snow-swept wasteland on all sides. On the first night…
May 23 2018
Remember Kratos? He’s Back, in Dad Form
It’s been five long years since the last original God of War game was released (God of War: Ascension in 2013) and eight long years since the last numbered God of War game (God of War III in 2010), but Kratos has finally returned, and he has brought with him drastic changes in both gameplay and personality.…
May 23 2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story Beats the Odds
Once upon a time, you could have made the case that a Leia, Luke, or Han preference was something like asking someone if they preferred John or Paul, Eddie or Kurt, or MCU Iron Man or Captain America. Luke (Mark Hamill) was the naive idealist drawn to adventure and the promise of the galaxy. Leia (Carrie…
May 22 2018
Circe Revisits the Odyssey and Other Greek Mythology from a New Point of View
I have to make a confession: it has been over a decade since I studied the Odyssey. While I do remember enjoying that unit of my college freshman English class, enough time has passed that I cannot recollect as many of the details as I would like. So, when Madeline Miller’s Circe, which tells the sorceress’s…
May 22 2018
Enter to Win an Adult Swim Mystery Prize Pack!
Adult Swim’s On the Green Tour is coming to the Commons in downtown Minneapolis on June 30, 2018. This 18-plus event will feature games, prizes, vendors, and of course screenings—including unaired episodes and pilots, specials, and more.
To celebrate, we’re giving away an Adult Swim…