Monthly Archive:: November 2018
Nov 08 2018
Noises Off at the Guthrie Is So Nice I Saw It Twice
It is said that theater is the result of a series of happy accidents magically culminating in a successful show. While that criminally understates the efforts of a staggering number of people—most of whom never even get the satisfaction of taking a bow for all their work—there is some truth to it. Any…
Nov 07 2018
My Own Devices Explores Dessa’s Relationship with Love, Heartache, Science, and Music
Dessa’s book My Own Devices has been towards the top of my list of books I have been most excited for this year.
Dessa is best known as a rapper and a singer. Not only did she grow up in Minneapolis, she started her music career with Doomtree, a hip-hop collective based out of Minneapolis. My Own Devices:…
Nov 06 2018
#1 Comic Issues I’m Picking Up the Week of November 7, 2018
Here are the new books I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of November 7, 2018.Marvel Knights 20th
Publisher: Marvel
Words/Story: Donny Cates, Matthew Rosenberg, and Vita Ayala (issues 1–6)
Art/Colors: Travel Foreman, Niko Henrichon, Damian Couceiro, Joshua Cassara,…
Nov 06 2018
Egypt’s Sunken Cities Brings a Showcase of Ancient Egypt to the Minneapolis Institute of Art
Over 1,200 years ago, two of Egypt’s northern coastal cities succumbed to the same fate as Tool’s Los Angeles: they were swallowed by the sea. While there remained some accounts of their existence, and their grandeur, these mysterious cities stayed lost to the depths of the Mediterranean.…
Nov 06 2018
Marissa Meyer’s Archenemies Favors Romance and Secrets Over Action
I was unbelievably excited for Archenemies. I read the first book in the series, Renegades, back in January and fell in love. I was looking forward to another book that would continue the stories of Adrian Everhart and Nova Artino, and I hoped that all of my burning questions would finally be answered…
Nov 05 2018
Escape from Tarkov Is Stress Inducing in the Best Way Possible
I really didn’t like Escape from Tarkov when I first started.
I’d load into a map and be dead in less than five minutes. Rinse and repeat. To put it bluntly, I was miserable. Then, I had my first big score. I had some middling loot—just some ammo and other junk, but I was alive. Nearing the extraction point…
Nov 04 2018
This Week in Geek (11/5/18–11/11/18)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, November 5th to Sunday, November 11th.
Frankenstein at 200!: The Monsters of Beowulf
What: Books, Educational
When: Monday, November 5th at 2:30 p.m.
Where: University of Minnesota,…
Nov 04 2018
Jodie Whittaker Is Off to a Fantastic Start in Doctor Who
It felt like an eternity floating through all that wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff for the 13th Doctor to make her proper premiere. But nearly seven months after regenerating and being blown out of the TARDIS, Jodie Whittaker became “The Woman Who Fell to Earth,” starting a brand-new…
Nov 03 2018
For Better or Worse, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Is More of What We’ve Seen Before
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is a very strange game to try to pin down. Among of all the Assassin’s Creed games—and there are 12 of them in total—it is the only one to not feature any actual assassins. In fact, it is basically a reskin of 2017’s Assassin’s Creed Origins with a few…
Nov 02 2018
Raise Money for Kids through Games with These Minnesota Groups on Extra Life Game Day 2018
In November every year, awesome people converge to game during a 24-hour period known as Game Day. Not only do they get to play games of all kinds, but they also get to raise money to help out sick and injured kids. The movement behind this combination of playing games and raising money for a good cause?…