Monthly Archive:: May 2019
May 13 2019
An Ode to Star Trek: Discovery’s Sylvia Tilly
Star Trek: Discovery has become a bit of a target in the culture wars of geekdom. And while I’m not here to debate whether or not it is worthy of the Star Trek name (it is) or worth its cost in subscription fees (again, it is), I am here to talk about something it contains that has meant a lot to me. I think in a lot…
May 12 2019
Game of Thrones and the Gamers Who Play It
As HBO’s Game of Thrones reaches its final episodes, with the series finale airing May 19, 2019, it’s a great time to appreciate how far the George R. R. Martin franchise has come from its humble beginnings. My first encounter with A Song of Ice and Fire, the book series on which the TV show…
May 12 2019
This Week in Geek (5/13/2019–5/19/2019)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, May 13th to Sunday, May 19th.
Monday Night Game Night
What: Gaming
When: Monday, May 13th at 5:00 p.m.
Where: Level Up Games (South St. Paul)
While it may be tough diving back into the workweek…
May 11 2019
Cream & Amber Is Slinging Books, Beer, and Beans in Downtown Hopkins
The Twin Cities bookstore scene has gone through a lot of changes in the first part of 2019. St. Paul’s Sixth Chamber started selling off inventory in January ahead of closing its doors, followed by Micawber’s in March after owner Tom Bielenberg was injured in a fall. In nearby Stillwater, Loome Books…
May 10 2019
3 Graphic Novels Celebrating Geeky Interests to Enjoy with Your Geekling
The end of the school year is almost upon us, and it’s been fun looking back and seeing how my geekling has grown since Labor Day. One of the ways she’s really bloomed this year is in her reading skills, and she’s a much more fluent and adventurous reader than she was in September.
As a parent, this has made…
May 10 2019
The Brothers Paranormal Is a Thrilling and Multilayered Asian American Ghost Story
With their coproduction of Prince Gomolvilas’s The Brothers Paranormal, Theater Mu and Penumbra Theatre have brought a must-see performance that sets a high bar for intercultural speculative theater. Directed by Lou Bellamy and billed as a “darkly comic chiller,” the play goes far beyond that description…
May 09 2019
Pathway’s Indiana Jones Atmosphere Can’t Make Up for Gameplay Limitations
It’s 1936, and the burgeoning Nazi empire sweeps through North Africa and the Middle East, stealing any artifacts it can get its hands on. You control a cast of rogues and swashbucklers fighting against the German military and trying to put a little money in your pocket along the way. Each adventurer…
May 09 2019
UglyDolls Puts On a Colorful Face without Much Underneath
The fears of UglyDolls being little more than a phoned-in narrative built more for pushing toys than weaving a genuine tale are real. But what’s most maddening is that there’s so much potential in the concept that is left unexplored, and the film didn’t have to fall back on predictable characters and…
May 08 2019
A Minnesota Game Creator Brings Card-Based Space Battle Dreams to Life
Creating a new game can be as easy as grabbing some index cards and a pen. It’s how some of the most popular card-based games got their start, including Magic: The Gathering. Through numerous playtest sessions, a game can go from being just an idea to a finished, enjoyable product.
It’s a long and…
May 07 2019
Comics I’m Picking Up the Week of May 8, 2019
Here are the books I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of May 8, 2019.Excellence
Publisher: Image Comics
Words/Story: Brandon Thomas
Art/Colors: Khary Randolph
“Spencer Dales was born into a world of magic. His father belongs to the Aegis, a secret society of black…