Monthly Archive:: August 2019
Aug 09 2019
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Is a Summertime Halloween Treat
Anyone who adapts a book that’s been a cherished part of many people’s childhoods has to decide whether to make their movie exclusively for the grown-ups who remember the book or adapt it in such a way that it can appeal to a new generation of fans. In the latter option, there’s an opportunity…
Aug 08 2019
My Roommate Is a Cat Will Make You Feel All the Feels
Earlier this year, my never-ending quest for delightful slice-of-life anime led me to My Roommate Is a Cat, a series that aired from January to March 2019. It was refreshing jump into a series that was still coming out, especially since I’m perennially late to the party with these things. Waiting…
Aug 06 2019
Here There Are Monsters Is a Tale of Sisterhood Gone Wrong
After they move to a new state, sisters Skye and Deirdre begin to grow apart. While Skye makes friends and is constantly wanting “normalcy,” Deirdre is still adamant about playing the games they enjoyed as children, including making little figures out of skulls and twigs. When Deirdre…
Aug 06 2019
A Few Thousand Tardigrades May Now Be the Sole Inhabitants of the Moon
It was a sobering moment: Israel’s first moon lander came up just short of its mission, crashing into the gray dirt of the lunar surface on April 11, 2019. The Beresheet spacecraft, named for the Hebrew word for Genesis and constructed by SpaceIL, was to be the first privately funded spacecraft…
Aug 06 2019
Comics I’m Picking Up the Week of August 7, 2019
Here are the books I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of August 7, 2019.The Death-Defying Devil
Publisher: Dynamite
Words/Story: Gail Simone
Art/Colors: Walter Geovani
“The Winslow House is in shambles, but people call it home. It is a place for people who have almost…
Aug 06 2019
Postcards for a Songbird Comes Up Short as a Character-Driven Story
I admit that I have very simple expectations when it comes to contemporary YA novels. I’m not looking for a big, sweeping epic or an action-packed road trip; for me, the quieter, character-driven stories that focus on the complicated relationships we have with others are the ones that I remember…
Aug 05 2019
Kyoto Animation Is Rereleasing Six of Its Films in Japan
On the morning of July 18, 2019, Kyoto Animation Studios was the site of an arson attack that left 35 people dead and 33 more injured. In light of this terrible tragedy, fans from all over the world have come together in a valiant attempt to help get the studio and its animators back on their feet.
Last week,…
Aug 05 2019
Elegant Yokai Apartment Life Is a Supernatural Coming-of-Age Story with Heart
Becoming an adult is inevitable, but there are many paths we can take in life—whether it’s going to college, training for a job, or pursuing anything else that might give your life meaning. But regardless of what path you take, it probably won’t lead you into the realm of the supernatural.
However, that’s…
Aug 04 2019
Enter to Win the First Three Books in the Dark Crystal Prequel Series!
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance comes to Netflix on August 30, 2019, but it’s not the only Dark Crystal release happening this month! On August 27, Flames of the Dark Crystal—the fourth and final installment in the official prequel novel series by Minneapolis author J. M. Lee—hits shelves.…
Aug 04 2019
This Week in Geek (8/5/19‒8/11/19)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, August 5, to Sunday, August 11.
Minnesota Fringe Festival
What: Theater & Comedy
When: Friday, July 27–Sunday, August 11
Where: Various Venues
The Minnesota Fringe Festival is…