Yearly Archive:: 2019
Nov 24 2019
This Week in Geek (11/25/19–12/1/19)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, November 25, to Sunday, December 1.
Twin Cities Monday Night Backgammon
What: Gaming
When: Monday, November 25, at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Minneapolis Richfield American Legion
Enjoy a night…
Nov 24 2019
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Is Joyfully Tearful
During nearly every scene of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, I was on the verge of tears. The story is somewhat tragic, yes, and the film does deal with some heavy emotions—but the tears come from the mere presence of Fred Rogers. Even when played by Tom Hanks, that caring philosophy is always present.…
Nov 21 2019
Frozen II Continues Elsa and Anna’s Icy Legacy
With the wild success of Disney’s Frozen, a sequel was inevitable. The 2013 film was, until the “live-action” remake of The Lion King surprisingly knocked it out of the spot, the highest-grossing animated film—and musical—of all time. Six years, one story about a reluctant queen…
Nov 21 2019
Towards Zero Is No Zero at Theatre in the Round
Sometimes, despite or because of the plethora of content available to us in the geek-based world—seriously, you kids have no idea how good you have it, with your omnipresent AAA games, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Pokémon Go, your loud rock music, and hula hoops—we need to step away and cleanse our palate…
Nov 19 2019
Comics I’m Picking Up the Week of November 20, 2019
Here are the books I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of November 20, 2019.Olympia
Publisher: Image Comics
Words/Story: Curt Pires, Tony Pires
Art/Colors: Alex Diotto, Dee Cunniffe
“Elon is a latchkey kid who spends his days alone reading comic books—until his favorite…
Nov 17 2019
This Week in Geek (11/18/19–11/24/19)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, November 18, to Sunday, November 24.
Twin Cities Monday Night Backgammon
What: Gaming
When: Monday, November 18, at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Minneapolis Richfield American Legion
Enjoy a night…
Nov 13 2019
Suffering from Post-Halloween Blues? Try Reading Wolvenheart
Post-Halloween Blues or Post-Halloween Depression is real. The buildup to Halloween consists of re-watching horror movies, carving pumpkins, and thrifting a Halloween costume for $10 or less. After Halloween, there’s the sad recognition that the holidays are right around the corner. To…
Nov 12 2019
Comics I’m Picking Up the Week of November 13, 2019
Here are the books I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of November 13, 2019. I’m back from a month away in New Zealand and ready to hit the store(s) again to find some books.Folklords
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Words/Story: Matt Kindt
Art/Colors: Matt Smith
“From…
Nov 12 2019
Doctor Sleep Shines as an Engrossing Horror Sequel
The return to the world of The Shining is yet another addition to the list of sequels that have taken over three decades to arrive but are well worth the wait. Doctor Sleep invokes a lot of the familiar staging and atmosphere but ultimately finds firm footing as a horror picture all its own—there’s a new…
Nov 12 2019
Catfishing on CatNet Brings More Cat Pictures and Ethical Questions from Minnesota Author Naomi Kritzer
In 2016, Naomi Kritzer‘s “Cat Pictures, Please,” about an AI trying to figure out moral codes and how and when to help people, won the Hugo and Locus Awards and was a Nebula nominee. It gave us a glimpse of a character so intriguing that it seemed only a matter of time before she wrote…