Monthly Archive:: March 2021
Mar 14 2021
This Week in Geek (3/15/21–3/21/21)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, March 15, to Sunday, March 21.
Please note: Due to risks from the global COVID-19 pandemic, and in following current health guidelines recommending both social distancing and limited…
Mar 13 2021
Fandom Trumps Hate 2021 Raises over $32,000 for Progressive Causes
This year’s Fandom Trumps Hate charity auction took place between Monday, February 22, and Friday, February 26, 2021. Fandom Trumps Hate began in the wake of the 2016 election, so this was the auction’s fifth year, and, with just over $32,000 raised, 2021 comes in at the second-highest year in terms…
Mar 11 2021
Papa’s Mocharia To Go! Serves Content, Charm, and Challenge
When life gives you lemons, you make coffee and cannoli!
The Flash Player engine may be gone forever, but that won’t stop Flipline Studios from putting out more entries in the beloved Papa Louie series of restaurant-management games. The newest addition to the family, Papa’s Mocharia…
Mar 10 2021
You Were Made for Me Plays with Weird Science and Weirdly Outdated Tropes
As an avid fanfiction writer, one of my favorite aspects has always been self-insertion and the cathartic feeling that comes with being in control of the narrative. I penned quite a few stories in college when I was feeling lonely or overwhelmed, easily finding comfort in writing a fictional version…
Mar 09 2021
Nomadland Is a Moving Depiction of a Migratory Life
Nomadland, based on Jessica Bruder’s nonfiction book of the same name, stars Frances McDormand as Fern, the former resident of a rural company town in Nevada. Fern is dealing with the death of her husband, the loss of her livelihood, and the dwindling of her community due to the recent shutdown of the…
Mar 08 2021
Love Is like a Cocktail Puts the Sweet in Short and Sweet
Before COVID unceremoniously shut us up in our homes, how did you use to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Did you spend it with your loved ones, eating out at a fancy restaurant or watching a movie at home? Did you spend it alone, treating yourself to a spa day or a big home-cooked meal? Or did you not celebrate…
Mar 07 2021
I Saw What You Did Feels Fresh in a Sea of Movie Podcasts
The world seems so much smaller since the pandemic started a year ago. We are struggling to find ways to connect with people when we don’t have that physical connection. Yes, we have technology to help us stay connected with our loved ones, but it’s not the same.
I Saw What You Did was a highlight…
Mar 07 2021
This Week in Geek (3/8/21–3/14/21)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, March 8, to Sunday, March 14.
Please note: Due to risks from the global COVID-19 pandemic, and in following current health guidelines recommending both social distancing and limited…
Mar 06 2021
Don’t Wait Until Valheim Leaves Early Access to Join the Fun
In case you missed it, Valheim is the new hotness in the gaming realm. It’s had some ridiculous growth—the game released February 2 and just a month later has sold 5 million copies. Perhaps even more impressively, it’s had upwards of 500,000 concurrent players on Steam, one of only five games to…
Mar 06 2021
Nerdify Your Morning Brew with These DIY Legend of Zelda Felt Coasters
The Legend of Zelda is one of my favorite video games series, so when I set out to make some felt coasters, it was one of the first themes that came to mind. With a huge number of games in the series and several artistic styles, the inspiration you can derive is expansive.
Wool-blend felt works well for coasters…