Yearly Archive:: 2021
Jul 25 2021
This Week in Geek (7/26/21–8/1/21)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, July 26, to Sunday, August 1.
Please note: Due to risks from the global COVID-19 pandemic, and in following current health guidelines recommending both social distancing and limited…
Jul 21 2021
A Conversation with Lois McMaster Bujold on Penric, The Physicians of Vilnoc, and the World of the Five Gods
The eighth novella in author Lois McMaster Bujold’s Penric series, The Physicians of Vilnoc, is out in print this month. As with the rest of the Penric novellas, it was released first by the author as an e-book, but I like the solid feel of a book in my hands. Happily, while I’ve been waiting, the ninth novella…
Jul 21 2021
Matheater’s Nikola Tesla and the Mother of Invention to Premiere in Minneapolis July 23
Do you like science? History? Theater?
Then you should definitely consider checking out Nikola Tesla and the Mother of Invention, the newest musical production from Matheatre—the Minneapolis-based theater company that aims to tell stories that emphasize STEM topics. The show, making its world…
Jul 19 2021
Enter to See Snake Eyes: GI Joe Origins for FREE!
Snake Eyes: GI Joe Origins is almost here, and we have your chance to see it for free!
We’re giving away 5 pairs of Fandango gift codes so that each winner and a friend can see Snake Eyes in theaters. For your chance to win, just click the button below and enter through Gleam before noon Central time…
Jul 18 2021
This Week in Geek (7/19/21–7/25/21)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, July 19, to Sunday, July 25.
Please note: Due to risks from the global COVID-19 pandemic, and in following current health guidelines recommending both social distancing and limited…
Jul 16 2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy Does More Dribbling than Dunking
Warner Bros. is no stranger to the sharp roasting of their own lot that borders on satire. Looney Tunes set the bar pretty high early on, and that level of animated comedy has been met by the likes of Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, and Pinky and the Brain. Something like Space Jam: A New Legacy would appear…
Jul 15 2021
Plan B Builds Sheer Delight out of a Grim Reality
The latest in the subgenre of “abortion road-trip movies” that’s flourished in the last few years, Plan B stars Kuhoo Verma as Sunny, a teenage girl who unexpectedly finds herself in need of the Plan B pill, and Victoria Moroles as Lupe, her best friend and comrade in this mission. The movie is a feature…
Jul 14 2021
Oshiete! Galko-chan Defies Gyaru Stereotypes like No Other
It’s no surprise that Japan is one of the biggest fashion capitals of the world; you’d sooner run out of grains of sand to count on the beach than list all the unique ways to dress in the Land of the Rising Sun. Being a fashionista of sorts myself, I’ve kept a close eye on this phenomenon…
Jul 13 2021
Necromunda: Hired Gun Is Another Disappointing Warhammer Game
Warhammer 40,000 video games have a long and storied history of being, well, not very good. For every Dawn of War and Space Marine, there are enough crappy mobile games and low-effort shovelware to fill a space cruiser. The first trailers for Necromunda: Hired Gun emerged: a fast-paced, slick-looking…
Jul 12 2021
WILD Puts Raw, Intimate Conversations in Your Earbuds
“Wild” is one way to describe the whirlwind that has been the pandemic. In a matter of days our lives changed completely, and it was quite terrifying. One of my friends who was visiting almost didn’t make it home because the airports shut down. My last social event was a “Murder…