Yearly Archive:: 2021
Sep 18 2021
9 Back-to-School Supplies for Anime Fans
Shopping for school supplies is almost never fun. When I was a kid, every school I went to provided a list of “necessary” supplies for my mother to buy, and more often than not she would end up paying hundreds of dollars for items that would be shoved into my locker, never to be seen again until…
Sep 12 2021
This Week in Geek (9/13/21–9/19/21)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, September 13, to Sunday, September 19.
Please note: Due to risks from the global COVID-19 pandemic, and in following current health guidelines recommending both social distancing…
Sep 07 2021
Noein: To Your Other Self Is a Forgotten Anime Gem
In the summer of 2007, the Sci-Fi Channel (now known as Syfy) began an anime programming block called “Ani-Monday.” The block aired many popular anime series, such as the genre-defining mecha series Gurren Lagann, but it also brought less well-known series to an American audience for…
Sep 06 2021
Your Life Has Been Delayed Manifests Disappointment
Time travel stories have always fascinated me in how unique and creative the rules can get. While not everything always makes perfect sense, it’s an effective plot device that makes for great conflict, especially when the passage of time is halted for some of the characters. This is what initially…
Sep 05 2021
Twelve Minutes Is a Great Concept Spoiled by a Bad Ending
Note: The ending is not spoiled in this review.
A man arrives home to his apartment, where his wife awaits. She’s made dessert in light of the news she has to share. While sharing a slow, romantic dance in the kitchen, there’s a knock on the door. A detective enters and accuses the woman of murdering her father…
Sep 05 2021
This Week in Geek (9/6/21–9/12/21)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, September 6, to Sunday, September 12.
Please note: Due to risks from the global COVID-19 pandemic, and in following current health guidelines recommending both social distancing and…
Sep 04 2021
The Devil Makes Three Provides Violent, Ink-Coated Company
If there’s one word I would use to describe debut author Tori Bovalino’s novel The Devil Makes Three, it would be “complicated.” The story itself is simple, but the feelings I have and the issues it explores are still with me well after reading the last page—it’s a well-written…
Sep 03 2021
Kick-Start Fall with Homemade Spiced Applesauce
Fall is apple season, and quite soon, orchards across the state will start harvesting their early ripeners, like Zestar! and First Kiss. Apple season in Minnesota runs from mid-August to November, which means we have around three months to gorge ourselves on delicious home-grown apples. Did you know…
Aug 30 2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Brings a Robust Tale of Martial Arts and Fantasy
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a picture that stands well enough on its own two feet without the aid of other Marvel entries. Sure, there are some relations to the other movies because, hey, it’s the MCU, and this is the game they play. But this solo film, the studio’s first with an Asian…
Aug 29 2021
This Week in Geek (8/30/21–9/5/21)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, August 30, to Sunday, September 5.
Please note: Due to risks from the global COVID-19 pandemic, and in following current health guidelines recommending both social distancing and indoor…