Monthly Archive:: March 2022
Mar 29 2022
Papa’s Cluckeria To Go! Showcases Some New Mechanics Alongside Classic Restaurant Management
Allow me to preface this review with a little-known fact about me: Out of every type of meat that is feasibly edible by human beings, chicken meat is the crown prince of my mortal taste buds. From McDonald’s chicken nuggets to slow-cooked chicken a la king; white meat or dark meat; grilled, baked,…
Mar 27 2022
This Week in Geek (3/28/22–4/3/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, March 28, to Sunday, April 3.
Virtual Events
SocietyX: Making a Home for Houseplants
What: Educational
When: Monday, March 28, at 10:30 a.m.
Where: Virtual event
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Mar 23 2022
The Academic Deck Box Is the Professor’s Magnum Opus
Brian Lewis, better known as the Professor of Tolarian Community College, has made a career of reviewing card-gaming accessories, primarily deck boxes, card sleeves, and collection binders. Whereas with card sleeves the expectations are universal—that they are durable and will protect players’…
Mar 20 2022
This Week in Geek (3/21/22–3/27/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, March 21, to Sunday, March 27.
Virtual Events
SocietyX: Making a Home for Houseplants
What: Educational
When: Monday, March 21, at 10:30 a.m.
Where: Virtual event
Learn best practices…
Mar 18 2022
The Brilliance of The Batman
The Batman seems to be the first Batman movie in a long time to focus on the titular hero as more than a mere mystery.
The gold standard I’ve always held for the character is the animated Mask of the Phantasm, which I adore for focusing on Bruce Wayne and his past in a manner that showcases a man struggling more…
Mar 13 2022
This Week in Geek (3/14/22–3/20/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, March 14, to Sunday, March 20.
Virtual Events
SocietyX: Making a Home for Houseplants
What: Educational
When: Monday, March 14, at 10:30 a.m.
Where: Virtual event
Learn best practices…
Mar 11 2022
At the Jungle Theater, Redwood Examines the Legacy of Race in America
Two men enter a coffee shop. One is Black. One is white. They sit down at a table together. They’ve never met before, but we learn the Black man reached out to the white man through email. The white man isn’t sure what the Black man wants, but he’s cordial, friendly even, if a bit guarded.…
Mar 07 2022
Cyrano, Disability, and the Importance of Being Seen
Note: This review includes discussion of the ending of the film.
Cyrano de Bergerac is a beautiful tragedy. It is a story about love, it is a story about life, and most importantly it is a story about being seen.
It has been adapted dozens of times since it was first written over a century ago, and each version…
Mar 06 2022
This Week in Geek (3/7/22–3/13/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, March 7, to Sunday, March 13.
Virtual Events
SocietyX: Making a Home for Houseplants
What: Educational
When: Monday, March 7, at 10:30 a.m.
Where: Virtual event
Learn best practices…
Mar 02 2022
Man of God Is a Riveting Return to Live Performance from Theater Mu
Man of God is Theater Mu’s first live, in-person production in more than two years. I know each of us is still negotiating our relationship with gathering in public spaces, but I have missed live theater so much, and this tremendous play reminded me why. (For the record, the venue requires masks at all…