Yearly Archive:: 2023

Hidden societies and realms hiding in plain sight are tropes in fiction that never get old for me, and Minnesota author Kat Howard’s Unseen World duology is no exception. Following an elite society of magicians battling for power and esteem in New York City, the Unseen World books have consistent…

In the First World War, known in its time as the Great War, some 20 million people died as a result of the fighting. A similar number were left injured within the military alone. Some of those wounds were plain as day to see—scars from bullets, missing limbs, and gas burns, to name a few—but a largely new injury…

The Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing is holding the spring edition of its semiannual Big Band Hangar Dance on Saturday, June 10. This dance will be held in an actual 1940s-era aircraft hangar, with vintage aircraft and vehicles on the ramp. Although you don’t need to dress like you’ve…

The freedom to enjoy whatever one likes (as long as it’s not hurting anyone) is both difficult to find but also an easy thing to take for granted. Imagine if, after spending a long time finding a community that is into the same thing you are, the right to enjoy it was suddenly snatched away from you.…

Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, May 22, to Sunday, May 28. (Jump to In-Person Events) Virtual Events Creative Night @ GPS Online What: Arts, Community When: Monday, May 22, at 6:30 p.m. Where: Virtual via Google Meet…