Yearly Archive:: 2023
Mar 12 2023
This Week in Geek (3/13/23–3/19/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, March 13, to Sunday, March 19.
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Virtual Events
Smithsonian Associates Streaming Series–Feminist Fairy Tales: Who Needs a Prince?
What: Educational
When:…
Mar 11 2023
Hitman: Freelancer Adds Hours of Gameplay to the Trilogy
Earlier this year, IO Interactive announced changes to Hitman 3—rebranding it as Hitman: World of Assassination, unifying the trilogy in one package, and making all Hitman and Hitman 2 content free to owners of the third game. This was big news in itself, but another major piece of free content dropped…
Mar 10 2023
Scream VI Maintains the Franchise’s Stellar Legacy
There are no bad Scream films.
Okay, Scream 3 isn’t great, but its flaws at least mirror the movies it’s parodying. Retrofitting a deeply contrived “Everything that happened before has all led to this” bumper on the franchise and cramming in an out-of-left-field family…
Mar 09 2023
Identifying Motivations to Exercise
For me, “Because it’s good for you” has never been enough of a reason for me to do anything. Whether it’s eating vegetables or working out, that just doesn’t cut it as a motivator—I need a more concrete answer to why I should do anything, really. Knowing why helps me to…
Mar 08 2023
Viz Media Has Made Classic Anime Series and Movies Available for Free
You are not reading that headline wrong, my esteemed otaku.
Last month, Viz Media put full-length episodes of six classic anime as well as 10 anime movies on its YouTube channel for viewers to watch for completely free. No cost, no commitment, no catch. The available anime series are Death Note, Inuyasha…
Mar 07 2023
Gaelynn Lea and the Society for American Music Are Coming to the Hook and Ladder Theater
This week, Minnesota violinist and songwriter Gaelynn Lea is celebrating being inducted as an honorary member of the Society for American Music. As part of the programming for the organization’s annual conference, she is playing a 21+ solo show at Minneapolis’s Hook and Ladder Theater…
Mar 07 2023
The Importance of Panels in the Geek Convention Experience
When I think of conventions, I always think about the panels. They’re not on the radar for all con-goers, especially at expo-style conventions—after all, there’s so much going on at the convention center that it can be easy to forget about them. But to me, they’re a huge part of the…
Mar 05 2023
This Week in Geek (3/6/23–3/12/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, March 6, to Sunday, March 12.
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Virtual Events
Smithsonian Associates Streaming Series–The Geology of Western National Parks: Grand Canyon, Arizona
What:…
Mar 02 2023
Learn about the Art of Bookbinding with the Japan America Society of Minnesota
Are you interested in books not just for their contents but for the beauty and art of the objects themselves? Would you like to learn about how books are physically put together? The Japan America Society of Minnesota is presenting The Fine Art of Bookbinding with Yō Yamazaki at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday,…
Mar 01 2023
A Drinking Game, Minnesota Leaves the Phoenix Theater for Can Can Wonderland
The concept is relatively simple, but its brilliance lies in that same simplicity.
A cast of actors take the stage, scripts in hand, to read through a popular film. Costumes are identifiable yet accessible, and props are often children’s toys. The buzziest lines of dialogue are named as drinking cues,…