Yearly Archive:: 2023

I’ve previously written about the 1988 George Lucas and Ron Howard film Willow. As a child with dwarfism, seeing people who looked like me as heroes had a huge impact on me. So, naturally, I was excited for the new Disney+ series, which follows six new heroes along with Warwick Davis returning as…

The Bell Museum’s annual Space Fest is back for its fifth year this weekend. The event kicked off Friday night with an in-person star party that gave visitors the chance to view Mars and other deep-space objects through telescopes. Further events throughout the weekend include presentations…

If you’re like me and your 2023 New Year’s resolution is to make more adult friends with similar interests but also keep up with the young ones and make more trendy TikToks, then you probably want to hit up as many conventions as you can this year. As always, Twin Cities Geek is your go-to resource.…

This recession has hit all of us in some way, and many of us feel a bit of a deficit in our budgets postholidays. This past autumn, I had to cancel my gym membership when gas prices rose to nearly $5 per gallon. It was tough because I loved going to the gym, even if it was a long drive for me—I admit I mostly went…

It was publicly reported in December that the Maplewood Mall would be up for auction again, despite being bought just less than a year ago, and there have been murmurs that the land will be converted into apartments. To many, that isn’t a surprise—just another suburban mall falling victim to online…