Yearly Archive:: 2023
Nov 12 2023
This Week in Geek 11/13/23–11/19/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, November 13, to Sunday, November 19.
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Virtual Events
Orbit Presents: How to Write Your First SFF Novel—Writing While Working or Caretaking
What: Books, Educational…
Nov 11 2023
The 2023 Twin Cities Geek Holiday Toy & Book Drive Is Here!
It’s that time of year again, geeks!
Over the past eight years, the Twin Cities Geek Holiday Toy & Book Drive has collected more than 40,000 donations of games, toys, books, and other gifts for families in need during the holiday season. We’re back for a ninth—and we have more donation…
Nov 05 2023
This Week in Geek 11/6/23–11/12/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, November 6, to Sunday, November 12.
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Virtual Events
Creative Night @ GPS Online
What: Arts, Community
When: Monday, November 6, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Virtual…
Nov 03 2023
Voice Actor and Writer Paul Rugg Reflects on Freakazoid and the Magic of Animated Comedy
Paul Rugg might not be a person everyone knows by name, but he’s a voice that ’90s kids will recognize. You might’ve heard him as the Jerry Lewis character from Animaniacs or his more prominent role on Freakazoid! as the titular silly superhero. But he’s also done plenty of work behind the scenes as a screenwriter…
Oct 30 2023
Night of the Witch Lacks Magic and Charm
“Enemies to lovers” is a contentious trope, but when it’s done correctly, it can make for good tension and a satisfying conclusion for the characters involved. Night of the Witch, a new novel by authors Sara Raasch and Beth Revis, is built around this dynamic, with a witch, Fritzi,…
Oct 29 2023
This Week in Geek 10/30/23–11/05/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, October 30, to Sunday, November 5.
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Virtual Events
Creative Night @ GPS Online
What: Arts, Community
When: Monday, October 30, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Virtual via…
Oct 28 2023
The Five Nights at Freddy’s Movie Offers More for Newcomers Than Hardcore Fans
Those who have heard of Five Nights at Freddy’s once or twice probably know it as the shock-value video game in which characters at a Chuck E. Cheese–style restaurant are inhabited by the ghosts of dead children. That’s how my mom knows about it, and she turns up her nose. So gruesome, video…
Oct 26 2023
Introducing the Minnesota Comic Book Association (MNCBA)
On Saturday, the Bloomington Armory will host the Minnesota Comic Book Association’s FallCon comic convention. It’s the second convention for this new local comic fan association, whose inaugural event, SpringCon, took place at the same venue earlier this year.
If your reaction to that information…
Oct 25 2023
Loki’s New Season Loses Sight of What Made the First One Great
Note: This review does not contain spoilers for season 2 but does reference the season 1 finale in general terms.
The first season of Loki was one of the most pleasant surprises of pandemic-era television. I tuned in for Owen Wilson—always—but was shocked to find a mustachioed Eli Cash was only one of…
Oct 22 2023
This Week in Geek 10/23/23–10/29/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, October 23, to Sunday, October 29.
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Virtual Events
Creative Night @ GPS Online
What: Arts, Community
When: Monday, October 23, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Virtual via…