Yearly Archive:: 2023
Sep 10 2023
This Week in Geek (9/11/23–9/17/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, September 11, to Sunday, September 17.
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Virtual Events
Creative Night @ GPS Online
What: Arts, Community
When: Monday, September 11, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Virtual…
Sep 09 2023
The One Piece Live-Action Series Ushers in the Great Pirate Era
The One Piece live-action adaptation has been shattering records since its release last week. On September 2, 2023, it became the number-one most watched show on Netflix in 84 countries, surpassing the record set by season 4 of Stranger Things. It has over 10,000 audience reviews on Rotten Tomatoes,…
Sep 09 2023
Deny Me, the Nightshade Boy Is a Minnesota Urban Fantasy with Stronger Social Commentary Than Story
There is something comforting for me about tales that blend the fantastic into the world of the mundane. It was a penchant of mine when it came to my reading selection in my youth, which I can confess now as an adult was a choice made with unfettered optimism and hope that maybe one day I too would stumble upon…
Sep 04 2023
The Forest Grimm Puts a Dark, Fresh Twist on Fairy Tales
I’ve covered a handful of fairy tale retellings over the years, but I’ve never come across one quite like Kathryn Purdie’s The Forest Grimm. It’s reminiscent of Sondheim’s Into the Woods, containing the crossover of several fairy tales while telling an original…
Sep 03 2023
This Week in Geek (9/4/23–9/10/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, September 4, to Sunday, September 10.
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Virtual Events
Minnesota Fringe Presents Hollywood Fringe
What: Movies
When: Now through Sunday, September 10
Where:…
Sep 02 2023
Comedian Ben Miller Is Bringing Stand-Up Science to St. Paul
Have you ever wanted to laugh while learning about milk? Or find the humor in bar graphs and obscure medical conditions? If so, scientist-turned-comedian-turned-science-comedian Ben Miller is doing just that. And fortunately, he’s bringing his unique act to Twin Cities audiences by way…
Sep 02 2023
The Museum of Illusions Provides Photo-Ready Fun at the Mall of America
It has always been my opinion that if you live in the Twin Cities metro area, the Mall of America is a great place to take your kids for a day out, especially when the weather is less than hospitable outside. Now that my kid is rapidly approaching her teens, though, we’ve made our way through nearly every single…
Sep 01 2023
The Minnesota Zoo Treetop Trail Opens New Pathways for Visitors
The monorail at the Minnesota Zoo closed in 2013 when its operating costs no longer justified its continued use. Ten years later, it has been revived and completely repurposed as an elevated walking trail.
I remember the monorail at the Minnesota Zoo from childhood. Though I didn’t ride it often,…
Aug 28 2023
The Hangar’s New Selection Offers Fairgoers a Variety of Delicious Novelties
I always joke that the fair brings the hottest weather, but this year’s opening was ridiculous. It was hot. Hot as in your grandpa continually muttering, “We live in Minnesota, for cripes’ sake,” because this type of hot should live in the swamps of Florida, not in the Upper Midwest.
Experienced…
Aug 27 2023
This Week in Geek (8/28/23–9/3/23)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, August 28, to Sunday, September 3.
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Virtual Events
Minnesota Fringe Presents Hollywood Fringe
What: Movies
When: Now through Sunday, September 10
Where:…