Monthly Archive:: June 2024
Jun 08 2024
Helpful Exercises for Wrist and Arm Pain
This spring, I began to experience a lot of pain in my forearm and wrist. It’s no wonder, because my entire job is computer-based, with a lot of mouse and keyboard activity. And when I get home from work, I start on my weekly homework for my digital art class. Suffice to say, I am on the computer in some…
Jun 05 2024
Heroes’ Feast Flavors of the Multiverse Official D&D Cookbook Is a Culinary Adventure
I feel like we are in a golden age of geeky cookbooks. The last time I went into the bookstore, I found a whole pile of recent guides drawing inspiration from TV shows, video games, and general geekery—so many choices! The old adage states that you eat first with your eyes, so I picked the most visually bombastic…
Jun 04 2024
An Outbreak of Witchcraft Retells the Salem Witch Trials in Graphic Novel Form
I’m always happy to see a new nonfiction graphic novel being published. I enjoy reading nonfiction, but my attention span can wane when there’s a lot of information to keep track of. So when I heard about An Outbreak of Witchcraft: A Graphic Novel of the Salem Witch Trials, it immediately…
Jun 03 2024
Enter for Your Chance to Attend CONvergence 2024 for Free!
It’s June, and that means CONvergence is almost upon us!
CONvergence is an annual convention for fans of science fiction and fantasy in all media. From July 4 through July 7 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Minneapolis, you can enjoy special guests, cosplay, panels, gaming, movies, an art show…
Jun 03 2024
I Saw the TV Glow Pairs Gender Identity and Media Nostalgia
The best and worst thing I can say about I Saw the TV Glow is that it’s bold about the connection it makes between experiences of transgender identity and the comfort and nostalgia of horror TV. From start to finish, there’s no mistaking what this film is about, even as it swirls around in all its Lynchian…
Jun 02 2024
This Week in Geek (6/3/2024–6/9/2024)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, June 3, to Sunday, June 9.
(Jump to In-Person Events)
Virtual Events
Virtual Pub Quiz Trivia Night
What: Trivia
When: Monday, June 3, at 8:00 p.m.
Where: Virtual via Twitch
Get your trivia…
Jun 02 2024
Listen to Radio Stations from All around the World with Radio Garden
Thanks to the internet, it’s long been easy to tune into radio station streams from just about anywhere. But Radio Garden has made it even easier: it helps you find streams from around the world by aggregating over 40,000 online radio stations in one place.
Radio Garden started out in 2016 as a project…