Monthly Archive:: July 2024
Jul 13 2024
Dropkick on My Devil Dash! Is a Worthy Second Season
It’s not every day I feel the need to write about an anime series’ second season when I’ve already reviewed the first, but Dropkick on My Devil! keeps on impressing me.
Season 2, also known as Dropkick on My Devil Dash!, aired in the dreaded year 2020 by the same producers behind the…
Jul 12 2024
The Character Alignments of 2024 Minnesota State Fair Foods, Rated
The countdown to the Great Minnesota Get-Together is on! One of the most eagerly awaited announcements in the lead-up to the Minnesota State Fair is the list of new foods and vendors. The 2024 batch dropped this week, so you can start building your culinary experience wish list now.
Of course, proper…
Jul 12 2024
Singing Puppets and Lovecraftian Horror Collide in Cthulhu: The Musical!
H. P. Lovecraft has frightened and fascinated audiences for over a century with tales of cosmic horror and terrifying creatures, but until recently, I never sought out his works and didn’t understand why his writing has been so long-lasting and impactful (if complicated). My interest was piqued,…
Jul 11 2024
Help Save Minnesota Trees from the Emerald Ash Borer
Invasive species are bad news. Most of us in the Land of 10,000 Lakes who spend time on the water have heard of the zebra mussel and the absolute havoc it wreaks on lake ecosystems. But another significant problem that is much less known to the general public is the emerald ash borer and its devastating impact…
Jul 11 2024
How I Clean Better by Working with My ADHD
I was recently diagnosed with ADHD. I will absolutely, 100 percent not pretend that I have all the answers to keeping a neat home—as I survey the mess surrounding my desktop and home office, I recognize fully that I am in no position to preach on cleanliness.
However, I have found a few systems that seem…
Jul 10 2024
Help Save the Bees with the Minnesota Bumble Bee Atlas
When bumblebees are in the headlines, it rarely seems to be good news. In recent years, we’ve heard that American bumblebee populations have declined by as much as 90 percent since 1990. While it may not impact the general flow of most of our day-to-day lives, this decline has a major impact not…
Jul 10 2024
Dungeons & Dragons Stamps Are Coming to the US Postal Service on August 1
Dungeons & Dragons, the iconic role-playing game created in 1974 by Gary Gygax and Minnesota’s Dave Arneson, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024. In honor of that milestone, the US Postal Service announced in late 2023 that it would be releasing a set of 20 official D&D-themed…
Jul 07 2024
This Week in Geek (7/8/2024–7/14/2024)
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Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, July 8, to Sunday, July 14.
Although inclusion in This Week in Geek is not an official endorsement of any event or organizer, we do our best to feature…
Jul 03 2024
The 2024 Downtown Minneapolis Convention Guide
Maybe you’re getting ready for CONvergence at the Hyatt Regency or Twin Cities Con at the Minneapolis Convention Center. And maybe you’re a little nervous because you aren’t that familiar with downtown Minneapolis. Don’t panic! Whether it’s your first downtown convention or your umpteenth,…
Jul 03 2024
Join Twin Cities Geek at CONvergence 2024!
CONvergence, Minnesota’s largest fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention, will be at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Minneapolis on July 4–7, 2024. Last year, CONvergence returned to its traditional 4th of July weekend dates and introduced one-day passes for the first time in its history,…