Monthly Archive:: September 2025
Sep 28 2025
This Week in Geek (9/29/2025–10/5/2025)
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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, September 29, to Sunday, October 5.
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Sep 26 2025
In “One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio Deliver an Action-Comedy Classic
The last time Paul Thomas Anderson made an overtly political film, George W. Bush was president. The US was entering the worst recession of my lifetime and fighting two wars over oil. There Will Be Blood rode nine Academy Award nominations and a legendary Daniel-Day Lewis performance to household-name…
Sep 23 2025
“The Girl Who Draws on Whales” Is a Confident, Compelling Debut
The Girl Who Draws on Whales, the first graphic novel fully written and illustrated by Eisner nominee Ariela Kristantina, is pure vibes. On the opening page, narrator Citra tells us, “No need for the classic ‘A Long, Long Time Ago’ intro. That’s so yesterday. Let’s dive right into the excitement!” He…
Sep 22 2025
Enter for Your Chance to Attend ConFluence 2025: Futures in Color for Free!
Have you heard about ConFluence yet? It’s a BIPOC-run convention that puts BIPOC creators and fans front and center in celebrating “art, sci-fi, futurisms, and fantasy,” and it’s coming to Northeast Minneapolis on October 18 and 19, 2025!
The con is organized by Public…
Sep 21 2025
This Week in Geek (9/22/2025–9/28/2025)
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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, September 22, to Sunday, September 28.
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Sep 19 2025
Is “28 Years Later” Just Another Zombie Flick, or Something More?
We’ve had some great zombie films and shows over the last 25 years. The most recent is The Last of Us, but some others that come to mind are Train to Busan, World War Z, The Walking Dead, Zombieland, Resident Evil, Dawn of the Dead, and Shaun of the Dead.
Also included in that list is 2002’s 28 Days Later. This…
Sep 18 2025
“Pride and Prejudice” at Theatre in the Round Is Chaotic Fun
I went to Theatre in the Round’s production of Pride and Prejudice knowing nothing other than it was an adaptation of one of my favorite books. Having read the director’s note in the program, I was expecting dancing and chaos, but I’m not sure I was expecting a farce. Slapstick, shouting,…
Sep 14 2025
This Week in Geek (9/15/2025–9/21/2025)
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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, September 15, to Sunday, September 21.
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Sep 09 2025
Sharing a Love of Music With My Toddler, One Geeky Song at a Time
Music has been a part of my toddler’s life since the day he was born—on our drive home from the hospital, we played lullaby versions of Queen and Panic! at the Disco. In the two years since then, my partner and I have never shied away from playing “our music” around him, whether at home…
Sep 07 2025
This Week in Geek (9/8/2025–9/14/2025)
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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, September 8, to Sunday, September 14.
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