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Sep 06 2026
This Week in Geek (9/7/2026–9/13/2026)
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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 7, to Sunday, September 13.
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Sep 05 2026
Minnesota Filmmaker Yasmin Yassin Bridges Science, Culture, and Art in “Woman Land”
If you attended the 2026 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, among the many films on offer—both short and feature-length, from a wide array of genres and perspectives—you may have encountered the locally made narrative short Woman Land. Prior to making its local debut at the festival,…
Sep 03 2026
How Ex-NOAA Experts Are Rebuilding a Shuttered Climate Data Website
For over a decade, Climate.gov was a reliable source of climate data for upwards of 1 million visitors every month, according to numbers published in 2021. The site, which was operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), was a free, trusted resource where teachers, journalists,…
Sep 02 2026
12 Tools to Make Knitting, Crochet, and Cross-Stitch More Accessible for You
I’m a member of a few online crafting communities, and there was a discussion the other day on a cross-stitch Discord regarding vision problems and magnifiers. As I scrolled through the conversation, I reflected that there is a lot of knowledge in these groups that could be really helpful for…
Aug 30 2026
This Week in Geek (8/31/2026–9/6/2026)
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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, August 31, to Sunday, September 6.
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Aug 28 2026
Bizhiki Provides a Soundscape for the Natural World at the Walker Art Center
On August 20, the Walker Art Center presented the 2026 installment of its Sound for Silents film screening series. These events combine live musical performances with films from the Walker’s Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection as well as contemporary motion picture work. This edition featured…
Aug 23 2026
This Week in Geek (8/24/2026–8/30/2026)
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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, August 24, to Sunday, August 30.
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Aug 22 2026
The Character Alignments of 2026 Minnesota State Fair Foods, Rated
August is a reminder that the temperature will (thankfully) begin to drop soon, school is starting back up, and, of course, it’s time for the Minnesota State Fair. While some people go to the state fair to see lumberjack shows, the parades, or cute baby farm animals, I go for the food. Not the classic…
Aug 20 2026
“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” Is Jane Schoenbrun’s Best Work Yet
There is an exchange in Jane Schoenbrun’s film I Saw the TV Glow that sits in my heart like a 50-pound weight sometimes. About one-third of the way into the movie, main characters Owen and Maddy sit awkwardly near each other on the outdoor bleachers of their high school. After not being able to answer whether…
Aug 16 2026
This Week in Geek (8/17/2026–8/23/2026)
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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, August 17, to Sunday, August 23.
Although inclusion in This Week in Geek is not an official endorsement of any event or organizer, we do our best…