Race, Disability & Culture

An examination of the racial, able, and cultural lenses through which we experience our favorite geeky pastimes and the different perspectives that shape our interpretations.

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…

Since 1991, choral arts organization VocalEssence has celebrated Black History Month with concerts and programming that celebrate Black contributions to arts and music in America under the banner of the VocalEssence Witness program. This year’s capstone concert, Witness: Symphony of …

Minnesota has a lot of nerd culture conventions. Minnesota has so many nerd culture conventions, in fact, that saying there are a lot feels like an understatement. One only need scroll through Twin Cities Geek’s annual convention guide to feel spoiled with choices. But for many convention-goers,…

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…

If you felt a tingle at the back of your head recently, it just might have been Professor Charles Xavier reaching out with Cerebro, searching for the next students for his Xavier Institute—temporarily relocated to Minneapolis for the Uncanny Experience, an immersive X-Men fandom convention. Convention-goers…