The Minnesota Fringe Festival is the largest non-juried Fringe Festival in the US. That means you can see just about any kind of theater show pop up at the MN Fringe, with any kind of quality. Pros and first-timers alike show up on stage. Shows might be musicals or harrowing …
I’m endlessly fascinated by Neflix’s elaborate algorithm for guessing what people will enjoy. I noticed a while ago it simply gave up suggesting horror movies to me, because it just couldn’t figure out that I loved horror films, but that I like them to be, y’know, good. I’m also amused …
Episode 161 of The Geek Life is here! Find out about questionable computer peripheral design and where you can drive a tank!
This last weekend, I went to Itasca State Park in northern Minnesota. This is the home to Lake Itasca, the lake that marks the origin of the mighty Mississippi River, which flows 2,500 miles away from the park. I waded all the way across the Mississippi in about eight steps. …
About four months ago, I wrote a bit about The Megalist, the completely insane statistical method I use to push myself to watch awesome movies I’d never seen before. After many years of using the tool, I noticed something interesting. The tool pulls in data from various “Best of [Genre]” …
Last week, I posted about my friend Rachel, whose mother may never get the chance to meet Sagan, Rachel’s month-old son. This morning, THE GOAL WAS MET! Rachel is now buying tickets to bring Sagan across the country to grandma. Friends, family, and YOU GUYS made this possible. Thank you …
The latest Geek Life podcast is up: Episode 160: “You Obviously Didn’t Grow Up Catholic.” In a big shocker, we talk about Batman!
My friend Rachel has had a challenging year. Her mother is fighting renal cancer, and will likely not be around much longer. Her neice, to whom Rachel is very close, was best friends with one of the girls murdered in River Falls, WI a few week ago. On top of …
Over the last week, I happened to see two new films that shared some interesting ground: Brave and Beasts of the Southern Wild. Both films are led by strong-willed, female children, in an age where American filmmaking still seems to struggle with the concept of a female lead. They are …
Thanks to Fes Works and Twin Cities Comics, I got to see Christopher Nolan’s latest flick, The Dark Knight Rises, on Wednesday night. I expect most of you already have plans (and possibly) to see this movie, but that won’t stop me from giving my Completely Unsolicited Opinions upon it. THE …
