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		<title>This Week in Geek (9/7/2026–9/13/2026)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Simning]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jump to:
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		<title>Minnesota Filmmaker Yasmin Yassin Bridges Science, Culture, and Art in “Woman Land”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Praska]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 <em>Woman Land</em>. Prior to making its local debut at the festival,&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>“Onslaught” Is Heavy-Metal Violence with Unfinished Business</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Victoria Breshears]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you told me Adam Wingard pitched <em>Onslaught</em> by slamming a stack of John Carpenter VHS tapes and a <em>Terminator</em> poster onto a producer&#8217;s desk, I would believe you. The film hits the ground running with a propulsive synth score and tactile sound design that signal its intentions from the first frame.&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>How Ex-NOAA Experts Are Rebuilding a Shuttered Climate Data Website</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Praska]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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,&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>12 Tools to Make Knitting, Crochet, and Cross-Stitch More Accessible for You</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[K. N. Hamann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;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&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>This Week in Geek (8/31/2026–9/6/2026)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Robertson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jump to:
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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.
Although inclusion in This Week in Geek is not an official endorsement of any event or organizer, we do our best&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Bizhiki Provides a Soundscape for the Natural World at the Walker Art Center</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Wardrope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>“The Dog Stars” Runs on Fumes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Victoria Breshears]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following the devastating news of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry passing away on the very same day, I walked into Ridley Scott’s <em>The Dog Stars</em> the following afternoon desperately needing a distraction. The simultaneous departure of two towering cultural icons who offered decades of comfort, camp, and&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>This Week in Geek (8/24/2026–8/30/2026)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Simning]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Crane Wives Fill First Avenue with Radical Positivity</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Wardrope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On August 15, the Crane Wives played a sold-out show at First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. While the indie folk band was new to me, they were very well known and loved by the more than 1,500 loyal fans in the enraptured audience. I have to say it has been a while since I&#8217;ve had to wait in a line that&#8230;]]></description>
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