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		<title>Nicholas Cage Swings Through 1930s New York in the Spectacular “Spider-Noir”</title>
		<link>https://twincitiesgeek.com/2026/06/nicholas-cage-swings-through-1930s-new-york-in-the-spectacular-spider-noir/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Sanderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When I was a teenager, Nicholas Cage felt like a joke. Thanks to behind-the-scenes money troubles, he’d seemingly do anything for the right price, and it led him to some notoriously bad projects. There’s even an episode of <em>Community</em> about it, in which Abed takes a class called &#8220;Nicholas Cage:&#8230;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[When I was a teenager, Nicholas Cage felt like a joke. Thanks to behind-the-scenes money troubles, he’d seemingly do anything for the right price, and it led him to some notoriously bad projects. There’s even an episode of <em>Community</em> about it, in which Abed takes a class called &#8220;Nicholas Cage:&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>“Disclosure Day” Taps into Our Real-World Obsession with Alien Life</title>
		<link>https://twincitiesgeek.com/2026/06/disclosure-day-taps-into-our-real-world-obsession-with-alien-life/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Lusch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 03:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disclosure Day]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Aliens have been a hot topic in our news and culture lately, with the release of countless videos of UAPs (unidentified anomalous phenomena)—more widely known as UFOs. This couldn’t be more timely for the release of Steven Spielberg’s new film, <em>Disclosure Day</em>, which tackles questions about alien&#8230;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Aliens have been a hot topic in our news and culture lately, with the release of countless videos of UAPs (unidentified anomalous phenomena)—more widely known as UFOs. This couldn’t be more timely for the release of Steven Spielberg’s new film, <em>Disclosure Day</em>, which tackles questions about alien&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Enter for Your Chance to Attend CONvergence 2026 for Free!</title>
		<link>https://twincitiesgeek.com/2026/06/enter-for-your-chance-to-attend-convergence-2026-for-free/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hal Bichel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s June, and that means it&#8217;s almost time for CONvergence!
CONvergence is an annual convention for fans of science fiction and fantasy in all media. On July 2–5, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Minneapolis, you can enjoy special guests, cosplay, panels, gaming, movies,&#8230;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#8217;s June, and that means it&#8217;s almost time for CONvergence!
CONvergence is an annual convention for fans of science fiction and fantasy in all media. On July 2–5, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Minneapolis, you can enjoy special guests, cosplay, panels, gaming, movies,&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>“Backrooms” Takes the Box Office with Vibes, Character, and Intrigue</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Lusch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fluorescent lights, carpeted floors, generic wallpaper, windowless rooms with nooks and crannies, and endless hallways with flickering lights. No, I’m not describing my grandparents’ basement—it’s the setting for the psychological horror film <em>Backrooms</em>, recently released by A24.
The film&#8217;s&#8230;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fluorescent lights, carpeted floors, generic wallpaper, windowless rooms with nooks and crannies, and endless hallways with flickering lights. No, I’m not describing my grandparents’ basement—it’s the setting for the psychological horror film <em>Backrooms</em>, recently released by A24.
The film&#8217;s&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>“The Girls Will Be Okay” Is a Minnesota Slice-of-Life Queer Romance</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Cranford]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<em>The Girls Will Be Okay</em> by Minnesota writer (and former <em>Twin Cities Geek</em> editor and contributor) Linnea Peterson is a debut novel with elements inspired by their own life as &#8220;a Scandinavian American writer, a Jewish conversion student, and the attentive oldest child of a Lutheran feminist theologian.&#8221;&#8230;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<em>The Girls Will Be Okay</em> by Minnesota writer (and former <em>Twin Cities Geek</em> editor and contributor) Linnea Peterson is a debut novel with elements inspired by their own life as &#8220;a Scandinavian American writer, a Jewish conversion student, and the attentive oldest child of a Lutheran feminist theologian.&#8221;&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>This Week in Geek (6/8/2026–6/14/2026)</title>
		<link>https://twincitiesgeek.com/2026/06/this-week-in-geek-6-8-2026-6-14-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Robertson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:00:17 +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, June 8, to Sunday, June 14.
Although inclusion in This Week in Geek is not an official endorsement of any event or organizer, we do our best to feature&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>“For All Mankind” Goes Full Science Fiction in Its Fifth Season</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Sanderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ronald D. Moore is one of <em>Star Trek</em>’s most prolific writers. He worked on more than 90 episodes across <em>Next Generation</em>, <em>Deep Space Nine</em>, and <em>Voyager</em>, as well as the screenplays for <em>Generations</em> and <em>First Contact</em>. Then he cemented his status as one of the genre’s most important voices when he created the&#8230;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ronald D. Moore is one of <em>Star Trek</em>’s most prolific writers. He worked on more than 90 episodes across <em>Next Generation</em>, <em>Deep Space Nine</em>, and <em>Voyager</em>, as well as the screenplays for <em>Generations</em> and <em>First Contact</em>. Then he cemented his status as one of the genre’s most important voices when he created the&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Enter to Win a “Disclosure Day” Prize Pack!</title>
		<link>https://twincitiesgeek.com/2026/06/enter-to-win-a-disclosure-day-prize-pack/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hal Bichel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Steven Spielberg&#8217;s <em>Disclosure Day</em> is coming to theaters on June 12, 2026, and you could see it for free with your family or friends! We&#8217;re giving away 2 prize packs that each include:

2 reserved seats at an advance IMAX screening of <em>Disclosure Day</em> at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 8, at the Southdale&#8230;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Steven Spielberg&#8217;s <em>Disclosure Day</em> is coming to theaters on June 12, 2026, and you could see it for free with your family or friends! We&#8217;re giving away 2 prize packs that each include:

2 reserved seats at an advance IMAX screening of <em>Disclosure Day</em> at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 8, at the Southdale&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>“LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight” Takes the Caped Crusader to New Heights</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Max Borman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While Traveller&#8217;s Tales may have built its LEGO games on the backbone of <em>Star Wars</em>, its <em>LEGO Batman</em> series is arguably just as large. Across three mainline games and a villain-based spin-off, the studio has taken players on a wonderful journey through the DC Universe, with each game bigger than&#8230;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[While Traveller&#8217;s Tales may have built its LEGO games on the backbone of <em>Star Wars</em>, its <em>LEGO Batman</em> series is arguably just as large. Across three mainline games and a villain-based spin-off, the studio has taken players on a wonderful journey through the DC Universe, with each game bigger than&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>This Week in Geek (6/1/2026–6/7/2026)</title>
		<link>https://twincitiesgeek.com/2026/05/this-week-in-geek-6-1-2026-6-7-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Simning]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 17:00:49 +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, June 1, to Sunday, June 7.
Although inclusion in This Week in Geek is not an official endorsement of any event or organizer, we do our best to feature&#8230;]]></description>
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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, June 1, to Sunday, June 7.
Although inclusion in This Week in Geek is not an official endorsement of any event or organizer, we do our best to feature&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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