This Week in Geek (5/26/2025–6/1/2025) Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, May 26, to Sunday, June 1.

Lots of happenings this week, including Flint Hills Family Festival, destructive filmmaking, game testing at #Protospiel, red pandas at #MNZoo, Hello Kitty, & more! Virtual events include a Memorial Day ceremony, #ProjectUnLonely, & Jukebox Bingo. #TwinCitiesGeeks
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Are you shopping out of loneliness? Coping behaviors such as impulse or mindless shopping kick in to provide a boost of dopamine

Shopping: coping method for loneliness? #ProjectUnLonely author Jeremy Nobel says "In a weakened state, it’s more difficult to ignore the signals the media and retail is sending, sung to the tune of 'buy this and you’ll have a perfect holiday." @salonnewsroom.bsky.social