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by Seng Phengdouangdeth | Culture | October 4th, 2017
…October is finally here, which means that Halloween is not too far away. If you’re anything like me, this time of the year is best celebrated not by the pumpkin-spiced goodies or warm fall-themed sweaters, but instead by marathoning all my favorite horror films and decorating my home with creepy…
by Faye Seidler | Culture | October 4th, 2017
…The closing of the NDSU Family Therapy Center was a blow to a lot of community members, both transgender and otherwise. It was a place that offered a sliding scale fee, where no matter a person’s income or ability to pay, they would be seen. With this service now closed…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | October 4th, 2017
…Norwegians know how to govern—just ask Ole and LenaSometimes we get the idea from Norwegian Ole and Lena jokes that “Norvegians” play with only 39 cards. There’s the one about Ole calling the airlines and asking how long it takes to fly from Minneapolis to Fargo. “Just a…
by James Osborne | Music | October 4th, 2017
…In 1989 David Fricke subtitled a Rolling Stone article “Boston thrash band The Pixies debuts in the U.S. with ‘Doolittle’.” It was kind of a joke, alluding to The Pixies having more success overseas—but that’s not the interesting part. Fricke used the word “thrash,” which had already been…
by Chris Larson | Beer Snob | October 4th, 2017
…Dipping into your cellar to pull out a special bottle is something that used to be fairly exclusive, wine connoisseurs only. These days, cellaring is gaining more and more traction among hardcore craft beer consumers, who continue to revolutionize the industry. If you are of the belief that every self-respecting…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | October 4th, 2017
…This June the Criterion Collection released a restored edition of noted French playwright and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol’s famous Marseilles trilogy to Blu-ray, “Marius” (1931), “Fanny” (1932), and “César” (1936).A year ago the Shout Factory label released the 1961 American remake “Fanny,” which condenses all three into one film and was…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | October 4th, 2017
…Husband and wife duo Whitehorse at the Aquarium“The one thing you can control in this industry is how hard you work,” says two-time Juno award-nominated Canadian singer songwriter Luke Doucet. At the age of 14 he set himself on an arduous schedule of guitar practice. He played in bands with…
by Brittney Goodman | Arts | October 4th, 2017
…The Plains Art Museum, the Rourke Art Museum, NDSU, the Red Door Art Gallery (Wahpeton, ND) and the Fargo Theatre have teamed up to bring Fritz Fest, a three-day event, celebrating the life and work of influential 2oth century painter, sculptor, printmaker and poet with local roots, Fritz Scholder.According to…
by Jim Fuglie | Last Word | October 4th, 2017
…Next week I’ll join about 90,000 or so of my best friends on one of North Dakota’s favorite days, hunting pheasants on the opening day of Pheasant Season. I thought I might share here some of the poetry of Paul Southworth Bliss, my favorite North Dakota poet, in honor of…
by HPR Contributor | Editorial | October 4th, 2017
…By Logan Macraelogan@hpr1.com Guest editorial: As death toll rises, where do we stand as a nation?The American dream is not to be shot in a crowd of people. It is not to carry an automatic weapon. It is not to fear for your life due to a system that cannot…