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by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | August 2nd, 2017
…When have-it-alls and well-to-doers don’t want to share any of itThere’s a new novel out about the 19th Century Great Potato Famine, when Ireland lost one million of its population of eight million to starvation and disease, and two million to emigration to other countries, including many thousands to the…
by Nanci Nelson | Writer's Block | August 2nd, 2017
…Let’s begin with the first sentence of this novel.“Two dozen bodies lay in duct tape patched nylon sleeping bags atop cardboard folded for padding against the pebbled, cigarette and bottle-cap littered earth.”Home sweet home. Imagine every liberal’s fears come true. In this dystopian novel, all aspects of life are privatized,…
by Steve Listopad | Editorial | August 2nd, 2017
…Oslo, Norway and the strangely unfamiliarSince June 22, five student reporters have been publishing from the field on music, entertainment, and culture and all things Norwegian.Last year, HPR, my former collegiate reporting stomping grounds, joined forces with my journalism study abroad program (www.ieiMedia.com/oslo) to offer students a chance to publish…
by Chris Larson | Beer Snob | August 2nd, 2017
…Appearing somewhat quietly on offsale shelves and on draft at select bars, AleSmith Brewing out of San Diego has been available in the local market for a couple of weeks now. As an operator of one of the largest selections of craft beers in town, I completely understand how some…
by Paige Johnson | Music | August 2nd, 2017
…Local talent takes stage with big names Among names like Luke Bryan and Lady Antebellum, the Fargo-based band BOOTS is taking the stage at this year’s WE Fest in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. BOOTS is performing at the WE Fest Pre-Party on Wednesday, August 2 at 11 p.m., and again on Thursday,…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | August 2nd, 2017
…Director John Boorman is probably best remembered for his intense and still-disturbing hit adaptation of James Dickey’s forest survival allegory “Deliverance” (1972), his eccentric King Arthur interpretation “Excalibur” (1981), and his first Hollywood film, the offbeat Lee Marvin-Angie Dickinson crime drama “Point Blank” (1967), later remade by Mel Gibson as…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | August 2nd, 2017
…Fargo Moorhead’s newest music destinationLast March, Jerry’s Bar closed its doors and we thought we’d lost a landmark. Fortunately for Fargo-Moorhead, Steven Langstaff and Scott Nelson closed on the property in June. This coming week they will be celebrating their grand opening with three days of music, with acts hailing…
by Hee Han | Theatre | August 2nd, 2017
…“It was the first insightful theatre I’ve seen in years. I wasn’t expecting anything but it blew me away.”“Your intimate space makes us feel like we’re in the play and for those of us who don’t act, that’s a real gift.” “A wonderful performance that made me laugh and cry…
by Dawn Duncan | Last Word | August 2nd, 2017
…When I moved to this community 23 years ago from Dallas, Texas, I knew I would have much to learn. I was coming to a part of my country that was completely different from what I had known when it came to geography, climate, and ethnicity. What I did not…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | August 2nd, 2017
…Filmmaker Miguel Arteta is always worth watching, particularly when armed with a screenplay by Mike White. Their third collaboration, “Beatriz at Dinner,” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and is now making a modest theatrical run.Given the outcome of the November 2016 presidential election, the movie’s simple premise,…