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by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | May 17th, 2017
…It’s time to end religious slavery, discrimination, racism, and sexual violenceReligions have authorized slavery for thousands of years. It still exists in many corners of the world and is outlawed in few countries. Religions have allowed men to marry several women at one time, which is now a crime called…
by Erin Oberlander | All About Food | May 17th, 2017
…Do you eat enough vegetables? Almost no one does. The current USDA nutrition guidelines for adults recommends 2.5 to 3 cups of vegetables to be eaten daily. Other nutrition sources indicate this number can be upwards of 6 cups of vegetables daily for optimal health. This means, at any given…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | May 17th, 2017
…The number of vintage films getting new high-definition video masters and/or restorations has been increasing over the past year, with numerous new releases to the home market on Blu-ray from specialty distributors like Olive, Twilight Time, Criterion, and especially Kino-Lorber through its “Studio Classics” division. Sadly, these rarely are carried…
by Sabrina Hornung | Writer's Block | May 17th, 2017
…“When I was a little guy, I don’t know that this was so long ago—we didn’t have all these formal designations for various learning disabilities and whatnot. I was in special classes for various things but I remember being told very specifically that I could do whatever I…
by HPR Staff | Music | May 17th, 2017
…By Sabrina Hornung and Tom Bixbysabrina@hpr1.comWhen we had the pleasure of catching up with The Shins indie rock mastermind James Mercer, the band was in Virginia. Featured in the movie “Garden State” in 2004, their single “New Slang” was endorsed by Natalie Portman’s character as a song that would “change…
by HPR Contributor | Writer's Block | May 17th, 2017
…By Francese ManyaI was born in Congo in Lumbumbashi. It was kind of good where I was, but we had conflict between two tribes—Kasais and Hancomas. My grandma left us and went to Namibia, and I stayed with my mother, niece, and brothers. We were sitting in my grandma’s house…
by Brittney Goodman | Arts | May 17th, 2017
…The organization Plants for Patients (P4P) is having a fifth birthday party and everyone is invited. The event is May 25, 7-11pm at Pounds, at 612 1st Avenue North in Fargo. The celebration is titled, “A P4P Celebration: 5 Years and Growing” and it will include the chance to participate…
by Tom Bixby | Editorial | May 17th, 2017
…We don’t like cars all that much. We’re wary of meeting white van man, constant texter, boy racer, and orange light go-through. And in Fargo, we don’t have to. Because there are so many alleys in the older part of Fargo, and so many parking lots in the newer, it’s…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | May 17th, 2017
…Immediately following the dizzy, frightening, ambiguous, disorienting final scene of Oren Moverman’s “The Dinner,” which ends with a character saying “I love you” and a cut to black, the credits roll while Savages’ “F*ckers” nails the prevailing mood on the soundtrack.Jehnny Beth sings, “Don’t let the f*ckers get you down,…
by Charlie Barber | Last Word | May 17th, 2017
…“Whatever the learning or acuteness of a great lawyer, our chief respect for him depends on our belief that, set in a judge’s seat, he will strive to judge justly, come of it what may. Could we suppose that he would take bribes, and use his acuteness and legal knowledge…