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by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | January 20th, 2022
…By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comPhoto by Sabrina Hornung.The onion calendar is an old German folk tradition that predicts the levels of moisture each month throughout the year using salt, an onion, and a little bit of patience.According to Ashley North Dakota residents Donna and Delbert (Del) Eszlinger, you take a nice round…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | January 20th, 2022
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comMultiple observers have pointed to filmmaker Sean Baker’s practice of extending radical empathy to the characters who inhabit his fascinating, colorful film world. In “Red Rocket,” Baker continues to explore this territory with a high-wire balancing act that has energized critical debate and sparked conversation about the fictional…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | January 20th, 2022
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comMultiple observers have pointed to filmmaker Sean Baker’s practice of extending radical empathy to the characters who inhabit his fascinating, colorful film world. In “Red Rocket,” Baker continues to explore this territory with a high-wire balancing act that has energized critical debate and sparked conversation about the fictional…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | January 20th, 2022
…By John Showalter john.d.showalter@gmail.comOver the five years that I have written for High Plains Reader, I have made no secret of the fact that I think that Fargo-Moorhead has its fair share of artistic talent, musical and otherwise. Surprisingly, in all that time I had never gotten around to writing…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | January 20th, 2022
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.com Photo by Sabrina HornungWhen Will The Do-Nothing Congress Fund Parks for The Ninety-Nine Percent?The Raymonds are state and national park people. Our farm was four miles from Lindbergh State Park along the Mississippi River at Little Falls. We spent many a wonderful weekend and holiday under the…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | January 20th, 2022
…By John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.comIt seems like technological advancement accelerates more and more. There’s something newer, quicker, and sleeker every year, every month, every week. But even in this society where smartphones are ubiquitous and virtually everyone has a camera in their pocket, there are still people who hearken back to the…
by Sabrina Hornung | News | January 19th, 2022
…By Faye Seidlerfayeseidler@gmail.comThe queer youth in North Dakota continue to be failed by our state and experience disproportionately worse outcomes related to bullying, homelessness, mental health, and suicide. There is hope so long that we as a community can come together and work towards making a difference in these youth’s…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | January 19th, 2022
…By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comOur opinion: Living in winter-wonder, why are we still here?As old man winter rears his ugly head across the Midwest, we’re reminded that we’re at the mercy of the unpredictability of the elements. Maybe this is why the weather is always such a hot topic of conversation among…
by Sabrina Hornung | Last Word | January 18th, 2022
…By Melissa Van Der Stadm.forfargo@gmail.comA proposal for affordable housing in Downtown Fargo is currently being discussed in two separate committees — the Tax Exempt Review Committee and the Renaissance Zone Authority — with the proverbial ax held over it, ready to fall at any moment.Preventing this from happening is a…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | January 3rd, 2022
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comThe final film in Joachim Trier’s Oslo Trilogy, “The Worst Person in the World” is one of the best films of 2021. Despite several erroneous descriptions from critics tagging the movie as a romantic comedy, the film most assuredly belongs in the more temperamental sibling genre of romantic…