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by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | August 24th, 2016
…A pair of above-average horror/sci-fi films from the fifties debuted on Blu-ray this spring, both dealing with obsessed brain surgeons, each with elements of “Frankenstein.” Their titles and promotional material make them seem like typical drive-in filler but both are a large step above their more lurid competition. Unlike most…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | August 24th, 2016
…“I don’t know how many times I’ve done this tour, but it’s fun every summer. I get to go all around the U.S., see all the people and play all the great songs. It’s kind of like a carnival or a travelling circus,” says Mark Lindsay, former lead singer of…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | August 24th, 2016
…“We parked right in front of the camera and someone walked right up and busted the window, got in, drove it away, and they found it like three or four days later, the window was busted out, the gear was all gone, but our merch was still in it. I…
by HPR Contributor | Last Word | August 24th, 2016
…By Tom Bixbytom@hpr1.comOn April 22, 2004, a Brazilian ship full of soybeans arrived in the Chinese port of Xiamen. It was not allowed to unload its cargo. AQSIQ is a ministerial administrative organ directly under the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, in charge of import-export food safety.…
by Sabrina Hornung | All About Food | August 24th, 2016
…Joey Haynes is the man behind the Green House Cafe, the newest restaurant on Broadway and North Dakota’s first vegan restaurant. Haynes spoke to the HPR not only about the Cafe but the motivation behind it, and a few misconceptions we may have in regard to vegan cuisine.High Plains Reader:…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | August 24th, 2016
…Finally making its way to HBO following a 2015 Cannes premiere and a festival run, Kent Jones’s “Hitchcock/Truffaut” demands attention from cinephiles of all ages. Bringing to life the 1966 book that emerged from a detailed series of face-to-face interviews conducted by Truffaut in Hollywood, Jones and co-scripter Serge Toubiana…
by HPR Contributor | Music | August 24th, 2016
…By Bryan Grob bryangrob@hotmail.comA little over five years ago when Los Angeles 5-piece Metal act Gemini Syndrome stopped at the Nestor Tavern for their 5th show in the region, they had reason to celebrate. The day prior they’d signed their recording contract with Warner Brothers Records, only a few miles…
by HPR Staff | News | August 19th, 2016
…By Sabrina Hornung and Raul GomezIt started as a 500 mile run from Cannonball North Dakota to to the district office of the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, Nebraska. The run was an act of protest against the recent approval of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Once…
by HPR Contributor | Arts | August 19th, 2016
…By Alicia Underlee Nelsonalicia.underlee.nelson@gmail.com For hot local fashion, music, drinks, food and a champagne toast as the sun sets over the rooftops of downtown Grand Forks, get to The Fashion Affair on August 25. This event will (literally) roll out the red carpet to showcase unique looks from 11 regional…
by HPR Contributor | Editorial | August 19th, 2016
…By Tom Bixbytom@hpr1.comMalvina Massey kept a house of prostitution in Fargo from about 1891 to 1905. She was the main madam, the most successful, then and now the most famous. Partly because she was black and barred from other professions, she’s a monumental personage in the history of Fargo-Moorhead. Her…