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by Diane Miller | Editorial | July 9th, 2015
…Remember that reality TV series “Boiling Points”? It was a hidden camera show that survived a few season on MTV about a decade ago.Actors would pretend they were workers in restaurants or other service-industry establishments and they’d test people’s patience essentially by being awful. They’d make people wait, sell them…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | July 9th, 2015
…A man with a vision puts his hometown on the map with the world’s largest salvaged metal sculpturesRegent, N.D., is nestled in the beautiful hills, buttes, cut banks and valleys of the southwest corner of North Dakota. It is a quiet community with strong agricultural ties, and it is notorious…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | July 1st, 2015
…The annual MSUM Summer Cinema series returns this month with weekly Monday night screenings throughout July of classic silent movies with live musical accompaniment on the historic Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ in Weld Hall’s auditorium. Each film will also be introduced by an area film specialist. Showtimes are at 7:30…
by Marie Monson | Culture | July 1st, 2015
…By Marie MonsonTwenty speakers and one music performer will share the Civic Center’s stage this month for the biggest TEDxFargo event yet. Men and women from around the country are coming to share their experiences, their art and their visions for the future with a city they know has much to…
by HPR Contributor | Last Word | July 1st, 2015
…By Dean HulseDylann Roof, the alleged perpetrator of the recent (I dare not write latest) hate crime involving members of Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C., is quoted as saying he killed nine black people in hopes of igniting a “civil war.”While gun control is an expected topic for reaction to…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | July 1st, 2015
…To Pope Francis: How About The Sciences Of Climate—And Sexuality?In his encyclical on climate prepared for one billion Catholics Pope Francis urged them — and the rest of the world — to study and consider what an overwhelming majority of scientists say about the condition of the earth we are supposed…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | July 1st, 2015
…Screaming For Silence, Fifth Hour and Nine EyesFri, July 3, 9 p.m.The Garage Bar, 3108 Ninth St S, MoorheadCelebrate the eve of Independence Day with some hardcore rock ‘n’ roll. The headlining act Screaming For Silence is based out of Omaha and have a very approachable metal sound. Supporting acts…
by John Strand | Editorial | July 1st, 2015
…Love is LoveSCOTUS on marriage equalityThe Supreme Court’s landmark 5-4 ruling on same-sex marriage rocked the country and the message rippled out around the world. Hear, hear!North Dakota is one of the states that had embedded into its constitution definitions of marriage to be between one man and one woman. That…
by Stephen Anderson | Music | July 1st, 2015
…“The most modern thing I can do in 2015 is make music with my bare hands.” That’s the explanation that multi-instrumentalist Dominic Salole gives for the warm, vivid sound of his fifth album, “Key Change,” under the Mocky moniker.Commenting on the mass digitization of popular music since Pro Tools became…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | July 1st, 2015
…A sticky mashup of broad comedy, contemplated quirk and stylish pretentiousness, the latter of which doubles as writer-director Rick Famuyiwa’s heart-on-sleeve love letter to his formative years, “Dope” operates a little bit like “Risky Business” meets “Friday.” Fishtailing between tonal shifts as rapid-fire as some of the semiautomatic weapons brandished…