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Take Back the Night

by HPR Staff | Best Bets | September 14th, 2016

…Thursday, September 15, 5:30-9pmCampus Mall, MSUMRally and march, free food and music, speakers and opportunities to learn about a culture free from violence against women, LGBTQ folks, and people of color. Free and open to all. Check out the Campus Feminist Organization and the Women’s Center and Office for Diversity…

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​“Becoming Mike Nichols” an intimate portrait of the director

by Greg Carlson | Cinema | September 14th, 2016

…Building his narrative around a pair of onstage conversations between directors and friends Mike Nichols and Jack O’Brien just four months before the death of Nichols in 2014, Douglas McGrath creates an intimate, pleasurable portrait of the early years and first two movies of the emergent filmmaker and future EGOT…

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​Stories that stay with you

by HPR Contributor | Music | September 14th, 2016

…By Ben Haugmobenhaugmo@yahoo.comThose who have passed through Fergus Falls, Minnesota may have had the chance to drive by the old Regional Treatment Center. The hospital has been closed since 2005, but there are ongoing efforts to preserve the historic Kirkbride building that serves as the property’s main attraction. Even with…

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​Strengthening families

by HPR Contributor | Last Word | September 14th, 2016

…By Eliot Glassheimpress@eliot4nd.comIt’s said that families are the building blocks of our society. But too often, politicians pay lip service to families without working for common sense solutions that actually strengthen families.Whether they are heads of households or partners in supporting families, women in North Dakota, on average, are paid…

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​New restorations bring color back to vintage westerns

by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | September 14th, 2016

…Last month Kino Lorber released a pair of Randolph Scott westerns to Blu-ray, recently restored with some difficulty to their original Cinecolor hues. Cinecolor was a less-costly alternative to Technicolor, based upon two complementary colors instead of three primary colors. It was still relatively rare for lower-budget movies to shoot…

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​A collection of stuff

by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | September 14th, 2016

…PotpourriEvery once in awhile over the years I have written a column, a potpourri of unconnected, incongruous comments based on items in a little folder I keep. I hope they are interesting—and that they make a point.1. About 25 states have accepted or are proposing to legalize the use of…

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​Trans Representation in Organizations

by HPR Contributor | Culture | September 14th, 2016

…By Faye Seidlerfayeseidler@gmail.comAnyone who grew up in Fargo and has spent time out of the state knows that sooner or later someone will ask them if it’s just like living in the movie “Fargo.” The response to that question would take a whole article on its own, but most people…

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​Food for thought

by HPR Staff | Last Word | September 14th, 2016

…By J. Earl Millerjearl@hpr1.comFor the last few years we have seen a change in the restaurant and bar industry in our cities. I am a veteran of the industry starting as a dishwasher when I was 14 and retired from the industry as a manager over 10 years ago. It…

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Oktoberfest in Fargo-Moorhead

by HPR Contributor | Beer Snob | September 14th, 2016

…By Chris Larsoncjlarson75@gmail.comOf course we can count on Wurst Bier Hall to bring a 207-year-old traditional German celebration to the local community. Just like with their oft-celebrated food and beer menu, they bring a heavy dose of heritage and tradition to this once-a-year celebration of German food and beer by…

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​Competing for Chuckles at Level 2

by John Showalter | Humor | September 14th, 2016

…It’s kind of funny how things can come full circle, especially when it involves a comedy club. Around this same time last year I covered Adam Quesnell’s going-away show at the grand opening of the Level 2 Comedy Club at the Radisson. Now I found myself interviewing Zachary Tooker, the…

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