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by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | August 21st, 2023
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comRuth Beckermann’s “Mutzenbacher” invites viewers to consider the traditional dynamics of the erotic novel – and subsequent filmic depictions of eroticism – by rearranging the visual furniture most closely associated with the voyeuristic gaze privileging the straight, white, male producer/consumer. The filmmaker uses “Josephine Mutzenbacher or, The Story…
by Sabrina Hornung | Last Word | August 20th, 2023
…By Faye Seidlerfayeseidler@gmail.comAs someone in her thirties, I’m still at an age to have had active shooter drills as part of my school experience in Fargo. I was in middle school when 9/11 happened and grew up with the changing world as our national zeitgeist was overcome with grief and…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | August 19th, 2023
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comLinus: ‘I Love Mankind, It’s People I Can’t Stand’On August 8, two brothers, 8 and 9, were shot to death as they played with kittens in their backyard in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and a 19-year-old boy who lived with the family, the real target in this mass shooting, was…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | August 18th, 2023
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comRandall Park, making his feature directorial debut, convincingly adapts Adrian Tomine’s excellent 2004-2007 graphic serial “Shortcomings.” Tomine wrote the screenplay, which comes as a relief to longtime “Optic Nerve” fans worried that a movie wouldn’t adequately capture the particularities of the author’s beautifully minimalist lines and the mood…
by Sabrina Hornung | HPR Abroad | August 17th, 2023
…By Alicia Underlee Nelsonalicia@hpr1.comMedora advertises a classic trio of experiences—Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the Medora Musical and casual blufftop dining at the Pitchfork Steak Fondue. So if you haven’t been to North Dakota’s top tourist attraction since before the pandemic, you might think there’s nothing new out west for you.…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | August 16th, 2023
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comHow Many Things in This World Do Not Have a Price Tag?During my years at the Harvard of the Midwest I took a course in Russian history which emphasized the contributions of Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Tzar Nicholas and wife Alexandra, Lenin the Liar, and Stalin…
by Sabrina Hornung | All About Food | August 15th, 2023
…By Rick GionPhotos by Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.comFargo’s favorite farmers market seems to grow year after year. This season is no different. And if you go to Red River Market on its regular Saturday at Broadway Square in Downtown Fargo, you’ll notice the addition of a bunch of new mobile food vendors.…
by Sabrina Hornung | News | August 14th, 2023
…By Maddie Robinsonmaddierobi.mr@gmail.com With almost 26,000 farms occupying about 90% of North Dakota’s land and the average farm being roughly 1,500 acres, the state’s strong agricultural roots are an essential part of its very function. A 2022 North Dakota State University study found that agriculture makes up almost 25% of…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | August 14th, 2023
…By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comOur opinion: Governor Burgum, you’re embarrassing us.As Jason Aldean’s song “Try That in a Small Town” soars to number one on the billboard charts here in the Divided States of America, has it managed to become a right-wing anthem in this ever abysmal culture war? The lyrics themselves…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | August 6th, 2023
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comAvailable on Hulu following a world premiere at Sundance and a spring release date in the U.K., director Raine Allen-Miller’s feature debut “Rye Lane” is an ebullient drop of sunshine with more than enough charm to match its fresh and earnest spin on the romantic comedy. Even the…