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by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | May 8th, 2023
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com‘Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.’Although not quite as good as feature directorial debut “The Edge of Seventeen,” Kelly Fremon Craig’s adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic 1970 novel makes for an admirable and satisfying big screen companion piece. Veteran kid actor Abby Ryder Fortson leads an ensemble…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | May 8th, 2023
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comWhat’s Too Little and What’s Too Much? The DSA Is Famous for Both PositionsSchizophrenia is defined as “any of a group of psychotic reactions characterized by withdrawal from reality with highly variable accompanying affective behavioral and intellectual disturbances.” Well, this is a big country of more than 335…
by Sabrina Hornung | Best Bets | May 2nd, 2023
…Metro Chicago, 3730 N Clark St Chicago IL, Friday, May 12, 6pm One of the world’s hottest bands pioneers a sound that seamlessly fuses Indian folk instruments with metal to devastating effect. Expect to hear the percussive power of the mighty dhol, the melancholic flute, the single stringed tumbi and several…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | April 30th, 2023
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comDavina Pardo and Leah Wolchok’s “Judy Blume Forever” debuted at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in January and landed on Prime Video just ahead of the theatrical release this week of Kelly Fremon Craig’s highly anticipated adaptation of “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” The one-two punch…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | April 30th, 2023
…By Ed Raymond fargogadfly@gmail.comWhen a Spear and a Boomerang Equals a Computer and a SmartphoneEighteen years ago I wrote a column “Graduating for Life” about Australian aborigine teenagers at age 13 either dying during their graduation ceremonies or surviving the dangerous environment and becoming an adult in their tribe. With…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | April 30th, 2023
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comWill we goose-step backward with the GOP or stumble forward with Democrats?Two hundred years ago English poet William Wordsworth wrote a 14-line sonnet “The World Is Too Much With Us” with these opening lines: “The world is too much with us, late and soon, getting and spending, we…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | April 29th, 2023
…By Martin Beckmannbeckmanniscool@gmail.comA couple of weeks ago at the Battle of the Hamms, I was lucky enough to stumble upon a spectacular new local punk band with one of the best names, Idiot Man Child. The band consists of Jake Asen on bass and vocals, Chris Holmes on drums, Tristan…
by Sabrina Hornung | Theatre | April 27th, 2023
…By Eric Dallmanericd@hpr1.comWe recently watched “The PROM” at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, and it was an experience that left a lasting impact on us. The story, a heartwarming yet familiar one, follows a group of Broadway stars as they travel to a conservative Indiana town to help a lesbian high school…
by Sabrina Hornung | All About Food | April 26th, 2023
…By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comThere was something special on the menu at Wishek Living Center on Good Friday, homemade noodles with stewed prunes, pickled herring and a slice of homemade kuchen, which has been a Good Friday tradition in German Russia country as far as anyone can remember.Wait…what? Prunes and noodles? “Christians…
by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | April 25th, 2023
…By Michael M. Millermichael.miller@ndsu.eduThe Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, NDSU Libraries, premiered the new traveling exhibit, “Building Life and Home on the Prairie: German-Russian Homesteads of North Dakota” on April 18 at St. Paul’s Newman Center, Fargo, ND. This event also included a panel discussion about the exhibit and the…