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by Deb Jenkins | All About Food | December 10th, 2014
…So let’s talk about nuts and the holidays. I do mean the nuts you eat of course. “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” definitely comes to mind as I write this, and now it is continually looping and stuck in my head! I think it’s really interesting…
by Troy Jackson | Theatre | December 6th, 2014
…*Adult language advisory*With the holiday season resonating swiftly day by day, we took a shot (no chaser) at interviewing the trio of Trailer Park pioneers. These Canadian musketeers of sub-high-class living quarters return to Fargo on December 8 for their “Dear Santa Claus, Go F#ck Yourself Tour.”High Plains Reader: How’d…
by Chris Hennen | News | December 5th, 2014
…Moorhead has been selected as one of four distribution sites for medical marijuana by Minnesota Medical Solutions or MinnMed. The company was one of two organizations chosen by Minnesota’s Department of Health to grow and sell the state’s supply of medical marijuana under a new state law just passed in…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | December 5th, 2014
…Is There A Difference Between Genital Mutilation And Mental Mutilation In The World Talibans Ruling Women?The Egyptian government estimates that 91% of Egyptian women between the ages of 15 and 49 have had their genitals operated on for physical, mental, and cultural reasons. Among young teenagers 15 to 17 the…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | December 5th, 2014
…Last year local artist Emily Williams-Wheeler approached the folks of Bluestem with the idea of hosting a series of art events. Once she had their attention she immediately reached out to printmaker Eric Johnson and “3 P’s in a Pod” was born.The event will feature the work of Eric Johnson,…
by Krissy Ness | Beer Snob | December 5th, 2014
…Granite City – Batch 1000 (ABV 7.2% IBU 74, North Dakota) Deep amber in color, this double IPA boasts a luscious tan head that leaves an attractive lacing on the glass. Hints of citrus and pine escape this medium-bodied beer.Fargo Brewing Co. – Deceiver (ABV 8.5% IBU 18 North Dakota)…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | December 5th, 2014
…Warsaw-born, UK-based Pawel Pawlikowski delivers one of the year’s most rewarding cinematic experiences in “Ida,” a stark, monochromatic treasure set in Poland in 1962. Quiet, introspective and deliberate on the outside, the movie’s interior life is by contrast filled with the most tumultuous emotional upheaval imaginable. Raised by nuns and…
by Diane Miller | Music | December 5th, 2014
…It’s OK, you can call him Twinkie Jiggles, Sean McPherson says. The bassist for Minneapolis hip-hop acts Dessa and Heiruspecs says he got the nickname while handing out Twinkies at baseball games in high school, and he wore a shirt that said jiggles on the back. He was the game’s…
by Jack Dura | Theatre | December 4th, 2014
…Healthy area theater scene sees nine productions over nine nightsDecember may be a cold month, but stages across Fargo-Moorhead are on fire as nine concurrent, consecutive theater productions dot the calendar for nine straight nights. From student shows to community companies to downtown stages, all performances offer a different story…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | December 4th, 2014
…Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci has been making movies professionally for half a century, from 1962 through 2012. Arguably his best film, the groundbreaking “The Conformist” (1970) came out on DVD eight years ago and the Blu-ray upgrade released last week by Raro Video has been long overdue.“The Conformist” is one…