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by John Strand | Editorial | March 18th, 2015
…Adding sexual orientation to our enumerated list of protected classes should be a no-brainerNorth Dakota, albeit late in the game, now faces an opportunity in the Legislature to turn history around and to finally afford simple and equal protections under the law to our state’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | March 18th, 2015
…Craig Zobel’s ‘Z for Zachariah’By Greg CarlsonCraig Zobel’s film adaptation of “Z for Zachariah” is so loosely based on the book of the same name that fans of the novel will puzzle over many of the radical changes from page to screen. Written by Robert Leslie Conly under his pen…
by Chris Hennen | News | March 18th, 2015
…North Dakota’s GOP senator is one of 47 facing criticismSen. John Hoeven (R-ND) has come under criticism for being one of 47 Republican senators to sign a letter sent to the leaders of Iran stating that any nuclear deal with President Obama is not approved by Congress and is subject…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | March 18th, 2015
…“Aimer, boire et chanter” (2014), a film version of the Alan Ayckbourn play “Life of Riley,” is the product of a filmmaker strongly in control of his material and not afraid to take chances or push the boundaries of cinema.Amazingly, its creator, Alain Resnais, was 91 years old when he…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | March 14th, 2015
…Director Kirby Dick and producer Amy Ziering follow their Oscar-nominated “The Invisible War” – a harrowing exposé of the United States military’s woeful record regarding the issue of sexual assault – with another film addressing the same massive injustice done to victims of rape on college campuses.“The Hunting Ground” applies…
by Stephen Anderson | Music | March 14th, 2015
…In the wake of the peer-to-peer sharing boom and the mushrooming remix culture that it fueled, we face ambivalence as to what constitutes proper artistic appropriation. Looking back now, do we view Led Zeppelin as hacks or heroes for putting their own electric spin on the music of the American…
by Chris Hennen | Editorial | March 11th, 2015
…President Obama delivered an impassioned speech in Selma, Alabama this past weekend marking the 50th anniversary of the Sunday Bloody Sunday marches. It was when peaceful voting rights protestors, lead by Martin Luther King, Jr,. were beaten by police in what many see as a turning point in the civil…
by Jack Dura | Theatre | March 11th, 2015
…Tin Roof Theatre continues season of justice in Henry David Thoreau tellingJustice will always prevail, and for Tin Roof Theatre’s 10th season, justice is the prevalent theme.Coming off of “Judgment at Nuremberg,” the courtroom drama detailing the post-WWII Nazi war crimes trials, Tin Roof explores similar themes with its season…
by Jack Dura | Theatre | March 11th, 2015
…Harwood Prairie Playhouse still going strong after 31 years For the first time in 31 years, the Harwood Prairie Playhouse is doing something new. Well, kinda sorta.The West Fargo theater company known for its annual farces isn’t putting on a different show this year, but rather digging into its past…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | March 11th, 2015
…The Tragedy: A Country At War And A Public Who Is NotWe have been at war for 13 years. Presently out of 320 million people we have 1.4 million on active military duty and another 850,000 in the reserves. At the very end of World War II we had 16…