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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…
by Greg Carlson | 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…
by Diane Miller | Music | December 3rd, 2014
…Wild Hands’ debut album a North Dakota gemNorth Dakota music has reached a new level of wild. A four-piece Americana band from Minot, Wild Hands, has just released its debut album, “Oh, River.” And it’s oh so good.Perhaps Wild Hands is a response to the polished, clean-cut country/rock groups that…
by Jack Dura | Culture | December 3rd, 2014
…Longtime Valley City event makes new home at West Fargo’s BonanzavilleBonanzaville’s Christmas on the Prairie is a long-held tradition at the West Fargo pioneer village, and another event may soon be sidelining it for annual appearances. “We’re in the Christmas Mood,” a Christmas dinner and concert, will follow the afternoon…
by Amy Borgman | Culture | December 3rd, 2014
…Girl Develop It provides women with the tools to develop softwareShannon Luney and Megan Beck are the co-leaders of the Fargo chapter of Girl Develop It, a national nonprofit that focuses on empowering women to learn how to code computers and develop software. Its launch party last October was the…
by Chris Hennen | News | December 3rd, 2014
…City Commission will set special election to replace him next yearFargo Mayor Dennis Walaker died unexpectedly at his home this week after a battle with kidney cancer. He had just been released from the hospital but collapsed upon his return home causing shockwaves throughout the community. He had been mayor…
by John Strand | Editorial | December 3rd, 2014
…Our heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to Mayor Walaker’s family, friends, and colleaguesSometimes, what’s ordinary can be extraordinary. That’s how we saw Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker, as an ordinary guy, a people person. After a brief and public battle with cancer, his death Tuesday night rocked the city.We have…