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by Greg Carlson | Cinema | March 4th, 2015
…Legendary filmmaker John Waters will receive the Ted M. Larson Award from the Fargo Film Festival following his performance of “This Filthy World” on closing night, Saturday, March 7, at 7 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre. Waters will hold an audience Q & A after the show and autograph copies…
by Diane Miller | Editorial | March 4th, 2015
…Thank you to our wonderful writers at HPRMarch marks my third year anniversary as HPR’s editor-in-chief. I’d like to take this time to recognize some folks that make my job possible (and wonderful): HPR’s core writers. Our staff and readers so highly treasure their voice, their hard work and their…
by Chris Hennen | Say Anything | March 4th, 2015
…Late Saturday evening, a SayAnythingBlog.com reader named Austin Emineth, a student at the University of North Dakota, contacted me to say that he and some friends had been ejected from a hockey game.Their sin? Displaying a large banner near the end of the game which said, “Fire Kelley.”“Kelley,” of course,…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | March 4th, 2015
…Yes, Rudy, It Was A “Horrible Thing To Say” — And Horribly Stupid!Rudy Giuliani says, although Barack Obama was raised by a white mother and white grandparents, he “doesn’t believe that the president loves America. He doesn’t love you. And he doesn’t love me. He wasn’t brought up the way…
by Chris Hennen | News | March 4th, 2015
…Lawmaker calls for clearer communicationAfter a couple days of confusion, Grand Forks law enforcement entities sought to clear up speculation and release more information about a shooting at Altru Hospital where a UND police officer shot a suspect.Grand Forks police released the name of the suspect, David James Elliott, and…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | March 3rd, 2015
…The 87th Academy Awards ceremonies have come and gone. This year’s host for the Feb. 22 event, Neil Patrick Harris, was adequate. He seemed overly self-conscious, with many of his scripted bits and ad-libs falling flat, and he was nowhere near as entertaining as last year’s Ellen DeGeneres or even…
by Stephen Anderson | Music | March 2nd, 2015
…Hip-hop has been, since its origin, an art form written in the present tense, the spray-painted writing on the wall still waiting to dry. Even before the genre was coined, primogenitors like Nina Simone and Gil Scott-Heron called ‘em as they saw ‘em, laying bare the ugly truths of a…
by Chris Hennen | News | February 27th, 2015
…Many important issues left unresolvedThe North Dakota legislative session hits its midway point this week with many major issues unresolved. As the session got underway, plummeting state revenue projections—due to lower crude oil prices—have had a big impact on the agenda at the capitol. Legislators have…
by Krissy Ness | Beer Snob | February 25th, 2015
…Fargo Brewing Company responded to Junkyard with an equally impressive turnout for its BEER-thoven event.People showed up to support the arts and enjoy local craft beer. Ranging from old to young, the crowd was excited to be there and share a pint with their neighbors. I had the opportunity to…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | February 25th, 2015
…Filmmaker Jesse Moss constructs one of the best documentaries of recent memory in “The Overnighters,” a complex and thoroughly gripping look at ourselves when faced with questions of charity, forgiveness, trust and love. Set during the recent explosive population boom in Williston, North Dakota that accompanied the introduction of fracking,…