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North Dakota’s newly assertive Legislature

by Rob Port | Say Anything | February 11th, 2015

…If there is one political debate that has persisted since the dawn of the American republic, it is the never-ending competition between the legislative and executive branches of government.The debate has its roots in George Washington’s administration when Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton sowed the first seeds of partisan politics.Hamilton…

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​Off-beat indie films new to Blu-ray

by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | February 11th, 2015

…The Fargo Film Festival is just a month away, providing area moviegoers with a week of interesting, off-beat and non-mainstream movies by independent filmmakers.People with Blu-ray players and HD projectors can have their own private festival experience with some recent and upcoming Blu-ray releases from distributors like Kino and Milestone…

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​Q&A with KumNCyde

by HPR Contributor | Music | February 11th, 2015

…Final performance this Friday by Fargo-Moorhead boy bandBy Jay RiceIf you haven’t heard the most amazing group to spring from the loins of Fargo-Moorhead’s music scene, then you haven’t heard the boy band KumNcyde.What you need to know is they are having their last performance ever at The Aquarium this…

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Police release info on Bearson death

by Chris Hennen | News | February 11th, 2015

…Public assistance needed to help solve the casePolice still seem to be stumped on the death of NDSU freshman student Thomas Bearson and are asking for the public’s help in assisting the investigation. While little had been said about the case up until this point, investigators revealed a few new details…

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​Discrimination protection for ND’s LGBT community

by Chris Hennen | News | February 11th, 2015

…Proposed bill currently being debated in the SenateLawmakers in North Dakota are pushing a bill through the Legislature that would amend the North Dakota Human Rights Act and State Housing Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity as being protected from discrimination in the state. Twenty-one states in the…

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‘Imma Let You Finish’

by Diane Miller | Editorial | February 11th, 2015

…My all-time favorite rapper, Kanye West, is right on track to win D-Bag of the Year 2015.Yes, it hurts a bit to admit that. While, as a fan, I’ve tried searching for words to defend him, the only conclusion I’ve been able to come up with is that Kanye got…

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​Animals, Our Cousins

by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | February 11th, 2015

…Some years ago I wrote about a childless Texas ranch couple who wanted children back around the beginning of the 20th Century, but where they lived in ranch country there were very few children to adopt. One morning the rancher drove a team to the nearest town to pick up…

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​Raising ‘Metal Children’

by Jack Dura | Theatre | February 11th, 2015

…Concordia College Theatre ‘pushes boundaries’ in adult-themed playBy Jack DuraConcordia College Theatre cracks the can on adolescents in adult themes with its spring play, “The Metal Children” by Adam Rapp. Based around a banned book in a small Pennsylvania town and the events that stem from it, “The Metal Children”…

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​Hertzfeldt’s New Trip: ‘World of Tomorrow’

by Greg Carlson | Cinema | February 7th, 2015

…Going into the latest edition of the Sundance Film Festival, Don Hertzfeldt captured the record for most movies screened in competition by a single filmmaker in the festival’s history.And with his win for Short Film Grand Jury Prize, “World of Tomorrow” makes Hertzfeldt the only artist to have collected that…

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​Constant Watering

by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | February 7th, 2015

…Horse Apples And Constant WateringMolly Ivins, my favorite Texas political reporter, was an irascible, irreverent, funny and very quotable observer of politicians who were basically mental midgets governing the best and the brave. She stuck labels of “Shrub” and “Dubya” on former President George W. Bush, and also pinned this…

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