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by Sabrina Hornung | Best Bets | November 16th, 2022
…Friday November 18, 6:30 to 8 p.m (for members)Sunday 20 November, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m (Public)Rourke Art Gallery and MuseumIn 1966 Jim O’Rourke presented Susan Morrissey her first art exhibition, now a lifetime of work graces its walls. Morrissey is a mixed media artist who originally hails from the wilds…
by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | November 16th, 2022
…By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comExhibit recreates and examines the iconic bar’s legacyThere’s something to be said about a good bar. The really good ones serve as a sort of community living room, bringing folks from all walks of life under one roof. If you’re really lucky, these sacred spaces can even serve…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | November 16th, 2022
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.com A Trivia Question: How Many Horses Have Been Elected Senator?There is ample critical historical evidence that horses, or their varying parts thereof, have played important roles in the governing of nations for over 2,000 years. Emperor Caligula, who ruled Rome from year 37 to 41, had the…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | November 16th, 2022
…By HPR Staffsubmit@hpr1.comOur opinion: How can it be 17 years?It’s hard to believe that Ralph’s has been gone for 17 years. I was lucky enough to experience the tail end of its legacy, though technically I wasn’t old enough to be there (legally). If memory serves me right it was…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | November 5th, 2022
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.com This Country Is Going to Hell While Politicians of Both Parties Are DancingIt’s been many years since Corky and I did the Hokey Pokey, that dance where you forced your extremities, including your head, to flail and shake to a musical Caribbean-like beat furnished by various instruments.…
by Sabrina Hornung | Best Bets | November 1st, 2022
…American Legion, East Grand Forks, Saturday, Nov. 5, doors 7pm, show 9pmBJ Armani presents a drag show you won’t want to miss. Miss Rigby 2022 Bad Karma, All American Goddess 2022 Kamaree Williams, Shea Hazard and Clint Liquor.“THIS SATURDAAAAAAAY Costumes welcome!!!!! Let’s make some money for the Santa Claus Ladies!!!!”
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | October 31st, 2022
…By Ed Raymond fargogagfly@gmail.com Free Speech Costs Billions and Contains Billions of Expensive LiesOur politicians lied from the very beginning with that infamous phrase: “all men are created equal.” That is, only if you were White and owned property could you vote. Many signers of that declaration owned Black property.…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | October 30th, 2022
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comPhotography buffs and silent film aficionados will enjoy Marc Shaffer’s feature documentary “Exposing Muybridge,” a visually engaging account of curious cinematic forefather Eadweard Muybridge. Muybridge’s place as a film pioneer was ultimately secured via the influential motion studies he produced following his ill-fated collaboration with railroad baron Leland…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | October 24th, 2022
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comKnown in the original French as “Avec amour et acharnement” (“With Love and Fury” or “With Love and Relentlessness”), the first of two Claire Denis features released in 2022 swapped original English language title “Fire” for the more satisfying and effective “Both Sides of the Blade.” The latter…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | October 24th, 2022
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.com Why Did One of the Most Civilized Countries Commit Crimes Against Humanity?At the end of World War II I was thirteen and enthralled by aircraft carriers, 70-ton tanks, B-29s, and uniforms. Since then, I have read a dozen books and hundreds of articles about the Holocaust, and…