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by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | September 3rd, 2015
…Corporate cults and the industrial revolution: it ain’t over until it’s really overBusiness and labor have been battling each other since the invention of the cotton gin and the loom revolutionized the textile and clothing business in England and America in the early 19th Century. In a very short period…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | September 3rd, 2015
…Filmmaker James Ponsoldt follows the success of “The Spectacular Now” with “The End of the Tour,” a fictionalized rendering of David Lipsky’s memoir “Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself,” an account of Lipsky’s experiences traveling with writer David Foster Wallace over five days while the latter was promoting…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | September 3rd, 2015
…Yet another of the memorable major releases of 1939 in this summer’s “The Golden Year” Blu-ray collection from Warner Home Video is the RKO remake of Universal’s classic 1923 production, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” The two films were adapted and heavily altered in various ways from Victor Hugo’s famous…
by John Strand | Editorial | September 3rd, 2015
…Two weeks in a row we’re reading about the unfolding race for governor in North Dakota. Little did we know when we mentioned Drew Wrigley as perceived heir apparent to the post, that in a matter of days his political world would be rocked big time.Among most political pundits and…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | September 3rd, 2015
…By Brent BehmThis spring, the unused, unwanted and sometimes unbroken items that were taking up space in the various residences of the Fargo-Moorhead area found their way to the collective curb for the annual cleanup. A bewildering array of furniture, appliances, mattresses, large plastic toys and more were tossed aside…
by Diane Miller | Best Bets | August 26th, 2015
…Tues, Sept. 1, 5:30-7 p.m.Drekker Brewing Company, 630 1st Ave N, FargoIndulge in “Ugly Food,” fruits and vegetables that never make it into grocery stores, this Tuesday at Drekker. The potluck will highlight ways to accept foods of all shapes and sizes. Share a dish of ugly food from your…
by Diane Miller | Best Bets | August 26th, 2015
…Sun, Aug. 30, 7 p.m.Bluestem, 801 50th Ave SW, MoorheadThe grooviest concert of the summer will take place this Sunday at Bluestem. Relive the music of ‘60s with some of the best groups of that era, including The Turtles feat. Flo & Eddie, Mark Lindsay, The Association, The Grass Roots,…
by Diane Miller | Best Bets | August 26th, 2015
…Sun, Aug. 30, 12-5 p.m.Downtown Fargo – MoorheadCome enjoy the final StreetsAlive! of the summer to celebrate the many ways we move. There will be a three-mile loop of streets closed to motor vehicles to allow people to walk, run, bike, rollerblade or even dance. There’s no starting or ending…
by Diane Miller | Best Bets | August 26th, 2015
…Fri, Aug. 28, 3-8 p.m.Sat, Aug. 29, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sun, Aug. 30, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.Scheels Arena, 5225 31st Avenue South, FargoInteract with more than 50 realistic and life-sized animatronic dinosaurs in the Jurassic Quest exhibit. There are T-Rex and Triceratops fossil digs, a “dino bounce” that has several dinosaur-themed…
by Diane Miller | Best Bets | August 26th, 2015
…Downtown Barnesville, Minn.Fri. Aug. 28 to Sat. Aug.29With a street fair, parade, potato car races, potato sack races, potato carving, mashed potato wrestling and a Miss Tater Tot pageant theBarnesville Potato Days Festival has something for every spud. For a full schedule of events www.potatodays.com