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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,…
by Jack Dura | Theatre | February 25th, 2015
…A small-scale production takes on a comprehensive issue in Theatre NDSU’s performance run of the modern rock musical “Next to Normal.”Facing the contemporary topics of mental illness and its effects on a family, the six-person show follows the Goodman family – father, mother, daughter and son – as mother Diana’s…
by Jack Dura | Theatre | February 25th, 2015
…Revamped ‘Romi/eo and Juliet’ takes a transgender focus at MSUMFor centuries, “Romeo and Juliet” has remained as one of William Shakespeare’s most celebrated love stories.But for Patrick Carriere, theater faculty at Minnesota State University Moorhead, the story has been one of the bard’s “most lightly treated” plays, leading Carriere to…
by HPR Contributor | Cinema | February 25th, 2015
…By Brittney Goodman“Edgy,” “hip,” “surprising” and most of all “fun” – these are words that volunteers and programmers for the 2015 Fargo Film Festival have used to describe this year’s lineup. Once again, the first week of March brings filmmakers, actors, writers, media and film lovers to the streets of…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | February 25th, 2015
…Soaking The Sands, Streets, And Oceans With BloodThe Islamic State (ISIS) video graphically shows the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians by knife-wielding Muslim believers on a Libyan beach, soaking the sands with blood. The adult human body contains on average about 5.5 quarts of the life-giving fluid, so here went…
by Kayla Culver | Music | February 25th, 2015
…Fargo is celebrating Minnesota icon Bob Dylan with an afternoon of covers by local musicians. The event, DylanFest, is on Feb. 28 at the Fargo Theater and features 15 artists performing some of Dylan’s most beloved songs.Musical acts include Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome, Tim Sparks, Jessie Veeder, Merrill Piepkorn and…
by Rob Port | Say Anything | February 25th, 2015
…On Wednesday, Feb. 18, Dr. Nadim Koleilat, a surgeon from Bismarck and a member of the Muslim community there, was to have delivered an invocation to the state House of Representatives.These invocations are a long-standing tradition for the Legislature. A committee organizes spiritual leaders of a diverse cross-section of faiths…