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by Särah Nour | Writer's Block | May 3rd, 2017
…Back in December, journalist and MSUM alum Danielle Nadler released a nonfiction book entitled “Without a Trace: The Life of the Sierra Phantom,” the result of Nadler’s conversations with John P. Glover, a man who lived off the grid in the Sierra Nevada Mountains for 50 years. At the age…
by Chris Larson | Beer Snob | May 3rd, 2017
…Until very recently, there was probably only one option for those who were interested in tasting non-tequila mezcal. The Mexican heritage spirit that was responsible for the creation of the subcategory of tequila was very poorly represented most places, but especially in North Dakota. For many of us in this…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | May 3rd, 2017
…Westerns are no longer as prominent among movie release schedules as they used to be, but for over half a century they ranked among the most popular genres in America’s theatres, with various western subgenres. The form gradually faded away during the 1960s and 1970s as “revisionist” westerns replaced the…
by Judd Eskildsen | All About Food | May 3rd, 2017
…There is no true BBQ capitol of the United States. Depending on who you ask, you may be answered with a highly opinionated response of MEMPHIS! ST. LOUIS! CAROLINA! Or an even more opinionated response of TEXAS!!!In professional circles, St. Louis is thought to be the best region because it’s…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | May 3rd, 2017
…Available to view on Netflix beginning April 28, Kitty Green’s challenging, fascinating, and unnerving documentary feature “Casting JonBenet” is one of the best films of the year.Ostensibly about the ongoing fascination and morbid curiosity surrounding the 1996 murder case referenced in the film’s title, Green’s conceit is to populate her…
by HPR Contributor | All About Food | May 3rd, 2017
…By Megan Myrdal and Abby GoldIn recent decades, U.S. residents have shown increasing interest in fresh and local food—a trend becoming increasingly evident in the Fargo-Moorhead metro area. Farmers markets and community gardens are booming, Prairie Roots Food Co-op is slated to open this summer, and a recent…
by Ashley Murtha | Music | May 3rd, 2017
…The Human Element of Fargo started off as a cover band by the name of Matty J and Friends in the winter of 2014. Originally the band only consisted of three members—Matt Johnson, Andrew Overby, and Seth Holden. But then they played a gig with Kari Marie Steen…
by HPR Staff | Culture | May 3rd, 2017
…The surface of the former city hall parking lot had been filled in, was much lower long ago.It flooded nearly every spring, was called The Hollow, and was Fargo’s red light district, full of illegal swinging-door saloons—and what are called “female boarding houses” in the old insurance maps.…
by C.S. Hagen | News | May 3rd, 2017
…FARGO - After local watering hole Bison Turf caught fire last July, owner James “Pete” Sabo never doubted he would reopen.It was only a matter of timing, he said. Originally, he planned to open last October. Red tape, building permits, and a new water line for an indoor sprinkling system…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | May 3rd, 2017
…Last week a handful of posters appeared spewing hate speech and singing the praise of the alt right. Fargo resident Christopher Smith took photos and posted them on his facebook and the comment response lit up like wildfire. It’s hard to understand, rationalize, or logically justify this hate speech, but…