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by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | October 4th, 2017
…Norwegians know how to govern—just ask Ole and LenaSometimes we get the idea from Norwegian Ole and Lena jokes that “Norvegians” play with only 39 cards. There’s the one about Ole calling the airlines and asking how long it takes to fly from Minneapolis to Fargo. “Just a…
by James Osborne | Music | October 4th, 2017
…In 1989 David Fricke subtitled a Rolling Stone article “Boston thrash band The Pixies debuts in the U.S. with ‘Doolittle’.” It was kind of a joke, alluding to The Pixies having more success overseas—but that’s not the interesting part. Fricke used the word “thrash,” which had already been…
by Chris Larson | Beer Snob | October 4th, 2017
…Dipping into your cellar to pull out a special bottle is something that used to be fairly exclusive, wine connoisseurs only. These days, cellaring is gaining more and more traction among hardcore craft beer consumers, who continue to revolutionize the industry. If you are of the belief that every self-respecting…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | October 4th, 2017
…This June the Criterion Collection released a restored edition of noted French playwright and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol’s famous Marseilles trilogy to Blu-ray, “Marius” (1931), “Fanny” (1932), and “César” (1936).A year ago the Shout Factory label released the 1961 American remake “Fanny,” which condenses all three into one film and was…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | October 4th, 2017
…Husband and wife duo Whitehorse at the Aquarium“The one thing you can control in this industry is how hard you work,” says two-time Juno award-nominated Canadian singer songwriter Luke Doucet. At the age of 14 he set himself on an arduous schedule of guitar practice. He played in bands with…
by Brittney Goodman | Arts | October 4th, 2017
…The Plains Art Museum, the Rourke Art Museum, NDSU, the Red Door Art Gallery (Wahpeton, ND) and the Fargo Theatre have teamed up to bring Fritz Fest, a three-day event, celebrating the life and work of influential 2oth century painter, sculptor, printmaker and poet with local roots, Fritz Scholder.According to…
by Jim Fuglie | Last Word | October 4th, 2017
…Next week I’ll join about 90,000 or so of my best friends on one of North Dakota’s favorite days, hunting pheasants on the opening day of Pheasant Season. I thought I might share here some of the poetry of Paul Southworth Bliss, my favorite North Dakota poet, in honor of…
by HPR Contributor | Editorial | October 4th, 2017
…By Logan Macraelogan@hpr1.com Guest editorial: As death toll rises, where do we stand as a nation?The American dream is not to be shot in a crowd of people. It is not to carry an automatic weapon. It is not to fear for your life due to a system that cannot…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | October 4th, 2017
…The indefatigable Tom Cruise, still able to carry off youthful mock-insouciance at the age of 55, has plenty of fun as Barry Seal in “American Made.” Seal, an American pilot who smuggled drugs for the Medellin Cartel and informed and testified for the D.E.A., probably wouldn’t have recognized much of…
by Megan Bartholomay | Beer Snob | October 4th, 2017
…I’m just here for the boos: your guide to Halloween wine pairingI don’t know about you, but I LOVE Halloween, and aside from Groundhog Day (long live Punxsutawney Phil!), it’s my favorite holiday. I’ll admit though, in recent years I’ve become a little slack in the Halloween department. In fact,…