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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…
by Chris Hennen | Editorial | February 25th, 2015
…This week, we take a look at two issues in the news we found worth commenting and taking a stand on: the unsolved homicide of Thomas Bearson and the Keystone Pipeline veto by President Obama.Recently, we editorialized about the need to find answers on the case of NDSCS student Andrew…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | February 20th, 2015
…Wittily written, sparklingly performed and dazzlingly directed, “Mistress America” quickly makes for itself a strong case as Noah Baumbach’s finest film to date.If not, the movie is at least every bit as wonderful as “The Squid and the Whale,” though its tone more closely resembles an effortlessly madcap screwball comedy…
by Stephen Anderson | Music | February 20th, 2015
…J. Tillman is in love.Ordinarily, such an opening statement would be irrelevant, but considering the larger-than-life, Don Juan-esque persona that the ex-Fleet Fox hatched for his debut as Father John Misty, such a change in narrative is worth noting.Whereas “Fear Fun” was a gonzo telling of an ayahuasca-fueled dive headfirst…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | February 19th, 2015
…With all the conflict in Ukraine continuing to make headlines in today’s news, it seems like an appropriate time to revisit a nearly-forgotten classic movie epic from over a half-century ago that came out on Blu-ray last fall.“Taras Bulba” (1962) is set in the Ukrainian steppes but was filmed in…
by Chris Hennen | News | February 19th, 2015
…Advocacy group points blame at state officials after latest train derailment and explosionAfter the latest train derailment and explosion in West Virginia this week of trains carrying Bakken crude, some are calling for more to be done in the regulation of the transportation. One of those groups is the Dakota…
by Chris Hennen | Culture | February 19th, 2015
…This week, we are kicking off a new series of articles that will periodically profile those with unique, rare and odd jobs in the community. Last Sunday at the 2nd Annual Bartenders Battle, HPR raised over $2,700 for the Gladys Ray Shelter and Veterans Drop In Center, a homeless shelter…
by Krissy Ness | Beer Snob | February 19th, 2015
…The journey to Junkyard Brewery for Beer-thoven fest was a fight from the very beginning.Parking was no easy task, and when I got there I was ready to battle for a spot to sit because this wasn’t my first rodeo at this brewery. The event brought out an older generation…