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by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | December 10th, 2014
…Last week I reviewed still-active Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci’s breakthrough film “The Conformist,” but that’s not the only Italian classic new to Blu-ray. The legendary Federico Fellini (1920-1993) is probably the best-known director of Italian cinema around the world, by name at least, even among people who have seen few,…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | December 10th, 2014
…By Brittney GoodmanIf you are in downtown Fargo on Saturday, Dec. 13, do not be alarmed if you see a horde of Santas on Broadway or a Santa lifting his beard to drink a pint at your favorite bar. SantaCon is once again coming to Fargo (and to approximately 130…
by Jack Dura | Theatre | December 10th, 2014
…F-M Opera brings back Christmas-themed ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’It’s an old, familiar favorite this time around with the Fargo-Moorhead Opera’s latest offering. Arriving just in time for the Christmas season is “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” the operatic telling of the three wise men stopping over at the home…
by Deb Jenkins | All About Food | December 10th, 2014
…So let’s talk about nuts and the holidays. I do mean the nuts you eat of course. “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” definitely comes to mind as I write this, and now it is continually looping and stuck in my head! I think it’s really interesting…
by Troy Jackson | Theatre | December 6th, 2014
…*Adult language advisory*With the holiday season resonating swiftly day by day, we took a shot (no chaser) at interviewing the trio of Trailer Park pioneers. These Canadian musketeers of sub-high-class living quarters return to Fargo on December 8 for their “Dear Santa Claus, Go F#ck Yourself Tour.”High Plains Reader: How’d…
by Chris Hennen | News | December 5th, 2014
…Moorhead has been selected as one of four distribution sites for medical marijuana by Minnesota Medical Solutions or MinnMed. The company was one of two organizations chosen by Minnesota’s Department of Health to grow and sell the state’s supply of medical marijuana under a new state law just passed in…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | December 5th, 2014
…Is There A Difference Between Genital Mutilation And Mental Mutilation In The World Talibans Ruling Women?The Egyptian government estimates that 91% of Egyptian women between the ages of 15 and 49 have had their genitals operated on for physical, mental, and cultural reasons. Among young teenagers 15 to 17 the…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | December 5th, 2014
…Last year local artist Emily Williams-Wheeler approached the folks of Bluestem with the idea of hosting a series of art events. Once she had their attention she immediately reached out to printmaker Eric Johnson and “3 P’s in a Pod” was born.The event will feature the work of Eric Johnson,…
by Krissy Ness | Beer Snob | December 5th, 2014
…Granite City – Batch 1000 (ABV 7.2% IBU 74, North Dakota) Deep amber in color, this double IPA boasts a luscious tan head that leaves an attractive lacing on the glass. Hints of citrus and pine escape this medium-bodied beer.Fargo Brewing Co. – Deceiver (ABV 8.5% IBU 18 North Dakota)…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | December 5th, 2014
…Warsaw-born, UK-based Pawel Pawlikowski delivers one of the year’s most rewarding cinematic experiences in “Ida,” a stark, monochromatic treasure set in Poland in 1962. Quiet, introspective and deliberate on the outside, the movie’s interior life is by contrast filled with the most tumultuous emotional upheaval imaginable. Raised by nuns and…