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by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | January 31st, 2022
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comIn “Parallel Mothers,” the excellent melodrama from master filmmaker Pedro Almodovar, Penelope Cruz’s Janis Martinez wears a Dior shirt emblazoned with the hopeful thought that “We should all be feminists.” Grouches might say the touch is too on-the-nose, but fans know it’s on-brand and heartfelt. The director, now…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | January 29th, 2022
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.com The Roman Empire Lasted About 600 YearsHow long will the American Empire last? The English historian Edward Gibbons covered the rise and fall of the Roman Empire in six volumes published in 1788 and 1789. He covers 98 AD to 1590 AD in his epic work. Among…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | January 23rd, 2022
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comNo doubt many cinephiles first encountered the tale of the charismatic French volcanologist couple Katia and Maurice Krafft in Werner Herzog’s 2016 “Into the Inferno,” itself a spectacular meditation on the terrible wonders of pyroclastic flow. Another group would have made the acquaintance of the scientist-adventurers through the…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | January 23rd, 2022
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.com Insanity, Racism, Bigotry, and Narcissism Have Created a New ReligionUp until the presidential election of 2016 there were an estimated 2,600 religious denominations in the world. On November 3, 2016, enough White Power Christians morphed into Trumpians to make 2,601. As a person who has been involved…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | January 20th, 2022
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comCéline Sciamma follows “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” – arguably her best film in an already sensational career – with “Petite Maman,” a lovely reminder of the filmmaker’s interest in themes of childhood, transitions, and liminality. At a perfect 72 minutes, “Petite Maman” is Sciamma’s shortest feature…
by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | January 20th, 2022
…By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comPhoto by Sabrina Hornung.The onion calendar is an old German folk tradition that predicts the levels of moisture each month throughout the year using salt, an onion, and a little bit of patience.According to Ashley North Dakota residents Donna and Delbert (Del) Eszlinger, you take a nice round…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | January 20th, 2022
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comMultiple observers have pointed to filmmaker Sean Baker’s practice of extending radical empathy to the characters who inhabit his fascinating, colorful film world. In “Red Rocket,” Baker continues to explore this territory with a high-wire balancing act that has energized critical debate and sparked conversation about the fictional…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | January 20th, 2022
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comMultiple observers have pointed to filmmaker Sean Baker’s practice of extending radical empathy to the characters who inhabit his fascinating, colorful film world. In “Red Rocket,” Baker continues to explore this territory with a high-wire balancing act that has energized critical debate and sparked conversation about the fictional…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | January 20th, 2022
…By John Showalter john.d.showalter@gmail.comOver the five years that I have written for High Plains Reader, I have made no secret of the fact that I think that Fargo-Moorhead has its fair share of artistic talent, musical and otherwise. Surprisingly, in all that time I had never gotten around to writing…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | January 20th, 2022
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.com Photo by Sabrina HornungWhen Will The Do-Nothing Congress Fund Parks for The Ninety-Nine Percent?The Raymonds are state and national park people. Our farm was four miles from Lindbergh State Park along the Mississippi River at Little Falls. We spent many a wonderful weekend and holiday under the…