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by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | September 16th, 2023
…By Ed Raymond fargogadfly@gmail.comArt: José Guadalupe Posada, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsCan Our Conjoined Democracy Be Separated and Survive?A two-headed western rat snake is back in a pit at a Waco, Texas zoo after recovering from an injury that most likely was caused by an argument between its two brains. The…
by Sabrina Hornung | All About Food | September 15th, 2023
…By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.comMy new venture as a master’s degree student has got me thinking…again about food. Although I’m in an online program with the University of North Dakota, I thought it would be handy to list and describe some affordable and unique food options for students attending classes here in…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | September 3rd, 2023
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comIn Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner “Scrapper,” her feature debut as writer and director, Charlotte Regan establishes a much more whimsical tone than the darker notes sounded by Charlotte Wells in her masterful “Aftersun.” There are more than enough stories exploring difficult father-daughter relationships to chalk up the…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | September 2nd, 2023
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comAt What Evolutionary Level Do Animals Make War on Each Other?Many animals are territorial but only a few will kill brothers and sisters to maintain a predator area. Foxes are known to kill chickens when they are looking for one to eat. Wolves kill a lot of sheep…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | August 27th, 2023
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comIn Sundance standout “Fremont,” the outwardly mundane and inwardly tumultuous experiences of a young woman from Afghanistan are spun by filmmaker Babak Jalali into gold. Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) has left her home country for the California community of the title after spending time as a military translator.…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | August 24th, 2023
…By John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.comThe Melvins formed in 1983 Montesano, Washington, founded by singer/guitar player Buzz Osborne. The group is known for its heavy sound mixed with a dose of punk, forming its own subgenre. In those 40 years, they’ve released 30+ original albums, including live full lengths and countless singles. They’ve…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | August 22nd, 2023
…By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com‘Shot on Film’ provides voice for analog photographyA lot has happened in the world of photography in the past 20 years, as we watched the world transition from analog to digital. Fargo-Moorhead photographer Scott Olsen assures us that film isn’t going anywhere and it’s clear once you view…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | August 21st, 2023
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comRuth Beckermann’s “Mutzenbacher” invites viewers to consider the traditional dynamics of the erotic novel – and subsequent filmic depictions of eroticism – by rearranging the visual furniture most closely associated with the voyeuristic gaze privileging the straight, white, male producer/consumer. The filmmaker uses “Josephine Mutzenbacher or, The Story…
by Sabrina Hornung | Last Word | August 20th, 2023
…By Faye Seidlerfayeseidler@gmail.comAs someone in her thirties, I’m still at an age to have had active shooter drills as part of my school experience in Fargo. I was in middle school when 9/11 happened and grew up with the changing world as our national zeitgeist was overcome with grief and…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | August 19th, 2023
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comLinus: ‘I Love Mankind, It’s People I Can’t Stand’On August 8, two brothers, 8 and 9, were shot to death as they played with kittens in their backyard in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and a 19-year-old boy who lived with the family, the real target in this mass shooting, was…