Christians Are Losing Ground as “Nones” Are Soaring in America

As American moves further into the 21st Century, we are identifying less and less with the faith of our parents. Get the statistics on our latest spiritual make-up in this article from onfaith.

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America’s First Mosque Stood in North Dakota

About 60 Miles West of Minot is a national landmark — the first Muslim mosque built in America. It was built by Lebanese Syrians who came to the prairies for the same reason our Norwegian and German ancestors did — land. Get the full story from KMOT News.

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The Races are On! Nodak Speedway Opening Night

It’s a Minot seasonal rite of passage and when you hear the cars on Sunday evening, it means it’s time to be outside. And if you’re wondering what all the noise is, you’ll have to head down to the Fairgrounds on Sunday.

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1997: Kirby Puckett Does Top Ten List On Letterman

One of the saddest things about being born after 1990, you probably don’t remember this guy. He was a class act, a World Series champion, a great player, and he was more than willing to have a little fun with his name. Check out this clip from the Late Show with David Letterman.

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Saskatchewan Filmmaker Uses Prairie as Setting for Movie

A native prairie filmmaker brought his production crew back to Southern Saskatchewan to film portions of his first feature film. Get the story on the movie ‘Big Muddy’ from the Regina Leader Post.

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Paddlefish Caviar Brings the Arts to Bakken

Every once in a while there’s one of those, ‘only in North Dakota’ stories — this is one of them. And it was perfectly titled by the editors of the Jamestown Sun. Go read it.  

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‘The Simpsons’ Coming Back for 2 More Seasons

The long-running animated satire series on the great American family will be coming back for seasons 27 and 28.

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Who Invented the Piano? And Why was he Forgotten?

For an instrument so common, the inventor is a somewhat unheralded fellow. It turns out the piano has a more than 300-year history; get the rest of the story from VOX.

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Great Performance: David Wong Covers Wiz Khalifa’s ‘See You Again’

Here’s the story on a moving cover from David Wong from his intro for the Youtube video: I got together with a few friends and created an acoustic cover of Wiz Khalifa​ and Charlie Puth​’s “See You Again” from Furious 7: Fast & Furious​. Rapper Eric Rollin recreated Wiz’s rap as a tribute to a friend

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Saturday: North Dakota Brewers Festival at State Fair Grounds

This first time event being held at the North Dakota State Fair Center from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. will feature 10 Brewers as well as some additional home brewers from around the state.  

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Watch Online: Smithsonian’s Aerial America Series on The Dakotas

Take in the soaring views above a state that inspired a future president, launched the country’s first millionaire, and kept a dark, rich secret under its expansive prairies for centuries. This lofty journey over North Dakota highlights the Roughrider State’s grand beauty…

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Hulu Lands Streaming Rights to all 180 Seinfeld Episodes

The content available for those who choose to cut ties with the old modern world are growing. Online content provider Hulu was one the rights to distribute the iconic 90s sitcom via their streaming service.

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Great Performance: Seek And Destroy by Steve’n’Seagulls

This great performance is hard to label, and that’s one of the reasons we’re sharing. How many genres can you hear in their bag of influences?

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Perspective: I Believe In A Thing Called Love

One song, two versions. Catch the original, an ode to the 80’s, and the cover version, an ode to classic New Orleans music scene. Post Modern Juke Box delivers the new version of the original by Darkness. And here’s the original by Darkness…

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Netflix is Now Bigger than CBS

The online streaming service is now more valuable CBS Corp. It’s an interesting step in a changing media landscape. Also in the article, an overview of how few media companies truly exist anymore with the shift towards acquisitions and huge media conglomerates.

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The Moral Bucket List

How do each of us become a better person? Here are the thoughts of one man who has taken on the task himself and begun to plot a path.

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