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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If we Don’t Teach Religion in Schools, We’ll Never Understand the Rest of the World

For one college professor, the degree to which American students are uninformed about the major faiths of the world is a problem worth solving and he makes a case adding the study of religion into the public curriculum.

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Great Performance: Poison by Bell Biv Devoe Cover in “Old Jack Swing” Style

Poison by Bell Biv Devoe was never the most popular of pop songs, but it did have a strong run back in the early 90’s. This updated version by Scott Bradlee and Post Modern Jukebox is worth a listen. For those of you who know the song, you’ll hear the original in there.

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Mike Rowe: Of Assholes and Authenticity

The Minot Voice has featured commentary from Mike Rowe in the past, and we'll no doubt continue to do so in the future. Today he writes on the true meaning and danger of that old adage, 'just be yourself.'

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Great Performance: All About That Bass – European Tour Version

Scott Bradlee is at again with another cover of Meghan Trainor’s All About That Bass featuring Haley Reinhart, Morgan James, and Ariana Savalas. Plus, there’s a great four-handed bass solo at about the 2:40 mark.

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Minot to Welcome First “Magic City Ribfest” This June

June 18th-21st you’ll have an opportunity to eat your fill of ribs cooked by masters of the art. Magic City Ribfest’s inaugural event is planned for this summer. Details from KMOT News.

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Smithsonian Channel to Air Docu-series about Bakken Oil Boom

The series is called ‘Boomtowners” and will air six one-hour episodes starting April 26th. It’s about the daily lives of people who work in the North Dakota oil patch.

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Seven Cultural Concepts We Don’t Have in the U.S., and Maybe Should

If you’re looking for a little more meaning in your life, here are seven ideas that might be worth latching onto. As a tease, many of them come from our favorite Scandinavian countries.

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The 17 Best-Reviewed Movies on Netflix Right Now

Netflix can be a bit overwhelming because of the sheer volume of content available and because a big portion of it isn’t worth your time. But here’s an article that will help you sort the quality from the crap. If you’re a subscriber, there’s likely a few things on this list you haven’t seen.

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Canadian Imams Issue Fatwa on Islamic State

A group of Canadian imams have issued a religious edict declaring followers of the Islamic State as non-Muslim.

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