“Fargo” on FX, a show based on the 1996 Coen brothers film of the same name, is nearing the end of its first (and perhaps only) season. Here’s a look back at images from the first nine episodes.
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By Jon Gordon
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Eric Deggans reviewed “Fargo” for NPR: FX’s Fargo copies the vibe of the 1996 film, re-creating the land of snow and quirky, often-dimwitted criminal eccentrics who made the film such a precious showpiece. A whole new constellation of characters is set against this familiar backdrop, playing out new tales of sordid activity in Bemidji, Minn., Read more →
We get a lesson on how apples are bred. Read more →
Our guy gets a lesson in the life of bees. Read more →
Charlie Braunreiter greeted the first visitors to the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in New Ulm on a recent Saturday morning, and offered up tales about the old days and old-timey music in this southern Minnesota city, where the first wave of musically inclined German immigrants set the stage for a rich tradition of polkas Read more →