Jon GordonEric 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 →
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Jeff AlexanderQuick recap: Deputy Molly looks for Chief Vern’s killer, while Fargo mobsters arrive in town to look for Sam Hess’s killer. It doesn’t go well for either of them, because said killer has moved on to a new gig in Duluth. There, Officer Grimly has begun wrestling his severely overmatched conscience. Meanwhile, Lester is just trying to mind his own business and get away with an entirely different murder. Read more →
Note: This is the first in a series of recaps of the new “Fargo” TV series on FX. Spoilers abound. Is “Fargo” the FX TV series like “Fargo” the 1996 Coen Brothers movie? Yes and no. Both are set mostly in sleepy, outstate Minnesota towns disrupted by the arrival of shady characters. And both seem Read more →
Dan GundersonNine teams of curlers are in Fargo this week competing for spots on the 2014 Winter Olympic team. The winner of the four-team women’s competition will represent the United States at the Sochi Olympics in February. The men’s team that wins the U.S. trials will advance to another qualifying round next month in Germany. Because of Read more →
Nate MinorAh, Fargo-Moorhead. The land of great floods, sugarbeets and woodchippers, right? Well, yes. But, as you may or may not know, there’s more. Read more →