Author Archives: zach kobrinsky

Creation and community: Midwest Mud – an artist collective

Text and photos by Zach Kobrinsky Additional text by Nishesh Sharma Public outreach, pickled fawns, costume-craving electricians and full frontal nudity. What do these phrases have in common? Well, they are all necessary ingredients in creating an artist collective. Midwest … Continue reading

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Downtown Bathroom Guide: Men’s Edition

Whether you’re looking for a spot to go number one, two, or even three, I offer this downtown bathroom guide in the hopes that you might find the right bathroom to serve your needs. Continue reading

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Extreme Hipster Makeover

This is Will. He works a 9-to-5, always votes Republican, and lives a self-admittedly boring existence. He is what you might call a “square.” Yet as fulfilling as his life may be, the encroaching age of 30, the continued existence of liberal media and healthcare reform have him rethinking his life in strange ways. No need to worry, Will. We have a solution for you: an extreme hipster makeover. It’s time to cast aside your comforts and embrace your new life. But where do we begin? Continue reading

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Downtown, up close and personal: a photographic saga

There exists a plethora of visually stimulating imagery in the downtown area beyond the stereotypical, but sometimes you have to look a little closer to find it. If you look hard enough, a world of living, breathing art peers out from the decrepit cracks and untrodden alleyways. Continue reading

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Gears and Grit: Bike Polo

The F-M downtown cyclist community is becoming bigger and stronger by the day, but on the sidelines they are clashing with one another, head over handlebars, in vicious bouts of bike polo. Continue reading

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All in the Family: The Downtown Music Family Tree

Fargo-Moorhead is known for its warm sense of community, but what does that mean for musicians? Find out how intertwined the downtown music scene is, and how inspiring their camaraderie can be. Continue reading

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