Posted September 28, 2012in Center Stage
From the darkly comedic mind of Alan Ball (two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter of “American Beauty” and “Towelhead”) comes a play that will warm the faces of giggling women and blushing [...]
Read More →1 2 3 4 5 6 Name that crime Sept. 14 – 19 A. Public intoxication. B. Driving while barred as a habitual offender. C. Two counts of violating a [...]
Read More →By Chad Taylor soundcheck@dmcityview.com Trouble Lights ‘The Endless Prom’ Maximum Ames If you live in central Iowa and enjoy electro-pop, you had damn well already be familiar with Trouble Lights. [...]
Read More →1 2 3 4 5 6 Name that crime Sept. 6 – 13 A. Operating while intoxicated, second offense; four counts of failure to appear. B. Possession of marijuana; manufacturing [...]
Read More →When a judge refuses to allow the prosecution of a person who has killed a man thus creating a widow and an orphan, s/he does not deserve to be retained [...]
Read More →This isn’t right. In a business populated by people you’d rather not know, the Beastie Boys’ MCA was one of the good guys. He’s not supposed to be dead, if [...]
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Posted September 19, 2012in Classic Film Review
‘Team America: World Police’ Directed by Trey Parker 2004, Rated R, 98 minutes Geniuses of satire Matt Stone and Trey Parker bring big laughs to the big screen with a [...]
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Posted September 19, 2012in Art News
Art Stop, Des Moines’ autumnal celebration of the arts, has been expanded this year to three full weekends. Three very different artists’ new shows demonstrate a range of creativity worth [...]
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Guest Commentary
Here’s a milestone of sorts. In July, for the first time since 1998, the House of Representatives voted to maintain the current military budget rather than increase Pentagon spending. It’s [...]
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