Posted February 20, 2013in Cover Story
“We’re the penultimate folk-rap band. We’re the Greenday of…whatever it is we’re doing.” That was my introduction to D.D.E.P., a Des Moines musical comedy duo that performs under the stage names of M.C. Lyrical and $Mic (pronounced “Money Mike”). What does D.D.E.P. stand for? “We’ve never told anyone,” said Lyrical.
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Posted February 20, 2013in Duffy
Posted February 20, 2013in Film Review
“Beautiful Creatures” 3 stars Rated PG-13 124 mins. Drama Starring: Alice Englert, Viola Davis, Emma Thompson An imaginative, adolescent, gothic romance, “Beautiful Creatures” arrives with considerably more camp and intellectual humor than the “Twilight” franchise to which “Creatures” is sure to be compared. Emma Thompson and Jeremy Irons trade off
Read More →Have you noticed that the topic of weather is the great equalizer that turns us all into Iowa farmers this time of year? You can be the librarian at the Downtown Library, a CEO at Nationwide or a checker at Hy-Vee, and out of your mouth will come these words:
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Posted February 20, 2013in Belly Up To...
Most bar owners claim their establishment is a “Cheers” kind of pub. Not Tom Morris, owner of The Hull Avenue Tavern. It’s simply not that kind of place. He does claim, however — in bold writing on the new sign out front — that his bar is “Des Moines’ oldest
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Sally Wisdom Crown June 5, 2012 $25 432 pp. As she handed me “Gone Girl,” my friend smiled wickedly, said “this is deeply disturbing,” and warned me not to plan to get anything else done once I started reading it. Nick and Amy meet
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Posted February 20, 2013in Locker Room
The room is still; the air thick with anticipation. Spectators gather around the outside netting to watch and discuss tactics they would use to ensure victory if roles were reversed. The four on the field — two teams of two — no doubt have their own plans of attack. Peering
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Posted February 20, 2013in Civic Skinny, Featured Story
Democrats say former legislator Swati Dandekar is looking at running for Congress in the First District. She didn’t respond to Cityview’s query, but if she is running she’ll be a formidable candidate next year to fill the seat being vacated by Senate-hopeful Bruce Braley. But she’ll have to win a
Read More →Angle ‘White Andy’ One Leg Up The “White Andy” EP is a throwback to the early ’90s glory days of hip-hop. It’s actually a rather refreshing entry into the scene, as the current trends tend to move further away from the roots that made hip-hop so popular in the first
Read More →‘ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES’ (M) *** Sega Xbox 360 Making an “Aliens” game feel fresh is not an easy task. No movie has been cannibalized for video game parts quite as voraciously as James Cameron’s 1986 sci-fi/action classic. Everything from “Metroid” to “Dead Space” has drawn inspiration from it. And the
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