Almost (in)famous
“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 [...]
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Posted February 20, 2013in Cover Story
Posted February 20, 2013in Duffy
Posted February 20, 2013in Film Review
Breaking soap
“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 [...]
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Posted February 20, 2013in Belly Up To...
Hull Avenue haunt revived
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 [...]
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Posted February 20, 2013in Joe's Neighborhood
Being an Iowa Farmer
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 [...]
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Posted February 20, 2013in Book Review
‘Gone Girl’
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,” [...]
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Posted February 20, 2013in Locker Room
Paint pistol battles
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. [...]
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Posted February 20, 2013in Civic Skinny, Featured Story
Swati for Congress? Pat Murphy, too!
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 [...]
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Posted February 20, 2013in Sound Check
CD Reviews
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, [...]
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Posted February 20, 2013in Sore Thumbs
‘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 [...]
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