Posted May 01, 2013in Featured Story, Food Dude
Twenty-five years ago, this publication began subjecting readers to the reflections of an alcoholic who had recently quit drinking. I thought that gave me an alternative point of view, and editors agreed. At that time, this paper was named Skywalker, showing pride in the ambitious system that was dramatically transforming
Read More →A teenager films himself in ‘Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous’ Viral-video star Bo Burnham is well cast as a would-be viral-video star in “Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous” (Thursday, 9:30 p.m., MTV). He plays Zach Stone, a motormouth high school dork obsessed with his post-graduation plan: making a
Read More →Amount: $23,763.60 To: Ames Environmental Inc. For: Payment for feasibility and demolition monitoring services for FEMA, abatement and other projects throughout the city. Amount: $154.77 To: Language Line Services Inc. (Monterey, Calif.) For: Payment for interpretive services provided for Spanish-, Tigrinya- and Burmese-speaking residents for over-the-phone communications. Amount:
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Harriet Leitch Amulet Books Pub Date: March 26, 2013 $12.95 163 pp. Tom Angleberger is the author of the bestselling Origami Yoga series (“The Strange Case of Origami Yoda,” “Darth Paper Strikes Back”). In this book, he adheres to the “Star Wars” theme continuing
Read More →The good National Drug Endangered Children Awareness Day was declared to be on April 24 last week. Supported by several local organizations, including the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement (M.I.N.E.) Task Force. The Iowa Alliance for Drug-Endangered Children is concerned with children who are at risk of suffering physical harm or neglect
Read More →Over the last 30 years, the music industry has been hit with repeated body blows: music videos, cassette and CD dubbing, revenue-crippling peer-to-peer mp3 sharing. Long gone are the days of albums going platinum on the day of their release, replaced instead with viral Internet hits and the emerging technology
Read More →Iowa Public Radio and the Des Moines Music Coalition have kicked off this year’s 80/35 play-in. For the next week, the selected bands will play live on IPR’s Studio One, with one band ultimately being selected to perform on the main stage of this year’s 80/35 music festival. The event
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Posted May 01, 2013in Film Review
“Mud” 3 stars Rated PG-13 115 minutes Drama Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland Benefiting from a cast that includes Matthew McConaughey, Sam Shepherd and Michael Shannon, “Mud” is an engaging coming-of-age tale with gaping plot holes that barely matter. Writer-director Jeff Nichols (“Take Shelter”) cobbles together the story
Read More →‘STAR TREK’ (T) *1/2 Namco Bandai Games Xbox 360 “Star Trek” is a game that not-so-boldly goes where too many licensed games have gone before. Its two-player co-op, third-person shooter gameplay is as derivative as it is generic. Exploring strange new worlds with iconic characters like Kirk and Spock should’ve
Read More →There’s something unique about seeing a musician perform solo. Performers fronting bands tend to banter between songs; they’ll joke with the audience or issue standard platitudes thanking the venue or reminding people to tip the staff. But when an artist is separated from the comfort of backing musicians, the chatter
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