A sloppy con
“American Hustle” 3 stars Rated R 129 minutes Drama Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper If awards were handed out for the sloppiest movies, “American Hustle” would be a [...]
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Posted December 11, 2013in Film Review
Posted December 11, 2013in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in… Des Moines
Amount: $1,190 To: ABC Pest Control For: Payment for services eliminating/preventing infestations of ants, spiders, roaches, silverfish, rats and mice. Amount: $194,201.22 To: Ampco System Parking c/o ABM Parking [...]
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Posted December 11, 2013in Tech Talk
Beware the native ad infestation
Whenever a new website pops up and becomes super popular, eventually everyone asks the same question: How does this site make money? Usually sites first make it online with minor [...]
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Posted December 11, 2013in On The Tube
Crime-fighting through song
Creator Steve Franks has made a success out of “Psych,” the comedy-drama about a private investigator who fakes psychic powers but now faces the challenge of freshening things up after [...]
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Posted December 11, 2013in News of the Weird
Something in the Air Is the signature smell of Texas A and M University more “Italian lemon, bergamot and iced pineapple” (that open into “a body of vivid florals, raw [...]
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Posted December 11, 2013in Joe's Neighborhood
Flowers for you
Holiday shopping requires a certain level of maturity that I just don’t possess. Let’s take Black Friday. I’ve tried it. My sister-in-law had everything all mapped out for us the [...]
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Posted December 11, 2013in Center Stage
Feminism meshed with sex jokes makes for best show of the season
Ever been to an Iowa Cubs game and seen, between innings, the kids and parents throwing themselves into “YMCA”? Whole families, doing the Village People? Ever thought about that — [...]
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Posted December 11, 2013in Book Review
‘The Princess Bride’ anniversary edition, great holiday gift
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Shirley Shiffler Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 11/5/13 $25 450 pp. When I was in high school, my brother gave me a copy of “The Princess [...]
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Posted December 11, 2013in Political Mercury
Mirror, mirror on Tyler Olson’s wall
Is Tyler Olson running a gubernatorial campaign or life-synching his way through a Hall and Oates song? “Leave me alone, I’m a family man…” (Of course, vote for me, before [...]
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Posted December 11, 2013in Sound Notes
The Des Moines Choral Society is hosting its annual “Christmas With the Choral Society” on Saturday, Dec. 14 at St. Ambrose Cathedral downtown. For more information, or to purchase tickets [...]
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