“Good Governors will make the best presidents.” The headline from Cityview last week (Feb. 20) seems to intentionally bait readers for a response with its presumptive prediction stated as fact. This kind of editorial vision into the future makes Mr. Magoo seem like a guy with 20/20 vision. Granted, there have been
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Posted February 26, 2014in Duffy
Posted February 26, 2014in Cover Story
For more than 20 years, we have called upon you, our readers, to vote in our annual “Best Of Des Moines” contest. And every year it gets stronger in every way: More categories are added, more networks are joined, and more social media buzz and excitement is stirred. So it’s
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Posted February 26, 2014in Film Review
“Robocop” 2 stars Rated PG-13 108 minutes Action Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton For the long-forgotten historical record, there have already been three Robocop movies — all co-written by Edward Neumeier, who is also a contributor to the latest reboot of the machine-man franchise. The first film was
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Posted February 26, 2014in Civic Skinny
How does the voluble Marty Tirrell pay for all those sports tickets that he gives to advertisers and listeners on his radio show? He doesn’t. He stiffs the sellers. That’s clear from reading documents in two federal court cases decided in Chicago in recent weeks. In each case, a ticket
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Posted February 26, 2014in Locker Room
What is it about pole dancing that gets so many folks in a tizzy? While the striptease tends to accompany the pole in American culture, it would be ignorant to say stripping is the only form of pole dancing. “Physically, pole fitness has countless benefits for the upper and lower
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Posted February 26, 2014in Belly Up To...
Remember that moment in Walt Disney’s animated film “Alice in Wonderland” ─ when the shrunken young heroine finds herself lost in a flower garden and does her best to assimilate with the budding, blooming ladies who belong there by right of roots? Despite her gifts of beauty and song, Alice
Read More →‘LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII’ (T) *** Square Enix Xbox 360 After taking a break from your combat party in “Final Fantasy XIII-2,” Lightning is back as a playable character to close out the trilogy in all of her maddeningly stoic glory. Taking place 500 years after its predecessor, this
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Posted February 26, 2014in Food Dude
Top Iowa chefs and restaurants continue to receive national honors (see “Side Dishes” below.) A different story on the café beat, though, has been every bit as significant to the sophistication of Des Moines’ collective palate. Its main player was not a chef or restaurateur but a politician. Gov. Bob
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