Posted April 30, 2014in Locker Room
“This summer is going to be different; this summer I’m going to start riding my bike.” You know it’s spring when thoughts like those start teasing at the brain stem. But it’s tough getting started into any new routine, especially one that requires so much physical determination. Bike-riding, though, is
Read More →Metro’s Most Wanted NAME: Johnathon Everett Phillip Rice AGE: 30 HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: 190 CHARGES: Probation violation NAME: Preston Anthony Beasley AGE: 21 HEIGHT: 5’9” WEIGHT: 150 CHARGES: Weapons INFO: Armed and dangerous Unsolved crimes This information was obtained from the Polk County Crime Stoppers website. All
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Posted April 30, 2014in The Sound
Despite being known as a kind of “metal band’s metal band,” Anvil’s pre-2008 existence is a comedy of errors. Plagued by poor decision-making, questionable management and bad advice, Anvil toiled in almost complete obscurity, bolstered mostly by modest European record sales. But then came the documentary film “Anvil! The Story
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Posted April 30, 2014in Joe's Neighborhood
Is there any harm in letting your mind drift along on a warm spring day, feeling the sun on your neck and smelling the just-turned Iowa dirt from across the fields? With the world topsy-turvy because of missing planes, upside-down ferry boats and troops massed on the border, isn’t it
Read More →In show business, there’s an ancient quip about a dying actor. Colleagues gather at his bedside, grieving, and, with his last words, he tries to reassure them. “Dying is easy,” he groans. “Comedy is hard.” The story’s never been verified (some say Groucho Marx made it up), but there’s no
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Posted April 30, 2014in Film Review
“Young & Beautiful” 5 stars Not Rated 95 minutes Drama Starring: Marine Vacth, Géraldine Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot For his latest filmic exploration, François Ozon addresses a complex mix of sexual, personal, social, familial, gender-based and technological issues, inexorably honing in on a striking synthesis of generational catharsis. That he does
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Posted April 30, 2014in Civic Skinny
A guy told Cityview that Jerry Crawford has sold or is selling the Iowa Energy basketball team. Asked about it, Crawford at first said, “Your question isn’t a yes or no answer.” Then: “There is an expansion of the ownership group under way, and we are going to be able
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Posted April 30, 2014in Political Mercury
“I believe life begins at conception and life should be protected from conception to natural, dignified death. There should be no exceptions for protecting life. However, the judicial system of the nation has protected certain options.” But the Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Hinton is not so clear in an
Read More →I liked Civic Skinny’s illustration: “One way to look at it: Branstad is trying to get rid of a workers comp commissioner who was twice overwhelmingly approved by the Senate in bipartisan votes — while hiring a would-be commissioner who was rejected by the Senate.” (April 24.) I liked it right up
Read More →Viva Montesa is the best rock n roll duo in the city. OK, I’m pretty sure its the ONLY rock duo in the city, but the point is that the band is damn good. Anytime it plays a gig, it’s worth checking out, but when Viva Montesa takes to the
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