Bromancing with guns out
“22 Jump Street” 2 stars Rated R 112 minutes Comedy Starring: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube Everything about the concept of a “Jump Street” franchise reeks of Hollywood’s perpetual [...]
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Posted June 18, 2014in Film Review
Posted June 18, 2014in Sound Check
Lana Del Rey “Ultraviolence” Polydor There’s a school of thought that says “Ultraviolence” is an unnecessary album. Del Rey herself seemed on the fence about making any more music after [...]
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Posted June 18, 2014in Your View
Not about gender
“I need a woman” and “Modern day David?” (Your View, June 4) are two reasons why more people need to know there is a third choice for governor in 2014: [...]
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Posted June 18, 2014in Political Mercury
A Polk County insider earns his rural boots
Tears rolled for many reasons as the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved a gambling license for Greene County in a suspense-filled session at the Catfish Bend Casino in Burlington. [...]
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Posted June 18, 2014in On The Tube
In the face of evil
State government prepared for the students’ arrival by buying armor-plated tanks and machine guns. White supremacists stocked up on nooses. Mainstream Mississippi politicians thundered about “crushing the enemy,” meaning outsiders [...]
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Posted June 18, 2014in Tech Talk
The death of the console
With more platforms than ever before, entertainment dollars are stretched thin these days. Everything from live entertainment and cable television to smartphones and physical media such as DVDs are fighting [...]
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Posted June 18, 2014in Duffy
Posted June 18, 2014in Food Dude
Tamales Industry trending up
As surely as the first strawberries follow asparagus and morels, every spring the food media declares the latest trends. If several such recent stories are correct, then kale and bacon [...]
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Posted June 18, 2014in Civic Skinny
Sunday, daily Register circulation continues to plummet. And everything you want to know about Ankeny bowling.
The circulation of The Des Moines Register is continuing its free-fall. Combined print and digital circulation of the Monday-Friday newspaper in the six months ended March 31 totaled 86,982, down [...]
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Posted June 18, 2014in The Sound
Goddamn It
Listening to The Goddamn Gallows is not a passive experience. You don’t sit quietly in your seat and watch the band play. You do not attend a Goddamn Gallows show [...]
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