New frontiers The WE cable network disclosed in August that it had ordered a nine-episode adaptation of a British series, “Sex Box,” in which a couple enters a large opaque chamber on-stage and has intercourse. The pair, pre- and post-coitally, are clothed and seated before a panel of probably D-List
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Posted September 24, 2014in News of the Weird
Posted September 24, 2014in Cover Story
Your best shots
We learned years ago from a master photographer who told us that a photo opportunity exists around every corner. Those who live their lives behind the lens know this to be true. Even so, finding that great subject, the perfect lighting and the proper angle are what separate the professionals
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Posted September 24, 2014in Your View
Blimey!
First Cooney’s Tavern is left off of Cityview’s checklist of 100 favorite bars. Then Braveheart’s own descendants vote to keep themselves under the rule of the Queen. Being 1/256th Irish and 1/512th Scottish, this has been a tough week. I think I will start to work on that checklist immediately. Mike Rowley
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Posted September 24, 2014in Locker Room
Hop in a boat to come out of your SHELL
Sometimes you have to go backwards to move forward. While this may seem like a Yogi Berra quote — or a Tarantino movie trope — it’s an absolute truth when it comes to rowing. “For me personally, I joined up with the Des Moines Rowing Club because I missed rowing,”
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Posted September 24, 2014in The Sound
A delicate balance
When Joe Giunta, music director and conductor of the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra, came to town in 1989, he knew he had his work cut out for him. “I had meetings with business leaders where they’d tell me, ‘You picked a bad time to come to Des Moines,’ ” Giunta
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Posted September 24, 2014in Joe's Neighborhood
‘For everything there is a season…’
There’s a man. And there’s a man. And there’s a man. Yup, another man. Of course, one more man. And there’s a… hold it, my goodness, it’s a woman. It’s not a shabby crowd in which to hang. Rembrandt, Hals, Vermeer, Fabritius, Steen. To tell your mom that your painting
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Posted September 22, 2014in Iowa Watchdog
Ending special tax privileges could save families thousands
DES MOINES, Iowa — Jeremy Horpedahl knows most people find the tax code to be complicated, boring and hard to understand. He also knows the tax code is so complicated because it is boring and hard to understand. “Most people don’t have the time or interest to examine the issues.
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Posted September 17, 2014in Tech Talk
Put down your phone and read this
How long are you willing to wait for a website to load? Five seconds? Ten seconds? Good God, don’t let it happen to me… 15 seconds! Over the last two decades, researchers have found the duration of the American attention span to be dwindling and dwindling. It’s gotten so bad
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Posted September 17, 2014in The Sound
Taking snapshots
All bands — well, all the good ones, anyway — are constantly evolving. That evolution stems not from the need to follow trends or the constant reach to stay relevant, but from the fact that bands are living, breathing things, and living things grow. Like rings on a tree, bands
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Posted September 17, 2014in Book Review
‘Rat Queens Volume 1: Sass and Sorcery’
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Julie Goodrich Image Comics April 8, 2014 128pp $9.99 Comic books are known to be a boy’s club. With few (but notable) exceptions, female characters not drawn as human beings but rather living dolls with little personality and even less clothing. Yet recently there
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