Aphex Twin “Syro” Warp How much you enjoy “Syro” will depend entirely on how much attention you’ve been paying to Richard D. James, the lone mind behind Aphex Twin. To [...]
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Posted September 17, 2014in Sound Check
Posted September 17, 2014in Film Review
Less than zero
“The Zero Theorem” 1 star Rated R 107 minutes Drama Starring: Christoph Waltz, Lucas Hedges, Mélanie Thierry Terry Gilliam’s further slide down the stairs of filmic entropy is best summed [...]
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Posted September 17, 2014in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in… of the City of Des Moines
Amount: $800 To: Iowa State Reserve Law Officers Association For: The 2014 annual dues for 40 reserve police officers and full-time police officers Amount: $1,221.60 To: Midwest Professional Staffing LLC [...]
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Posted September 17, 2014in Political Mercury
Hillary is back
Just weeks or days away from becoming a grandmother, Hillary Clinton says she has a few things on her mind these days. “I’m calling Chelsea every five minutes to make [...]
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Posted September 17, 2014in GoodNightIowa
Legendary 1970s rockers the Eagles were in Des Moines recently and played to a sold-out crowd of 15,000 baby-boomers at Wells Fargo Arena… Just before the band closed with “Hotel [...]
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Posted September 17, 2014in Game Day
Iowa (2-1) vs. Pittsburgh (3-0) When: Saturday, Sept. 20 Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Kickoff: 11 a.m. CDT The fourth game of the season isn’t usually make-or-break — usually. But [...]
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Posted September 17, 2014in Joe's Neighborhood
Shouldn’t we pay for them to plug in their coffeepots?
“Listen. This is not complicated. Just turn on some music. Any music. And listen.” Hmmm… this is different. “Close your eyes while you’re listening to this music. This is a contest [...]
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Posted September 17, 2014in Cover Story
Our 100 favorite bars
How many Des Moines-area bars have you actually visited? Are you a wanderer of watering holes or a nightlife newbie? It’s not hard to find a good drink in the [...]
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Posted September 17, 2014in On The Tube
Brotherhood of the bedpan
Executive produced by Steven Spielberg, “Red Band Society”is the first masterpiece of the fall TV season (Wednesday, 8 p.m., Fox). Nevertheless, it features a premise that practically screams “don’t watch [...]
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Posted September 17, 2014in Sound Notes
The Des Moines Social Club has announced its production lineup for the 2014-15 season of its Kum n Go Theater season. Shows in the upcoming season include the musicals “Carrie: [...]
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