Funding the revolution Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher of state secrets who remains holed up in the embassy of Ecuador in London, has signed on with an Icelandic licensing agent to sell Assange-branded high-end clothing, shoes and various household goods in India and much of Europe, and is negotiating to
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Posted November 05, 2014in News of the Weird
Posted November 05, 2014in Food Dude
The scoop on soup
Readers have been asking about my favorite places for soup. I also recently ran across Fiona Kirk’s latest book, “Soup Can Make You Thin.” Kirk amused me a few years ago with her “What the F**k Should I Eat?,” so I paid attention. She is not advocating the dreaded cabbage
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Posted November 05, 2014in The Sound
Stone-cold nuts
Parker Griggs might just be crazy. A naturally gifted guitarist, Griggs practically needs a revolving door on the side of his tour van. Radio Moscow plays as a power trio, but Griggs has been the only constant in the band’s decade of life, sharing the stage with a dozen different
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Posted November 05, 2014in Book Review
‘Being Mortal’
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Sally Wisdom Metropolitan Books Oct. 7, 2014 $26 282 Pages Are doctors and families too afraid to discuss death to ask the right questions of end-of-life patients? Cancer surgeon and Harvard professor Atul Gawande thinks so and examines the issue in his book, “Being
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Posted November 05, 2014in On The Tube
Broadcast skews
“The Newsroom” Sunday, Nov. 9 (HBO) The third and final season of Aaron Sorkin’s journalism fan-fiction drama takes place in 2013; your historical place-marker being the Boston Marathon bombing. “The Newsroom” never quite lived up to the promise of its rousing debut episode, which was a none-too-subtle challenge to American
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Posted November 05, 2014in Film Review
‘Nightcrawler’
“Nightcrawler” Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed Rated R 117 minutes Cinemark 20 showtimes: 3:50, 5:25, 7:05, 8:40, 10:05 Sociopathy can be a difficult thing to convey through film, mainly because so few people understand what it’s really about. And that is what makes “Nightcrawler” worth your time. “Nightcrawler” stars
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Posted November 05, 2014in Belly Up To...
Madhouse Brewing stands out in a world of craft breweries
How many craft breweries is too many craft breweries? When will brewers run out of new flavors to use? Is craft beer just a trend doomed to fade away, like MySpace and gel pens? These are the questions asked by craft beer critics in light of the Brewery Boom that
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Posted November 05, 2014in Joe's Neighborhood
Steel shutters
The rain comes down steadily in Amsterdam. No surprise really. It is the Netherlands in late October. The walk from the train station up past three canals was too much for my shoes, as they now release a telltale squish. But still, there’s the line for the Anne Frank House,
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Posted November 05, 2014in Sound Notes
The Des Moines Music Coalition has announced the three “community selected artists” for this year’s Little BIG Fest taking place on Nov. 21 and 22. After weeks of votes from the public, the three acts rounding out this year’s lineup are Lily DeTaeye, Luke Fox and Mighty Shady. DeTaeye and
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Posted November 05, 2014in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in… In the West Des Moines Community School District
Amount: $80,000 To: Apple Tree Children’s Center For: Tuition Amount: $1,008 To: Barron Equipment Company Inc For: Services Amount: $4,349.02 To: Bedford Freeman & Worth For: Supplies Amount: $128,342.40 To: Central Iowa Hospital Corporation For: Services Amount: $882.75 To: JG Services For: Furniture Amount: $78,000 To: Creekside Preschool For: Tuition
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