Posted December 31, 2014in Civic Skinny
The year was 1925. Des Moines was booming; its population had soared to more than 125,000. It had 110 churches, 16 movie theaters and three vaudeville houses. Nine railroads served the city, and there were four passenger depots and eight freight depots. There were 172 barbers, five hat manufacturers,
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Posted December 31, 2014in Belly Up To...
Cutline: Flix Brewhouse brings dinner and a movie in a one-stop shop to Merle Hay Mall. How many times have you gone out on a date with your partner only to argue about where to get dinner and whose turn it is to pick the movie? Flix Brewhouse is eliminating
Read More →The least-known candidate for chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party is the best choice. And that stands to reason. The party must re-acquaint itself with Iowa’s countryside, the land of the Three Democratic Giants. Tom Harkin sprang from Cumming, Henry A. Wallace is from Orient, and Harold Hughes, as
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Posted December 31, 2014in Center Stage
It might seem a long way from South Park — that town full of filthy-mouthed kids — to the Mormon tabernacles. Yet the same two talents, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, have made a hilarious spectacle of each. “The Book of Mormon” presents Stone and Parker’s sendup of the
Read More →Mars Café announced plans recently to open the new coffee bar next to the future site of Raygun and Thelma’s Treats at 505 E. Fifth St. in late March. Mars Coffee Bar focuses on the coffee culture, and it will serve artisanal drip and pour over coffee, espresso and
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Posted December 31, 2014in Duffy
Posted December 31, 2014in The Sound
Whitey Morgan just spent part of his Christmas week stranded in the Rockies with a broken down car. It was a minor set back, and one that the Flint, Michigan, native takes in stride. But after singing the praises of AAA, the conversation quickly switches to the state of pop
Read More →Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “Follow the white line to Budget’s drive-through window. Grab your frozen embryo. Instructions not included. Enjoy!” -Susie Anderson Runners-up: “Cheap labor.” -Heidi Soliday “More side effects from Obamacare.” -Jim McCool Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to:
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Posted December 31, 2014in Film Review
Two films have been released this winter that are best described as character studies on real-life geniuses. The first was the Stephen Hawking biopic “The Theory of Everything,” and the second is the Christmas release of “The Imitation Game,” which looks at the life of Alan Turing. Unlike “Theory,”
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Posted December 31, 2014in On The Tube
“You’re the Worst”(FX) Like the equally surprising “Broad City,” “You’re the Worst” shattered preconceptions of the “edgy” cable comedy with smarts, heart, bracing moments of relationship realism (and outright debauchery), and a fearless cast led by relative unknowns Chris Geere and Aya Cash. No worries that the Toxic Twosome
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