Two of a kind?
Two of a Kind The NFL just can’t seem to keep their players out of jail. Jonathan Dwyer, running back for the Arizona Cardinals, was arrested on Sept. 17 on [...]
Read More →
Posted December 31, 2014in Rap Sheet
Posted December 31, 2014in Your View
No Christmas wishes to clergy?
CivicSkinny’s Merry Christmas to more than 200 Iowans and not one clergy among them? No sense in letting organized religion mess up a good holiday. Mike Rowley -Clive [...]
Read More →
Posted December 31, 2014in Tech Talk
Couch crashing goes legit with Airbnb
One of the most mouth-watering concepts in technology is that of disruption — when an entrenched way of conducting business is uprooted by an unforeseen new method. It happened repeatedly [...]
Read More →
Posted December 24, 2014in Joe's Neighborhood
A homemade sweater
“Why thank you. You are so kind to think of me. A homemade sweater. Yes, those are bright colors you knitted. Neon, aren’t they? Wow, look at that size. [...]
Read More →
Posted December 24, 2014in Sound Check
Unknown Component “Arbitrary Ambiguity” Independent Unknown Component is entirely the work of Ames-based Keith Lynch. At the end of the day, I don’t know if the things Lynch [...]
Read More →
Posted December 24, 2014in Tech Talk
Don’t give ho-ho-horrible tech gifts
There is truly no better time of year to give or get a gift than right now. No matter if you’re Christian, Jewish, celebrate Kwanzaa or simply indulge in the [...]
Read More →
Posted December 24, 2014in Duffy
Posted December 24, 2014in On The Tube
The Best TV of 2014 Pt. 1
(Almost) everything you should revisit, or discover, from the past year. “True Detective” (HBO) Creator/writer Nic Pizzolatto probably screwed himself by launching this mesmerizing crime anthology with stars [...]
Read More →
Posted December 24, 2014in Food Dude
Joe Tripp and other new year blessings
The old year goes out bestowing gifts to the local food scene. Michael Leo’s Strudl Haus returned after years in limbo. This time the Austrian chef’s divine pastries set [...]
Read More →
Posted December 24, 2014in Book Review
‘New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft’
Howard Phillips (H.P.) Lovecraft is a towering figure in the world of horror, short stories, American literature and the just plain weird. Collecting many noteworthy and beloved stories, Leslie [...]
Read More →
