Posted September 16, 2015in Cover Story
Have you been looking forward to the gymnastics competitions at the 2016 Olympics? There may be a whole other reason to get excited. The International Pole Dance Fitness Association (IPDFA) says they are seeking to gain the International Olympic Committee’s recognition of pole dance as a sport. All signs are
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Posted September 16, 2015in Duffy
Posted September 16, 2015in Center Stage, Featured Story
As you bask in Repertory Theater of Iowa’s luminous production of “Broadway Bound,” by Neil Simon, at times nothing on stage shines so brightly as Kerry Skram. Always a local standout, here she plays Kate Jerome, mother to Stan and Eugene. The boys hope to write funny stuff for this
Read More →“Blindspot” Monday, Sept. 21 (NBC) Series Debut: A naked woman (Jaimie Alexander) turns up in a duffle bag in Times Square, covered in mysterious tattoos and devoid of memory. One of the largest tats is the jumping-off point: “Kurt Weller FBI.” Turns out the ink is a tapestry of clues
Read More →The Federal Aviation Administration recently granted (likely for the first time ever) an application to fly a paper airplane. Prominent drone advocate Peter Sachs had applied to conduct commercial aerial photography with his “aircraft” and the agency, concerned with air traffic safety, accommodated by treating the request under the rules
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Posted September 16, 2015in The Sound
OK, look. Nobody here is going to try and tell you that Buckcherry is the second coming of Guns N’ Roses. Hell, they are not even the second coming of Velvet Revolver. But the one thing that comes close to redeeming the band in any way is the fact that
Read More →Paid during the month of August Amount: $242.64 To: Cintas First Aid & Safety For: Supplies Amount: $9.830 To: Embarkit For: Supplies Amount: $55,471.23 To: UnityPoint Health For: Services Amount: $3,911 To: Iowa State University For: Donations Amount: $4,234.20 To: Iowa Storage Trailer Inc. For: Rental Amount: $2,207.08 To: Century
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Posted September 16, 2015in Joe's Neighborhood
“Do you know how many stories are in these old barns?” I shake my head no. “Well, the frost comes into the barn, and everything that happens that winter freezes along the inside walls.” He pauses. Lost momentarily in the high timber of an imagined barn. He eventually continues… “You
Read More →Ernest Cline’s first book, “Ready Player One,” became an instant classic in the speculative fiction world, winning awards and praise nearly across the board. His newest novel, “Armada,” takes the retro-futuristic vibe of his first book and adds in a more complex voice with an uncannily realistic near future. Once
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Posted September 16, 2015in Featured Story, Food Dude
When it comes to food choices, so much has changed for the better here the last 50 years that it’s tempting to think we live a golden age of culinary indulgence — unless you’ve read Suetonius. That second-century Roman writer described a class of decadent foodies like no one today.
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