Minnesota Vikings (6-2) vs. Oakland Raiders (4-4) Sunday, Nov. 15, 3:05 p.m. CST O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California The Vikings just keep finding ways to win. It isn’t pretty, but the W’s are adding up. In Sunday’s grinder against the St. Louis Rams, the Vikes pulled off an overtime win but
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Posted November 11, 2015in Game Day
Posted November 11, 2015in Center Stage
On the farm, far from home
Over the years, “The Bridges of Madison County” has become more of a woman’s story. The No. 1 novel of 1993 by University of Northern Iowa graduate and professor Robert James Waller never much developed its female lead. Francesca, the farm wife whose fling with a photographer provides the plot,
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Posted November 11, 2015in What the?
Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “How Des Moines Public Works decides which streets to snowplow.” -Jeni N. Runners-up: “No matter which way they turned, the Thicke brothers just couldn’t figure out why they always ended up at Toys
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Posted November 05, 2015in Uncategorized
The art of confidence
Courtney Krause is one of the most delightfully sweet, unassuming people you will ever meet. The Iowa native moved to Des Moines in 2011 but has been writing music almost her entire life. “I’ve been writing since I was 6,” she said. “My mom has my first song on tape.
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Posted November 04, 2015in Cover Story
Seeking the truth
Bill Maher is the closest any of us alive today will get to fulfilling every definition of the word “iconoclast.” In the Byzantine era, some 700 years after the events depicted in the Bible, iconoclasts were people who literally destroyed religious imagery. Maher — a loudly outspoken atheist — has
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Posted November 04, 2015in What the?
Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “After several attempts, The Barretts finally met the breeder’s stringent adoption requirements.” -Terri Valentine Runners-up: “When they said they were dog breeders, I thought they meant something else!” -Michelle Leonard “It was all
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Posted November 04, 2015in Rap Sheet
Two of a kind
“Teen Mom 2” star Jenelle Evans, 23, was arrested earlier this year in South Carolina for driving without a license. She was pulled over by highway patrol, booked around 2 p.m. and held on a small bond of $237.50. She was released about two hours later. Unlawful driving doesn’t stop
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Posted November 04, 2015in Sound Circuit
Good neighbor policy
Dylan Sires & Neighbors has not really concerned itself with talk of what band is going to be the next big thing out of Iowa. Instead, the Quad Cities-based four-piece is content doing what it does best: making pop-heavy, easily accessible music and letting the results speak for themselves. And
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Posted November 04, 2015in Sound Notes
I’m in Australia! That does not mean all that much to you, except that while I am here, I will be hitting up a few local Aussie shows and relating any good musical finds I come across. At the same time, I am doing my level best to educate Oz
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Confessions of a margin of error maker
I stopped lying after I came out as an unapologetic gay man, now a long time ago. Being a closeted gay man was really the only secret I had, and lying to keep that secret was pretty much all-consuming and utterly exhausting. It seemed like I didn’t have the energy
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