Rampant intellectual pickpocketing
Stealing is wrong. Right after we teach children to share, we have to teach them that sharing doesn’t mean taking what’s not yours. At that age, theft means taking someone [...]
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Posted November 02, 2016in Tech Talk
Posted November 02, 2016in Sound Circuit
Karen Meat gets personal
If you want to hear the new Karen Meat songs live, you’ve only got one chance. The Des Moines singer is releasing a new tape this month, “She’s Drunk Like [...]
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Posted November 02, 2016in Sound Notes
Sound Notes
Grammy award-winning husband/wife country artists Tim McGraw and Faith Hill bring their Soul2Soul The World Tour 2017 to Wells Fargo Arena on June 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on [...]
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Posted November 02, 2016in People & Pets
Lean on me: A lifetime of dogs
Who do you call when you find an abandoned dog, just 4 months old, tied to a stake in a yard, stuck in the freezing temperatures at what appears to [...]
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Posted November 02, 2016in Lunch With...
Graham Cook
Graham Cook has been Des Moines’ most eccentric corporate leader for decades. Standing more than 6-foot-6-inches tall and skinny, he jokes that he would be typecast to play a mortician [...]
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Posted November 02, 2016in Sound Check
Sound Check
Angle “Talkin’ Story” One Leg Up Productions For years, Jarid Catrenich has been an unsung hero of the local hip-hop scene, releasing material on a regular basis under the name Angle. [...]
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Posted November 02, 2016in Belly Up To...
Trophy’s Sports Bar & Grill
The pulse quickens under the heat of the bright lights. The man with the hot mic is elevated on stage. The vocal chords quiver. The pupils dilate — it’s go [...]
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Posted November 02, 2016in Book Review
Book Reviews
‘The Soul of an Octopus’ “The Soul of an Octopus,” by Sy Montgomery, is one of the most interesting books I have read of late. I started learning new things [...]
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Posted November 02, 2016in Art News
A lot of good new shows
Gallery Night this fall drew big crowds. Most people credited the marvelous weather, but top-notch shows had something to do with it, too. Artisan Gallery 218 assembled a busy show [...]
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The American Dream: Jobs or justice?
As we come to terms with election results — and the frustration or despair with the 2016 campaigns — here are three topics worth considering: 1. How will we define [...]
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