Posted July 05, 2017in Center Stage
The night of the last election, I stayed up reading James Baldwin. His work from the 1960s seemed the best way to grapple with my own moment — and apparently lots of others felt the same. Baldwin has recently enjoyed a resurgence. There’s even a documentary, celebrating his essays, novels
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Posted July 05, 2017in Lunch With...
As Chairman of the Board of Hubbell Realty, James (Jim) W. Hubbell III has watched Des Moines change and grow from a top-floor perch. We asked him to lunch to talk about 45 years of real estate development in Des Moines. He chose Bauder’s. “I have been coming here since
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Posted July 05, 2017in At Home With
Home sweet home isn’t déjà vu The question catches Mark Godwin off guard. He stops to consider, reflect and contemplate: “What were the best 60 seconds of your life?” Many 60-second spans are in the debate raging in his head, and he understands the caveat: He isn’t allowed to take
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Posted July 05, 2017in Couch Surfing
When it comes to couchsurfing, I usually don’t ask many questions about the person who is staying with me. That may sound a little unsafe, but I am a firm believer in people’s privacy. My guests will tell me what they want me to know. At the end of the
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Posted July 05, 2017in Tech Talk
It may not seem like the sexiest of tech innovations, but printer ink cartridges have just sent a shockwave through the tech history. In Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on whether or not Impression Products could legally take the sold and
Read More →‘Lab Girl’ My definition of good popular science writing is that which even the reader who eschewed high school chemistry and physics can understand. Outstanding popular science writing will captivate the same reader from the first page on. “Lab Girl” by Hope Jahren falls into the second category. Growing up
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Posted July 05, 2017in Belly Up To...
The secret is officially out Mixology Night was CITYVIEW’s 2017 winner of “Best Kept Secret on the Local Nightlife Scene” and has become a favorite of those in the know. The Science Center of Iowa (SCI) first began Mixology Night in 2011, six years after its new 110,000-square-foot downtown location
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Posted July 05, 2017in Art News
Jordan Weber is a chronicler of environmental degradation and its effects on communities, particularly African-American communities. He has made quite a name, too, having been invited to big shows on both coasts and being paired with some of the biggest names in African-American art. Most recently he did an exhibition
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