18,000 comic books
West Des Moines collection of sequential art is still growing Stored in the heart of Scott Wirth’s West Des Moines basement are 18,000 comic books. Wirth, now in his 40s, [...]
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Posted November 01, 2017in Collections & Hobbies
Posted November 01, 2017in Sound Check
Sound Check
“Colors” Beck Capitol Records It’s been a long road to “Colors,” Beck’s 13th album. The first single, “Dreams,” was released more than two years ago, and the singer has teased [...]
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Posted November 01, 2017in Rants & Reason
People to remember at Thanksgiving
Among people to be thankful for this Thanksgiving are Viola Liuzzo, Alberta Jones and Peter Norman. Their lives and deaths testify to the importance and the risks of protests — [...]
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Posted November 01, 2017in Sound Circuit
Druids
Metal for people who don’t even know they like metal Back in 2014, Sump Pump Records put out “The Des Moines 4 Track Compilation Vol. 1,” an assortment of songs [...]
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Posted November 01, 2017in At Home With
Lauren Konrad
Beaverdale brick Many milestones and firsts have occurred for Lauren Konrad and her family in their Beaverdale brick home. As first-time owners, the house itself is a first for Konrad [...]
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Posted November 01, 2017in Your View
Posted November 01, 2017in Duffy
Posted November 01, 2017in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
Those still nostalgic for MTV’s “The Hills” will remember Justin “Bobby” Brescia. Catch him and his band BobbyrocK at the Gas Lamp on Friday, Nov. 3. The doors open at [...]
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Close calls
CITYVIEW magazine asked its Facebook readers: “Is North Korea the ‘biggest threat to humankind’?” Nov. 9, 1979, 2 a.m.: In the depths of the Strategic Air Command’s underground bunker in [...]
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