Posted September 04, 2019in Film Review
Nearly impossible not to telegraph every joke before the punchline Where “Booksmart” was essentially a gender-bent “Superbad,” “Good Boys” follows a similar story archetype though substituting tweens for high school seniors. The boys are still trying to get some (albeit a kiss rather than getting laid), must-attend parties that define
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Posted September 04, 2019in Food Dude
The biggest Thai place in town is also my favorite. Forty years ago, Thai cuisine was a new thing in Des Moines. Prasong “Pak” Nurack and his wife, Beni, introduced us to their native food on weekends at the Italian cafeteria Little Joe’s on Court Avenue. Later they would move
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Posted September 04, 2019in Your Neighbors
Joyce O’Brien’s fiber art has been displayed in the offices of Gov. Terry Branstad, U.S. Congressman David Young and State Senator Jack Whitver. “I made it up,” says Joyce O’Brien. The 95-year-old is referring to her unique brand of “paintings” that don’t require paint. “I call this fiber art. It
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Posted September 04, 2019in Joe's Neighborhood
“Jason Statham saved a lot of guys.” Smacked broadside by a car at the top of a hill, I was 5 years old when I had my first bike accident. I was so embarrassed, I limped home and kept my bruised body and the ruined bike a secret. My first embarrassment.
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Posted September 04, 2019in Center Stage
September marks the start of Greater Des Moines’ 2019-2020 theater season. A promising array of musicals, comedies, family theater and drama await the cultural consumer. More than a dozen companies will present about 50 productions, beckoning patrons from near and far to join in the unique communal experience that only
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Posted September 04, 2019in Sound Circuit
Musicians provide complex vocal harmonies. When Steve Radke played golf with his buddies at Woodward Granger High School, they discussed putts and birdies, but also guitars and music. He and two other guys formed a band in their garage, later renaming it Toaster in 1993. Original band members Radke and
Read More →‘IT: Chapter Two’ R | 165 minutes Unlike Stephen King’s novel which took place in the late 1950s and then in the late 1980s, the first film in this series was set instead in 1989 — so this one will pick up in 2016, bringing the Losers Club back to
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Posted September 04, 2019in Fashion
Football has been America’s second favorite F-word for longer than we’ve all been alive. And with the month of September comes thoughts of touchdowns, tailgate parties, and more importantly, team apparel. But not everyone wants to sport a boxy, nonform-flattering jerzee while supporting their favorite college team. Here are our
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Posted September 04, 2019in Belly Up To...
It’s just what the doctor ordered. In a typical hospital operating room, doctors commonly ask for scalpels, gauze or a hemostat. In the Operating Room at West Glen Town Center, frequent requests for Jell-O shots, pizza and slushies are heard among the dinging, clanging and bleeping sounds of pinball and
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Posted September 04, 2019in People & Pets
Cat lover never dreamed of owning a dog. As a devoted cat person for most of her life, Kate Crane never dreamed of owning a dog. Growing up, her family had cats, and her cat, Lizzie, was the perfect companion. However, when Crane became roommates with a girl who fostered
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