Posted May 05, 2021in A&E, Art Online Extra, Just Released, Online Exclusive
Since it started more than 30 years ago, the movie-mocking show “Mystery Science Theater 3000” has had a number of homes. It started on the Minneapolis UHF station KTMA before moving to The Comedy Channel, soon after rebranded Comedy Central. It found another life on the Sci-Fi Channel. The show
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Posted May 05, 2021in Feature 1
I-Cubs, Iowa Barnstormers, Des Moines Menace. We can’t wait! Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Javier Báez top the list of current Chicago Cubs superstars who have honed their craft at Principal Park as Iowa Cubs. Chris Mueller is a Major League Soccer player who donned a Des Moines Menace jersey before
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Posted May 05, 2021in Business Feature
What happens when employers and employees disagree on COVID-19 vaccinations? When many business owners closed their doors and sent employees home to work remotely, and/or instituted social distancing policies in response to COVID-19, the ensuing impact on their bottom line left them wondering if their business would survive the pandemic.
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Posted May 05, 2021in Political Mercury
In an age of scarcity (for many) and excess (for the few), the language and policies of diversity become zero-sum. What another gets, you lose. So goes the polarized thinking that has turned our public square into a fever swamp of resentments and recriminations. For too many rural Americans, the term “diversity”
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Posted May 05, 2021in Film Review
“Mortal Kombat” focuses its story initially on down-on-his-luck MMA Fighter and family man Cole Young (Lewis Tan). After being recruited by Jax (Mehcad Brooks) to join the Earthrealm warriors in Mortal Kombat, Cole serves as our entry point into this strange world of vampires, four-armed princes, and soul-sucking demons. Jax
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Posted May 05, 2021in Food Dude
A friend who was back in town recently wanted to meet “someplace with a distinctive vibe, like Rusty Scupper and Lloyd’s London Grill back in their day.” I suggested Fresko, a new Gateway restaurant that swept many CITYVIEW “Best Of Des Moines” awards this year including for best new restaurant,
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Posted May 05, 2021in Des Moines Forgotten
Des Moines’ forgotten history includes the making of feature-length Christian films in the 1970s. It actually goes back to the late 1960s with a man named Russ Doughten from Carlisle who saw an opportunity to produce evangelical Christian/faith-based films and distribute them through church organizations to be used as learning
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Posted May 05, 2021in Joe's Neighborhood
The reading of the second book is always the most challenging. I sit next to my 2-year-old son and force my eyes wide while reading that riveting thriller “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.” “From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.” Ain’t that the
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Posted May 05, 2021in Center Stage
As the refrain proclaims, “Tra-la! It’s May! The lusty month of May!” (from “Camelot”) promises performances to engage, entertain and inspire. As venues open, led by the Des Moines Playhouse’s “Some Enchanted Evening” through May 9, outdoor theater options abound as invitingly as the bursting of springtime buds. One popular
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Posted May 05, 2021in Your Neighbors
Why does Tina Powell own two houseboats? This is a reasonable question, according to Powell, who readily admits that possessing a pair of floating homes wasn’t the original idea. Instead, refurbishing a fixer-upper was her plan, but the best-laid plans usually require super-human patience. After hours of hard labor in
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