Posted August 04, 2021in Political Mercury
The 49-year-old South Dakota governor is supremely telegenic and wonderfully folksy, smart and unapologetic. The recent Family Leader Summit in Des Moines served as a one-two punch, and something of a [...]
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Posted August 04, 2021in Film Review
“No Sudden Move,” a crime thriller about the mobs that ran the Motor City, proves once again that the crooked path to a quick payday never goes smoothly. Set in the [...]
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Posted August 04, 2021in Food Dude
The slow-roasted prime rib at AJ’s was as marvelous as it gets. Some of the disappearing classics of the last century have been coming back, at least in a few [...]
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Posted August 04, 2021in Des Moines Forgotten
World’s largest man, Bobo the clown, Siamese twins and chameleons To think that it has been two years since the last Iowa State Fair is bonkers to me. I did [...]
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Posted August 04, 2021in Joe's Neighborhood
It’s time for a visit between two women with 192 years lived between them. “When I was in Indianapolis during World War II, I lived in a large house that [...]
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Posted August 04, 2021in Center Stage
Local producers plan for live shows in 2021-2022. With the irrepressible determination of fresh flora emerging from the devastation of a forest fire, the cultural landscape is sprouting new theatrical [...]
Read More →“Respect” Director: Liesl Tommy Stars: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Audra McDonald Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international [...]
Read More →‘Black Sun’ I have been aching for a vacation lately. A universal feeling, it seems these days. If you’re like me and can’t get away just now, then I have [...]
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