July 12, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Stray Thoughts
It was not in the menu, but there was a heaping helping of irony served up one evening last week at a restaurant in Washington, D.C.U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was dining at Morton’s steakhouse. Demonstrators were outside, intent on ensuring he left with indigestion and not just a
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July 07, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Morain
America celebrated its independence again this past Monday, marking 246 years of national freedom. Every important U.S. holiday bears its unique celebratory hallmark, regardless of the original reason (religious or not) for its commemoration. With Thanksgiving it’s a belt-loosening dinner. With Halloween it’s trick-or-treating. With Memorial Day it’s decorating family
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July 06, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in The Culture Buzz
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Central Time. Broadcast regionally on KFMG 98.9 FM; Simultaneously streaming globally through www.kfmg.org From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, MainFrame Studios Building at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station KFMG-LP 98.9 FM, bringing you music, literature & cultural news. — John Busbee for The Culture
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July 06, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Feature 1
This year, Ballet Des Moines celebrates 20 years since its founding and 10 years since its professional debut. Des Moines may boast the only professional ballet company in Iowa, but reaching this point was far from a waltz in the park. Beneath the dizzying whirls of tutus and gravity-defying grande
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July 06, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Feature 2
The idea for the CHOICE awards originated eight years ago and was inspired by Japan’s Living National Treasures. That program honors “preservers of important intangible cultural properties.” In the years after World War II, anxiety arose in Japan that their unique cultural traditions — noh, kabuki, origami, kumi, sumo, teapot
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July 06, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Business Feature
The United States has been renowned as a cultural “melting-pot.” As the demographics of the country continue to shift, so they do in Des Moines. A nation of immigrants brings cultural practices from all over the world. To serve their own communities, many businesses in Des Moines focus on cultural
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July 06, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Civic Skinny
Ever wondered about surveillance at Prairie Meadows Casino? With the jaw-dropping amount of cash traveling through the establishment every day, it’s no wonder the casino needs an equally astonishing amount of surveillance to discourage criminal activities. Technology includes 1,264 cameras, five LPRs (license plate capture cameras), 12 servers and 47
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July 06, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Political Mercury
Deidre DeJear can win the governor’s race. Cocooned in angry social media corners, divided by geography and race and tribal fractions large and small, most Iowans, either consciously, or in spite of themselves, know this ugly brew we are collectively stirring is as exhausting as it is unsustainable. They long for optimism, an Iowa they
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July 06, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Film Review
“The Man from Toronto,” starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson, is another example of how COVID-19 is still making ripples through the movie industry. It was originally slated for a theatrical release by Sony in November 2020, then faced pandemic production delays, then was acquired by Netflix and pushed again.
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July 06, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Food Dude
Despite what Karine Jean-Pierre keeps saying, it’s hard to imagine gas becoming cheaper any time soon. That leads some to plan errands with military precision. It helps when you can do multiple things on the same trip. Chester’s (fried chicken) made it their business plan to only operate within other
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