January 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Film Previews
“The 355” PG-13 Director: Simon Kinberg Stars: Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Diane Kruger When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, wild card CIA agent Mason “Mace” Brown will need to join forces with rival badass German agent Marie, former MI6 ally, and cutting-edge computer specialist Khadijah, and skilled Colombian
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January 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Duffy
January 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Collections & Hobbies
Life is good for the 200-plus pigeons living in domestication within the detached structures behind Larry White’s southside home. Food is plentiful for the pigeons — they eat mostly grains — and they live 15 years or so on average. At least they do as long as they aren’t let
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January 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Cars in the City
There are dozens of car manufacturers, but I’ve only owned three different brands in my entire life. One car I’ve never driven or ridden in is a Kia. I wasn’t sure what to expect and how Kia compares with biggie imports such as Toyota and Honda. I was pleasantly surprised.
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January 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Iowa Artist
When Iven Jones sold one of his paintings of Tupac Shakur, he felt inspired to continue with his work. That one push affirmed his love of painting, and he hasn’t looked back. Jones considers himself a visual artist. He paints urban/pop culture art and current Black culture trends, including protest
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January 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Book Review
‘Iron Widow’ The wide world of fantasy novels has so much more diversity these days, and I, for one, cannot be more excited about it. “Iron Widow” is just such a story, taking place in an alternate world in which a culture with Chinese influences is haunted by an alien
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January 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Lunch With...
Mike Whalen, a developer, restaurateur and pundit, once spoke to the Iowa Restaurant Association suggesting that a restaurant, as well as any institution, personifies our collective humanity. That was a romantic notion that has intrigued me for decades. Small bars and diners, where everybody knows your name, represent that idea
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January 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Your Neighbors
From a rural village to Kabul to Johnston Once upon a time and a half a world away, there was a little boy in rural Afghanistan named Nabi Mohammadi. It was the early 1990s, and Taliban forces were gaining momentum. But that didn’t yet matter to the youngster. Each day,
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January 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in What the?
Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to celeste@dmcityview.com — Be sure to include your name Next month’s photo: This month’s winner “Mother Nutcracker always told us, ‘Never run with swords!’ She was right!” M. Wedewer Runners Up “Whose ornament this is I think I know. His place is
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January 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Your View
