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October 03, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Tech Talk

Cancel the unwanted noise in your life

Sony’s WH-1000XM2 is the king of the consumer-level headset market. Everyone has that frustrating experience of sitting close to someone with awful headphones — not headphones that are unstylish but [...]

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October 03, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Belly Up To...

Triangle Tap is a hidden gem

Dive bar has much folklore in 80-year-old neighborhood. On the shortest street in Des Moines, Drew Carey of the “Price is Right” yells, “C’mon down.” His voice blasts from the TV at [...]

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October 03, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Sound Check

Sound Check

‘The Modern Lives Vol. 2’ (EP) Jackie Greene Released on Oct. 5, 2018 by Blue Rose Music Jackie Greene’s second volume EP, “The Modern Lives Vol. 2,” is a extension [...]

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October 03, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in People & Pets

Webster the duck

ARL TheraPet duck provides companionship. Like many pets, Webster’s favorite activity is riding in a car and sitting on laps. He doesn’t mind a leash or being doused with water. [...]

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October 03, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in At Home With

Wonderlich home was a kit house

Sears Roebuck connection found as demolition starts. Bill and Jane Wonderlich found interesting evidence the two-story farmhouse bungalow they started to demolish was a Sears Roebuck kit house. Bill found [...]

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October 03, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Fashion

Fashion

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October 03, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in The Sound

Classical Hip-Hop mashup

Black Violin performs Classical Boom tour. Mozart versus Jay Z. Beethoven or Usher? If you struggle deciding which musical genre you like listening to most — classical or hip-hop — [...]

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October 03, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Walks of Life

Walks of Life

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October 03, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Sound Notes

Sound Advice

Several classic “rocktober” shows await music lovers this fall at the Des Moines Civic Center. The Des Moines Symphony blends rock and classical music on Oct. 13 for the Music [...]

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October 03, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Collections & Hobbies

And then there was light!

Behold. 100-plus antique lanterns are a sight to see. Power outages are perfect. That’s how Cain Kremitzki sees it. Stints without electricity might seem like an odd thing to root [...]

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