Takeaways from “Professor” Cady’s history lesson One of Iowa’s talented historians delivered an important lesson on Jan. 10. But instead of standing in front of a school classroom, he was in the chamber of the Iowa House of Representatives. The teacher was Mark Cady. The subject of his lesson was a proud chapter
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January 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Tech Talk
DJI is the unquestioned leader of drone manufacturers In the 1990s, Microsoft was the indomitable force hovering over the tech industry. The Internet had started to emerge but wouldn’t start changing the world until a couple years into the new millennium. Microsoft had full run of the court, and no
Read More →Feb. 2 will bring Hazer into the area. They will be performing at Wooly’s, and tickets will range from $10-$15. The following day, Feb. 3, Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October will be performing at Wooly’s. The ticket prices range from $30-$35. On Feb. 8, Mickey Avalon & Dirt Nasty will
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January 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Couch Surfing
A “digital nomad” and his pug Meet Wayne from North Carolina. A 28-year-old bachelor who calls himself a “digital nomad.” He has traveled northwest on a skiing adventure with his dog, Mindie. This is the first guest I have had who has brought an animal with. Animals are normally a
Read More →‘It’s Not Yet Dark’ Simon Fitzmaurice is an award-winning Irish writer and film director, and his beautiful memoir — a No. 1 bestseller when it was published in Ireland — is his courageous story of being afflicted with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). A month after he receives a call from
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January 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
The kind of show that would make my grandfather roll his eyes The Des Moines Art Center has hosted many exhibitions that could easily have been subtitled “Wanderlust.” Their retrospective on Henri Cartier-Bresson particularly comes to mind. That show was about the great photographer’s worldwide search for truth and meaning.
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January 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Possibly Iowa’s largest collection of frog figures This started with a gift from her mother. Charlotte Loter was in seventh grade. It was a frog made of cloth and stuffed with something similar to whatever it is they put into Beanie Babies — although it pre-dated Beanies by years. If you had asked her
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January 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in The Sound
The Jewish reggae rapper returns Matisyahu looks different today than he did when fans were first introduced to him. The singer broke through in 2005 with the live version of his uplifting, beatboxing, reggae-infused song “King Without A Crown” (from the album “Live at Stubb’s”) and instantly stood out. Of
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