“The Exorcism” R | 93 minutes Director: Joshua John Miller Writers: M.A. Fortin, Joshua John Miller Stars: Russell Crowe, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Worthington To answer the obvious question: Yes, this sounds extremely familiar. Russell Crowe, in a clerical collar, battling a demon — we just saw this in last year’s
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July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
Sarah Grant has returned to her camp stake roots. The grand dame of Des Moines’ art scene has opened a celebrative new solo show at Moberg Gallery. Grant has always worn her art on her sleeve, and these new works reveal a happy landing for the retired Sticks founder who
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July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
For many people, public speaking is their worst fear. They recall suffering from butterflies in the stomach or worse before stepping out on the stage for their elementary school programs and the terror of having to speak in front of their peers in high school speech class. For them, the
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July 01, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Through the years, justices on the Iowa Supreme Court typically avoid harsh or overzealous language in their decisions. That is why two separate dissenting opinions jumped out Friday when the court issued its long-anticipated decision on the Legislature’s latest attempt to ban nearly all abortions in Iowa. By a 4-3
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June 24, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
You know how some memories stick with you for no logical reason? One such memory involves my dad in the 1960s when I was a teenager. After World War II, my father worked for the City of Bloomfield, eventually becoming operator of the city’s water treatment plant. Pop graduated from
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June 18, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Archive Library
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June 13, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
Eighty years ago, in June 1944, a massive invasion force landed on Axis enemy soil, opening a beachhead that led the following year to ultimate victory for the World War Two Allied forces. Last week we celebrated the D-Day invasion of Europe with appropriate commemorative events and reminiscing. But the
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June 11, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Archive Library –
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June 10, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
It has been months since a 17-year-old Perry High School student walked out of a school bathroom and began shooting toward students who were having breakfast before heading to their classes on the morning of Jan. 4, 2024. The first details about the tragedy had barely started trickling out when
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June 06, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
The facts are as follows: Last Thursday a New York trial jury of five women and seven men unanimously convicted former President Donald Trump of falsifying business records regarding a hush money payment to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels. The payment, in several installments just before the 2016 presidential election, was
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