November 04, 2015 by justin
in Cover Story
Bill Maher is the closest any of us alive today will get to fulfilling every definition of the word “iconoclast.” In the Byzantine era, some 700 years after the events depicted in the Bible, iconoclasts were people who literally destroyed religious imagery. Maher — a loudly outspoken atheist — has
Read More →Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “After several attempts, The Barretts finally met the breeder’s stringent adoption requirements.” -Terri Valentine Runners-up: “When they said they were dog breeders, I thought they meant something else!” -Michelle Leonard “It was all
Read More →“Teen Mom 2” star Jenelle Evans, 23, was arrested earlier this year in South Carolina for driving without a license. She was pulled over by highway patrol, booked around 2 p.m. and held on a small bond of $237.50. She was released about two hours later. Unlawful driving doesn’t stop
Read More →Dylan Sires & Neighbors has not really concerned itself with talk of what band is going to be the next big thing out of Iowa. Instead, the Quad Cities-based four-piece is content doing what it does best: making pop-heavy, easily accessible music and letting the results speak for themselves. And
Read More →I’m in Australia! That does not mean all that much to you, except that while I am here, I will be hitting up a few local Aussie shows and relating any good musical finds I come across. At the same time, I am doing my level best to educate Oz
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November 04, 2015 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
The youthful-looking man comes out on the stage trailing the announcer. He is dressed all in black, with black hair, black short beard and dark eyes. A dancer for sure, with feet turned out, head upright and neck long. He stops at center stage — although nothing else about him
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November 04, 2015 by justin
in The Sound
Rosanne Cash has fielded thousands of questions about her father. More appropriately, she has fielded the same four or five questions thousands of times. Everyone wants to know what influence the Man in Black had on her music, on her writing, on her life. So it throws her for a
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November 04, 2015 by justin
in Political Mercury
Marco Rubio wants to change the very immigration system that allowed his family to migrate to the United States from Cuba. And the Republican presidential candidate’s call in the CNBC debate last week for a move from immigration based on family ties to a merit evaluation won’t sit well with the Latino
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Confessions of a margin of error maker
I stopped lying after I came out as an unapologetic gay man, now a long time ago. Being a closeted gay man was really the only secret I had, and lying to keep that secret was pretty much all-consuming and utterly exhausting. It seemed like I didn’t have the energy
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