June 17, 2015 by justin
in On The Tube
Cop drama
“True Detective” Sunday, June 21 (HBO) How do you top Matthew McConaughy and Woody Harrelson from “True Detective”’s killer debut season? Double-down on the star power: Besides Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn, Season 2 also features Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch as co-leads, and the supporting-cast bench isn’t lacking, either.
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June 17, 2015 by justin
in Rap Sheet
Two of a kind?
John Bowlen, son of Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, was arrested June 3 for domestic violence against his girlfriend. It was reported that he shoved her, causing her to drop her phone and end a 911 call. His girlfriend told authorities that Bowlen was under the influence of whippits —
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June 10, 2015 by justin
in Cover Story
Comic Craze
Dajuan Kinney is not your average mother. Kinney loves to sew, but she doesn’t make quilts or simply repair the holes that inevitably appear in her 4-year-old kid’s jeans. Instead, Kinney spends her time sewing costumes for her family, friends and anyone else who asks for one through her Etsy
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June 10, 2015 by justin
in The Sound
Michael Franti and the drive to be new
Michael Franti doesn’t believe that music — especially live music — is meant to be a passive thing. The 49-year-old musician and poet has made a point of stretching the established boundaries of music and performance, beginning with his first group, The Beatnigs. Formed in the mid-’80s, The Beatnigs was
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June 10, 2015 by justin
in Center Stage
Shakespeare does spring break
Allow me a nerd moment. Back in Shakespeare’s day, we nerds know, “nothing” had a double meaning. Pronounced “not-ting,” it referred either to nothing, as it does today, or to gossip. So the fun starts in the very title of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” It’s more than a cliché.
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June 10, 2015 by justin
in Film Review
Riding it out
Television spots for Melissa McCarthy’s new movie “Spy” advertise the film as “this year’s best reviewed comedy.” As it turns out, that is actually true. Head over to Rotten Tomatoes and you will find, as of this writing, 150 different critics from around the globe who are ready and eager
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June 10, 2015 by justin
in Food Dude
‘Truckin’, got my chips cashed in’
Unregulated food trucks are Des Moines’ new bicycle lanes. If you are not “all in” for them, you are not hip nor progressive, and you’re certainly out of touch with those who are. Like all causes that become passwords to acceptance by political groups, the food truck issue is more
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June 10, 2015 by justin
in What the?
Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Enter for your chance to win two tickets to an Iowa Cubs game! Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “There’s been so much flooding in Texas that Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue had to adapt their wedding ceremony
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June 10, 2015 by justin
in Civic Skinny
Gabus Motors gets $72,500 judgment against Marty Tirrell.
This slipped through the cracks: Marty Tirrell has lost his fight against Charles Gabus Motors. In April, after a nonjury trial, Polk County District Judge Douglas Staskal ordered the beleaguered sports broadcaster to pay the auto dealer $72,034, plus interest and costs. The issue was simple: Tirrell, who at the
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