February 18, 2015 by justin
in Cover Story
Yes, there’s powder to be found and exercise to be had at a number of ski hills and flat grounds across our state. Maybe you have not looked outside in a while, but here is a news flash for you: It is wintertime out there. For many of us, that
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February 18, 2015 by justin
in Film Review
There are a number of things that make “Kingsmen” really cool: seeing Colin Firth — master of the period drama — throwing punches in fight scenes; the wonderfully choreographed action sequences; seeing Mark Hamill get some work. There are, however, a few things that make the film not so cool:
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February 18, 2015 by justin
in News of the Weird
It turns out that a person having a heart attack is usually safer to be in an ambulance headed to a hospital than to already be a patient in a hospital, according to a study by University of North Carolina researchers. It takes longer, on average, for non-ER hospital staff
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February 18, 2015 by justin
in The Sound
For fans of the Minneapolis-based Motion City Soundtrack, it can be hard to believe that 10 years have passed since the release of the band’s seminal album, “Commit This to Memory.” But a decade it has, indeed, been, and to commemorate that fact, the band is embarking on a nationwide
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February 18, 2015 by justin
in Belly Up To...
The 1920s was an era that continues to fascinate most people, and quite frankly, it’s hard not to be fascinated by it. A new woman emerged, with bobbed hair and shorter dresses. Women adopted a newfound sense of independence when they were allowed to work white-collar jobs and vote. The
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February 18, 2015 by justin
in Your Money
Des Moines City Hall Paid on Feb. 9 Amount: $216.20 To: Demco For: Tote bags, mug and jewelry box Amount: $174.31 To: Adventure Lighting For: Light fixtures and bulbs Amount: $696.12 To: AmSan For: Cleaning products Amount: $392 To: Armored Knights Inc. For: Kiosks and armored service Amount: $400
Read More →Easy Fruit, a straight rock four-piece, is one of the newer editions to the capital city’s music landscape. That’s not to say its component members lack experience with playing music in town, however. All four of them — Brad Turk, Thomas Oldham, Cory Wendel and Chris Marshall — have played
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February 18, 2015 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
The corner door pushes open to a soft “dong.” That’s it. No automatic swoosh of doors ushering you into a neon-lit extravaganza of restaurants, dry cleaners, coffee shops, post offices, liquor stores, pharmacies and groceries. Nope. This door you have to push with your hands. And it pushes open only into
Read More →Horror films are commonly built around characters that do things that seem destined to fail disastrously. Whether it’s the 1958 horror classic “The Fly” about a scientist whose teleporter crosses his DNA with a fly, or next week’s “The Lazarus Effect” about researchers who concoct a method to reanimate recently
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Sadly, for today’s Iowa GOP, it pays to be ignorant
GUEST #1 By Herb Strentz Although the Iowa press has not reported it yet, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has taken himself out of the Iowa caucus scene and the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Matter of fact, he did so two years ago in January 2013 when he told
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