Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) returns for another season of “24,” but not as a hero this time (Monday, 8 p.m., Fox). Bauer has been a fugitive during the series’ four-year hiatus, hunted by the U.S. and Russia for a vengeful killing spree. He turns up in London during
Read More →The last few months have been extremely tumultuous pertaining to the future of the Internet. Prior to a federal Appeals Court ruling in January, all Web content was legally required to be treated the same: Streaming video needed to be loaded on users’ computers at the same speed as someone
Read More →Amount: $30,278.64 To: ABM Janitorial Services For: Payment for cleaning services for the municipal buildings for the months of March and April. Amount: $8,750.01 To: Mark Godwin PLC For: Total payout amount approved for legal services as per city council resolution (Roll Call No. 14-0056, dated Jan. 13).
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April 30, 2014 by justin
in Food Dude
A basic tenet of good messaging is rarely heeded in these days of abundance and excess: What’s left out is as significant as what’s included. Malo, a new Hispanic-American-themed restaurant in the historic Des Moines Firehouse, has covered up all traces of fire poles, making it clear that this place
Read More →‘NES REMIX 2’ (E) *** Nintendo Wii U “NES Remix” games have a very specific target audience: Nostalgic Nintendo fans who are too lazy to dust off their old, eight-bit cartridges and — even if they weren’t — too riddled with ADHD to play a single game for more than
Read More →Bonne Finken “Fairytales/Love Affairs” Independent I’m just going to say it: This is the best thing Bonne Finken has ever done. Originally planned as a double album (something teased in the split title), Finken condensed “Fairytails/Love Affairs” down to 14 tracks, and there’s not a song on the album that
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April 30, 2014 by justin
in Locker Room
“This summer is going to be different; this summer I’m going to start riding my bike.” You know it’s spring when thoughts like those start teasing at the brain stem. But it’s tough getting started into any new routine, especially one that requires so much physical determination. Bike-riding, though, is
Read More →Metro’s Most Wanted NAME: Johnathon Everett Phillip Rice AGE: 30 HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: 190 CHARGES: Probation violation NAME: Preston Anthony Beasley AGE: 21 HEIGHT: 5’9” WEIGHT: 150 CHARGES: Weapons INFO: Armed and dangerous Unsolved crimes This information was obtained from the Polk County Crime Stoppers website. All
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April 30, 2014 by justin
in The Sound
Despite being known as a kind of “metal band’s metal band,” Anvil’s pre-2008 existence is a comedy of errors. Plagued by poor decision-making, questionable management and bad advice, Anvil toiled in almost complete obscurity, bolstered mostly by modest European record sales. But then came the documentary film “Anvil! The Story
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April 30, 2014 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
Is there any harm in letting your mind drift along on a warm spring day, feeling the sun on your neck and smelling the just-turned Iowa dirt from across the fields? With the world topsy-turvy because of missing planes, upside-down ferry boats and troops massed on the border, isn’t it
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