NINTENDO DIRECT E3 MEDIA BRIEFING Nintendo has problems. Despite ushering in the new console generation unopposed, the Wii U has had a tepid reception, selling only 57,000 units in its initial launch window (about 17 percent of what the last generation’s Wii sold over the same two month period). Nintendo
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July 03, 2013 by justin
in Sore Thumbs
July 03, 2013 by justin
in Rap Sheet
On the Clock
Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz! NEIGHBORLY LOVE Two neighbors were outside of their apartment complex on June 23 at 1:30 a.m. at the 1800 block of Arlington Avenue. One of the men became enraged and hit the other over the head multiple times with a beer bottle. The victim
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July 03, 2013 by justin
in Sound Check
Dylan Sires and Neighbors “No One” Independent Waterloo-based Dylan Sires is a great example of unapologetic pop music. It can be difficult working with something so light and seemingly insubstantial, because you run the risk of having the entire thing collapse under weight that the songs aren’t equipped to handle
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July 03, 2013 by justin
in The Sound
Unwanted lessons Brandi Carlile had to learn
The book on Brandi Carlile stops and starts with one thing: that voice. From the soft, delicate notes that waft out like a lullaby, to the raw, cracking, gut-wrenching highs when she’s really belting, it’s that singular voice that has put Carlile at the forefront of folk rock in America.
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July 03, 2013 by justin
in Food Dude
Great China is great restaurant
To stay current, food writers pay considerable attention to what’s new. Sometimes a place of significant excellence can slip into the deeper levels of our consciousness. After writing about a disappointing visit to a Chinese restaurant recently, three different readers reminded me of such a place. Great China has occupied
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July 01, 2013 by justin
in Iowa Watchdog
Health reform starts to take shape in Iowa; big questions remain
DES MOINES – One year after the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the nation’s largest social net expansion in decades, its impact still remains unclear. Iowans, however, have begun to get a clearer picture of what Obamacare will mean for them, despite the questions that remain. Here’s what
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June 28, 2013 by justin
in Iowa Watchdog
Former Des Moines superintendent Sebring suing district
DES MOINES – Former Des Moines Superintendent Nancy Sebring is filing a lawsuit against her former employer alleging district officials tipped off the Des Moines Register to the sexually explicit emails that led to her resignation. The lawsuit alleges district spokesman Phil Roeder and former board president Teree Caldwell-Johnson informed
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Historic 5,000-meter run unsets the pace at ‘blue oval’
With all the great races enjoyed by the folks who journeyed to Drake Stadium for the USA Track and Field championships, maybe it’s to be expected that they should have to endure one troubling, one vastly disappointing performance at the vaunted “blue oval.” And the weather — you know, so-called
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