December 12, 2012 by justin
in Cover Story
In the spirit of Ebenezer Scrooge, we bring you our annual Christmas issue. In years past, we gathered our collective Christmas favorites — stories about memorable gifts we received, festive albums we listened to and holiday movies we viewed — to share with our readers as a sweet Cityview tradition.
Read More →To be a united nation, we must unite The election is now past and in the aftermath, and half the nation is jubilant; the other half is shocked and angry. One thing is quite certain: We are NOT a united nation. Whether our particular candidate won or lost, there
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December 12, 2012 by justin
in The Sound
The friendship between Rich Cantrell and Thor Moreno is one that stretches back to Des Moines’ hard rock halcyon days. “We’ve known each other since we were kids,” Cantrell said during an interview. “I played in a band called Redwing, and Thor used to be in a band also, back
Read More →If we ever decide to put together a time capsule that captures the true essence of Des Moines — something that will stand through the years as a declaration of, “Here, world: Here’s the best of us,”— you can bet there will be a Brother Trucker CD in there. Nobody
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December 12, 2012 by justin
in Civic Skinny, Featured Story
You don’t stop and think much about Iowa Public Television. It’s just there. There with the news, with the debates, with “Iowa Press” and “Market to Market.” There at the State Fair, at the World Food Prize, at this lecture and that event. It’s always at the news, but it’s
Read More →Published arrest charges are obtained from official law enforcement records, which are available to the public. All who are charged are innocent until proven guilty. Play the “Name That Crime” quiz! PEPPER-SPRAYED PUGILIST Police were dispatched to Iowa Methodist Medical Center just before 1 a.m. on Dec. 5
Read More →In unprecedented exclusive interviews with NBC and Bloomberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, who assumed the position last year after the passing of Steve Jobs, revealed details that hint at the future of Apple products. Among other things, he mentioned how Apple plans to bring more of its outsourced jobs to
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December 12, 2012 by justin
in Film Review
“The Central Park Five” 5 stars Not Rated 120 mins. Documentary Starring: Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Kharey Wise It’s tempting to think that gross miscarriages of justice are less likely to occur in big cities, where police and judicial oversight are theoretically more prevalent than small, insular towns — like
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December 12, 2012 by justin
in On The Tube, Recent Posts
The Beatles’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ has improved with age The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” is widely regarded as a failure, but “Magical Mystery Tour Revisited” (Friday, 8:30 p.m., PBS) gives it an overdue reconsideration. The documentary interviews Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Martin Scorsese, Terry Gilliam and those involved with the
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