Entrepreneur Andrew Yang took the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox stage like a businessman making a pitch to his shareholders — with a lot of audience call-and-response participation. He asked...
At the State Fair on Aug. 8, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock revolved his pitch around his ability to build relationships with Republicans while maintaining a “progressive agenda.”
The first speaker...
I’m all for self-confidence and living true to yourself. I’m definitely in favor of liberation for anyone who might be held down by society. I 100 percent support everyone — especially women, in...
When Megan Thee Stallion proclaimed the summer of 2019 a “hot girl summer,” we had no choice but to agree. Her demand was simple: for her fans, and other “hot girls” around the world, to enjoy...
A Facebook event calling for a raid on Area 51 is a one silly, fake event in a long line of silly, fake events.
Remember all the event posts about Cloud Gate, also known as the Chicago Bean? There...
Obviously, no one is actually going to charge, Monster in hand, into a heavily protected military base. And even if there are a dozen Kyles that try, they’ll just get sent back out into the middle of...
Iowa City police on July 3 released the identity of the person found dead under the Highway 6 Bridge over the Iowa River.
Police have identified the person as Eric Riskedahl, 45, of Iowa City. According...
“Prequel” — it can be a cash grab, or it can be a dive into the backstory of a popular main character, never spoke about before. But looking through the bad examples and rage-filled internet commenting...
Prequels, more often than not, exist only as a method to make more money off something that was already successful without it.
Movies such as <i>Oz the Great</i> and <i>Powerful</i>,...
Going into the first two nights of Democratic debates, the 20 participating candidates had more or less the same goal: leave a good impression. Regardless of whether they were an upper-tier candidate looking...
