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Iowa

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Same-Sex Marriage Takes New York By Storm in 2011, Tosses Salad in Iowa in 2012

    ​Happy New Year. We're kicking things off here this January by taking a quick look at how same-sex marriage affected life in New York in 2011, and how it's shaping up primary politics in Iowa in advance of tomorrow's caucuses. Gay marriage, of course, just became official in New York last ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2012

    Kim Kardashian Enters The Political Discussion On The Eve Of The Iowa Caucus

    Republican candidates are making their last moves across Iowa today as GOP voters try and decide who they will support in tomorrow's caucus. The Iowa Caucus doesn't really pick the official nominee, as much as it just kills off the struggling candidates. Essentially, a bunch of white corn farmers ge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Food Banks Cut Help to Needy Families

    ​While some politicians think that poor people use food stamps for trips to Hawaii and that the program should be limited, aid for hungry Americans keeps dwindling.

  • Theater

    November 16, 2011

    Standing on Ceremony's Big Wedding Party

    Eight playwrights whip gay marriage into a froth of fun

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Iowa Still Ground Zero on Gay Marriage

    ​More than two years before New York got its shit together last summer, the über-progressive state of Iowa made same-sex marriage legal in 2009. The decision came from the state's Supreme Court, which drew from their state constituion's long history of being way ahead of the curve on civil ri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Pig Thieves Go On Porcine Crime Spree Across The Midwest

    nerissa's ring, Flickr, CC​ How do you know the economy has gotten really bad? When people resort to stealing pigs like it's 1929 or something. The New York Times reports that pig theft is way up in the Midwest. One farmer, Ryan Bode, found that 150 of his pigs were missing on Sept. 16, result ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Michele Bachmann Mixes Up Iowa's John Wayne, Compares Herself to Serial Killer

    In what's sure to be a year-and-a-half of high-profile, overanalyzed gaffes, Michele Bachmann, one of the down home candidates attempting to drive the Republican clown car, doesn't really know that much about American pop culture or geography, shouting out Waterloo, Iowa's John Wayne -- "that's the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2011

    Tornados Sweep Across Iowa; Qaddafi Forces Enter Strategic Town

    ​As many as 11 towns in Iowa were struck by tornados last night. [CNN] In Libya, Muammar Qaddafi's forces heavily bombarded the strategic eastern town of Ajdabiyah. [Reuters] The Times has this terribly sad story about babies born addicted to opiates. [NYT]

  • Film

    March 30, 2011

    Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead: Weighed Down With Doc Cliches

    ​As many as 11 towns in Iowa were struck by tornados last night. [CNN] In Libya, Muammar Qaddafi's forces heavily bombarded the strategic eastern town of Ajdabiyah. [Reuters] The Times has this terribly sad story about babies born addicted to opiates. [NYT]

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    This Week on the Gay Marriage Beat: Whoppers and Lies, Fence-sitting and Delays

    ​A gay couple can have a whopper of a hard time just trying to order a sandwich at Burger King, let alone trying to obtain a license to get hitched. Here are six more things you should know to keep it all straight.

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Averie Carrion, 4-Year-Old Girl, Trudges Through Snow to Rescue Family

    Averie Carrion, a 4-year-old Iowa girl, is our nation's newest hero. She walked a quarter-mile in the snow to get help for her mom and brother after their pickup slid off the highway and rolled on its side. While her mom was trapped, Averie, who got two scratches in the accident, dug through the sno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    "What Is Going On in Egypt, Exactly?"

    ​"I mean, I've heard about some kind of stuff going down there, but I just can't figure out what it is!" This isn't a direct quote from anyone, but it's something you probably would hear in various bars around town, a lot of the clubbing populace not that big on reading about current events e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Ashton Kutcher Fights Human Sex Trafficking in Iowa Newspaper

    ​Did you know that Ashton Kutcher is the co-founder of the Demi and Ashton Foundation, which works to stamp out child sex slavery? Did you know that Ashton Kutcher is from Iowa? Both facts become glaringly obvious in the popular Twitter user and occasional actor's op-ed today in the Des Moines ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Next Week Is Grains Week

    bernat/Flickr​While the idea of local fruits and vegetables is now firmly entrenched in the collective conscience, the concept of local grains is still relatively novel -- it's easy enough to picture an upstate apple orchard, but less so to imagine a wheat field that isn't in Iowa or Kansas.

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Are Creative Writing MFAs a "Ponzi Scheme"?

    ​A Master of Fine Arts in creative writing in America is a curious piece of paper, one that says something about the person holding it -- mostly, that they survived an MFA program without killing themselves, which apparently isn't easy -- and also, in some circles, acts as a certification that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    The "Ground Zero Victory Mosque" Attack Ad (Video)

    ​It only took psychopaths from outside of New York City what, a month? The inevitable "Ground Zero Victory Mosque" attack ad has finally arrived. Via The Atlantic, it comes from a conservative PAC from Iowa, and yes, it's as gross as you imagined it to be.

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Dumpster Diving; More Tainted Beef

    ​Pastry chefs are using beer in their desserts, such as The Breslin's Chocolate Stout Syllabub, the Guinness Toffee Cake at Stanton Social, Colicchio & Sons' blackberry chocolate lattice tart with Belgian beer ice cream. [NY Post] A group of "freegans" gather weekly for Grub: "a cheap, simple ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Morning Links: Egg Recall Now Massive; Miners Trapped Underground in Chile Are Alive; Gator Sighting in Astoria

    ​• Half a billion eggs are now being recalled in 17 states (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin) due to a salmonella outbreak traced back to two Iowa egg producers, Hi ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    June 8, 2010

    SIMPLY IN-SEINE

    French sisters' duo offer pained poetry

  • Books

    March 24, 2010

    Loser Lit: John McNally's After the Workshop, Peter Bognanni's The House of Tomorrow, and James Greer's The Failure

    Failed again! Scribblers, orphans, and punks fumble through life in three new novels

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    The Future Is Bleak for Foodies; Forget Jared. Meet Christine, Taco Bell's Diet Poster Girl

    ​The latest food recall comes from National Steak and Poultry in Oklahoma, which is recalling some 248,000 pounds of beef that might be contaminated with a strain of E. coli. The meat could be linked to illnesses in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota, and Washington. [ABC News] Wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Swine Flu Pet Scare Minimized, as Only the Pets Will Suffer

    ​In the wake of yesterday's revelation that a cat in Iowa had swine flu, U.S. News & World Reports rushes to assure us, "Rest Easy. When It Comes to Swine Flu, Your Pet Is Safe." The experts they summon, however, hedge their bets alarmingly. "This really is not a practical issue at this point, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2009

    Bloomberg Finances Playgrounds, Not from the Public Coffers, But With the Bodies of Obese Children

    Sounds like an Onion headline, right? Unfortunately, it's sadly true that the mayor, while talking about a sugary beverage tax, invites the purveyors of those same beverages to prey on the city's kids by ceding soda machines prime real estate in the city's playgrounds. Many of the playgrounds don't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    One More Reason to Buy Your Poultry at Area Farmers Markets

    Though this video was surreptitiously shot by vegans from Mercy for Animals interested in converting you to their honey-free life style, it nonetheless demonstrates the inhumanity of factory-style poultry operations. The video was shot at Hy-Line of Spencer, Iowa, said to be the largest facility of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Reality Shows I'd Like To See

    ​Sodom and Kimora. Kimora Lee Simmons drops by a circuit party and tastes some real depravity for a change. I Didn't Know I Wasn't Pregnant. This wacky reversal show would star women who wrongly assumed their big, fat belly was a bun in the oven--until the midwife couldn't seem to get it out! ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Big Pork Blacklash--Times Op-Ed Writer Defends His Position On Small Farm Pigs

    Photo by jere_me @ FlickrThe New York Times may have appended its recent op-ed piece on how small farm pork may be more prone to contamination than its industrially raised counterpart, but readers haven't quite yet recovered from the episode. And neither has the op-ed's author. James McWilliams cit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Rightbloggers Angry Iowa is Making Them Get Gay-Married

    Gay people are supposed to know about show tunes, so they'll understand when we say: There's nothing halfway about the Iowa way to treat you. The Iowa Supreme Court has unanimously said a ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. New York and California have not done so much for the cause of mar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    ProPublica: AIDS Group Suggests BC Pills to Prevent HIV

    Watchdog ProPublica's suspicions were raised by an ad at the New York Times website for a California HIV/AIDS-related non-profit which none of its friends on that scene had ever heard of. They became more suspicious when they found that the group, Center for AIDS Prevention, posted a flyer saying "t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    More Wining

    paul goyette @ Flickr Governor Paterson's proposal to widen wine sales throughout the state has gained yet another endorsement, this time from Newsday. A number of local newspapers have championed the idea, which would allow grocery stores in New York State to sell wine, a right that stores in 35 st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Zadie Smith's NYPL Lecture "Speaking in Tongues" Posted in Full at the NYRB

    Photo by Peter Foley via WYNC Zadie Smith's NYPL talk "Speaking in Tongues, curiously excised of its references to Lil Wayne and its cute, "it gives me jokes" colloquialisms, is reprinted in full at the New York Review of Books. I wish she'd kept the line about "keeping it real." But I still thin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    Obama Staff Party: "The Happiest People That Just Lost Their Jobs"

    photo via Brooklyn Vegan Tuesday's swearing-in transformed Obama the candidate into Obama the President. But his two-year-long campaign didn't really end until late last night, when the new President hosted the last inauguration event of the week: The send-off ball for the campaign staff. The ba ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    December 31, 2008

    City and Colour+William Elliott Whitmore

    photo via Brooklyn Vegan Tuesday's swearing-in transformed Obama the candidate into Obama the President. But his two-year-long campaign didn't really end until late last night, when the new President hosted the last inauguration event of the week: The send-off ball for the campaign staff. The ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    The Gods Must Be Crazy

    photo via Brooklyn Vegan Tuesday's swearing-in transformed Obama the candidate into Obama the President. But his two-year-long campaign didn't really end until late last night, when the new President hosted the last inauguration event of the week: The send-off ball for the campaign staff. The ba ... More >>

  • Music

    October 29, 2008

    Allegedly 'Country' and 'Pop' Offerings From Arthur Russell

    photo via Brooklyn Vegan Tuesday's swearing-in transformed Obama the candidate into Obama the President. But his two-year-long campaign didn't really end until late last night, when the new President hosted the last inauguration event of the week: The send-off ball for the campaign staff. The ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    Like Little Italy? Rolling Acres is the Place for You

    photo via Brooklyn Vegan Tuesday's swearing-in transformed Obama the candidate into Obama the President. But his two-year-long campaign didn't really end until late last night, when the new President hosted the last inauguration event of the week: The send-off ball for the campaign staff. The ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2008

    Daily Flog: Smears and schmears; meltdowns on Wall Street and in the Arctic

    photo via Brooklyn Vegan Tuesday's swearing-in transformed Obama the candidate into Obama the President. But his two-year-long campaign didn't really end until late last night, when the new President hosted the last inauguration event of the week: The send-off ball for the campaign staff. The ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    The American Cookbook Project

    photo via Brooklyn Vegan Tuesday's swearing-in transformed Obama the candidate into Obama the President. But his two-year-long campaign didn't really end until late last night, when the new President hosted the last inauguration event of the week: The send-off ball for the campaign staff. The ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2008

    A Flood of Profits

    photo via Brooklyn Vegan Tuesday's swearing-in transformed Obama the candidate into Obama the President. But his two-year-long campaign didn't really end until late last night, when the new President hosted the last inauguration event of the week: The send-off ball for the campaign staff. The ba ... More >>

  • News

    January 22, 2008

    Getting Our Reputation Back

    People around the world who aren’t our enemies now distrust us as allies

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2007

    The Beast of 2008 Stirs

    People around the world who aren’t our enemies now distrust us as allies

  • NYC Life

    December 13, 2005

    Tight and Neat

    I always dreamed of living in a place like this. I sucked it up and paid the broker's fee.

  • Specials

    October 18, 2005

    Sanctifying the Evangelical Vote

    I always dreamed of living in a place like this. I sucked it up and paid the broker's fee.

  • Music

    March 16, 2004

    Music

    I always dreamed of living in a place like this. I sucked it up and paid the broker's fee.

  • News

    January 20, 2004

    Clark's Run Still Clouded

    Why Didn't He Warn Us About War in Iraq?

  • News

    January 20, 2004

    Forget the Debate

    Democrats' Debate Fizzles; Dean Goes for an Image Make-Over

  • News

    January 13, 2004

    All Quiet on the Northern Front

    But a General Alarm Spreads Through the State

  • News

    January 13, 2004

    Bush Overshadows the Primaries

    Pundits Continue Their Attack on Howard Dean

  • Music

    October 30, 2001

    Dookie from Dubuque

    Pundits Continue Their Attack on Howard Dean

  • News

    November 14, 2000

    Bush Abandons Scorched Earth Campaign

    Drops Iowa Challenge

  • Music

    May 9, 2000

    Hard Rain on the Scarecrow

    Drops Iowa Challenge

  • More >>
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