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This fall, the Des Moines Public Library and Little Village partnered on a short story competition titled "This Time Next ...

The 1990s were a great time for anime, and several series from the era remain popular today. Here are the best anime from ...

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Taylor Hackford is an Oscar-winning filmmaker and former president of the Directors Guild of America. His films include “An ...

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Pokémon turns 30 this year. To celebrate, developer Game Freak should merge the many piecemeal changes from the Switch era ...

Ole South Barbeque isn’t flashy or pretentious, but it commands a gravitational pull that draws barbecue enthusiasts from Louisville, Lexington, and beyond to this unassuming brick building with smoke ...

Slipgate Ironworks surprised us in 2025 with Tempest Rising, an excellent sci-fi real-time strategy game. At first glance, it ...