Long before the acclaimed black comedy-drama “Succession” ruled prestige TV (on HBO 2018-23), two other intense royal power struggles ruled stages and screens – Shakespeare’s “King Lear” (1606) and James Goldman’s “The Lion in Winter” (1966). Logan Roy (the scarily intimidating Brian Cox) of “Succession” wasn’t an actual king, but a media king, utterly ruthless, […]
The following guest column is from Ezra Sidran, who has done intensive investigative reporting on the City of Davenport, in particular regarding the collapse of the Davenport building downtown. In Greek mythology Cassandra was cursed, “to utter true prophecies but never to be believed. In contemporary usage, her name is employed as a rhetorical device […]
Friday afternoon, the Rock Island High School boys soccer team will strive to even the score against Washington High School and make it to the Illinois state soccer finals. The Rocks previously lost to Washington, then ranked number one in the state, 3-0, but it was a closer game than the score would suggest, and […]
It’s ironic that Facebook began out of bitterness and spite, since that’s how it’s dying as well. As anyone who has watched the movie or read the book detailing the origin story of Facebook knows, it began out of a website created by Mark Zuckerberg after a breakup, essentially to get petty revenge on the […]
So, it’s Halloween, and in addition to all the ghouls and goblins, we also get a lot of grouches lurking about as well. That’s right, Karens and Archies who want to be jerks to people trying to just celebrating the holiday, complaining about kids being driven in to their neighborhood, and other assorted B.S. Since […]
“The show must go on” has never been more urgent than during this haunted month of October, when two Moline theaters were forced to replace female leads just days before opening night, due to health issues. First, at the start of the month, it was Sara Wegener, who stunningly stepped into the role of Elizabeth […]
The Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline deserves all the praises in the world for presenting another spot-on Quad Cities premiere, “The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa FastHorse. But if the Native American playwright aimed to present the long-misunderstood or ignored perspective of Indigenous peoples in this beloved American holiday, this ridiculous satire – which mercilessly […]
Get into the fall season and get into the mood for some fun Halloween activities and seasonal events this weekend with your Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! Every week we give you a rundown of some of the cool things going on in and around the Quad-Cities, here on your fun, free, local QuadCities.com! Lots […]
Halloween fun is stalking into the Quad-Cities this weekend, with hayrack rides, haunted houses, fall frolicking and more, and you can get the lowdown on all of it in your Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! Every week, the Weekend in 2 Minutes gives you a rundown of some of the cool stuff going on in […]
Looking for some fun stuff to do in the Quad-Cities this weekend? Look no further than your Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! Listen in every week as we give you a rundown of some of the fun things going on in and around the Quad-Cities. Check out Weekend in 2 Minutes with Sean Leary! Sean […]
