Morain: Chalk up another successful artsy party

06/28/10 In the weeks before the annual Des Moines Arts Festival, I always ask the organizers about the Next Big Thing.

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Elbert: Eight off-beat ways to improve Des Moines

06/20/11 Students in Iowa State University's "Next Big Thing" class have come up with unique ways to refine and reimagine Iowa's capital.

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The label 'Next Big Thing' can be both a blessing and a curse

07/09/11 Golfer Rory McIlroy is the latest to experience the recognition, and pressure, of the label after his dominating U.S. Open victory. But history is littered with Next Big Things who didn't pan out, from Bobby Murcer to Harold Miner. Golfer Rory McIlroy is the latest to experience the recognition, and pressure, of the label after his dominating U.S. Open victory. But history is littered with Next ...

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