A filmmaker shoots four pages of script per day on average. The film Aaseamah's Journey shot twice that number on average for 22 days in the sticky Iowa summer of 2009. The movie will première at 8 p.m....

Johnny Solomon believes that if he weren't a musician, he would be a truck driver. The lead singer of Communist Daughter loves driving on the road, and touring with his band allows him to do that while...

Deep in Halsey Hall sits Jason Schadt's office, the artistic coordinator for the University of Iowa Youth Ballet. In the tiny space, four of his students come to eat their bag lunches, sandwiches...

Top-five albums of 2011 Watch the Throne, Jay-Z and Kanye West This dynamic-duo released the collaborative studio album Watch the Throne in August. The album has the soul of Kanye and the swagger...

Two of Iowa City's most influential businessmen approach their investments in the arts through science, mathematics, and engineering, as well as the more traditional ventures. "Art runs through...

Moonrakers is the best new restaurant in Iowa City and is the city's first "gastro-pub." The restaurant is the newest addition to the One Twenty-Six family, joining One Twenty-Six and Hearth. The...

Chase Garrett is an example of using the gift of musical talent to make one's own fate. The 22-year-old musician started his career on the local music scene quietly. Simply sitting down at the pianos...

This semester Hancher had numbers of performing arts groups take the stage, but there were three in particular that made the community buzz with excitement. • Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra —...

SCOPE hosts several shows at the University of Iowa every semester. Here are the picks for shows that got the best response this fall. • Janelle Monae and Fun — Oct. 12 Monae visited Iowa City...

I can't make this cute. I can't make a joke about Easter eggs or Christmas elves. I can't think of a way to spin this so I get more hits on the DI website. Thomas Walker, a lecturer in the intensive...

Editor's note: The following is a version of an email University of Iowa law student Alex Johnson sent to UIProfessor Stephen Bloom in response to Bloom's Dec. 9, 2011 Atlantic article, "Observations...

Four Iowa gymnasts — two from the men's team and two from the women's — were named 2012 Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch by the conference office on Wednesday. Juniors Matt McGrath and Javier Balboa...