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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The Stanley Museum of Art is seen in Iowa City, on Sunday, July 23, 2023.

Review | Take a break with the Stanley Museum’s ‘A Week of HeARTs’ program

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter February 13, 2025

With the semester workload increasing and Valentine’s Day fast approaching, I decided to participate in the Stanley’s Night at the Museum series: “A Week of HeARTs.” It was an entertaining...

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Saints and sweethearts: the holy and hedonistic history of Valentine’s Day

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter February 13, 2025

My first exposure to Valentine’s Day was when I was 9 years old watching season three, episode one of “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse.” Dozens of Cherubian Cupids and romantic paraphernalia decorated...

Alex Anderson, Victoria Shellady, and other cast members perform during the City Circle Theater Company’s final dress rehearsal for their production of ‘Andrew Lippa’s WILD PARTY : In Concert’ at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts in Coralville on Feb. 6, 2025.

Photos: Andrew Lippi’s WILD PARTY: In Concert – The City Circle Theater Company final rehearsal

Ethan McLaughlin, Photojournalist February 12, 2025

The City Circle Theater Company held the final dress rehearsal for their production of ‘Andrew Lippa’s WILD PARTY: In Concert’ at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts in Coralville on Feb....

Lead actors are seen performing in a double exposure during the City Circle Theater Company’s final dress rehearsal for their production of ‘Andrew Lippa’s WILD PARTY : In Concert’ at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts in Coralville on Feb. 6, 2025.

‘Wild Party’ sets a wild tone for Valentine’s Day

Isabelle Lubguban, Arts Reporter February 11, 2025

Shades of deep blues and calm greens on the stage were illuminated as the lights slowly began to dim. Music filled the room beyond the thin sheens of curtains, and I felt my excitement crescendo as I...

The Hawk Tuah shot, poured by Conor Schley, is seen at Roxxy Bar and Grill on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. The shot is inspired by an internet meme like many of Roxxy's other drinks.

Review | Need a reason to try Roxxy’s? Here’s 98.

Stella Shipman, Managing Editor February 11, 2025

Anyone who has visited Roxxy since its opening in 2019 would recognize the stacks of mixtapes bordering the dance floor, the tangled guitars casting shadows over the bar, or the framed collections of...

Horror rom-coms come back from the dead

Horror rom-coms come back from the dead

Kyrsten White, Arts Reporter February 11, 2025

As Valentine’s Day approaches, couples are expected to run to theaters to enjoy the newest rom-com. But this year is different. Oddly, no big rom-coms have been released this February. At least,...

Student curators W. Navaro Nehring and Monica Vree walk through the Alternate Paths exhibit in the Stanley Museum of Art on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. The exhibit opened in August of the Fall 2024 semester and will leave the Stanley for the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University on February 23, 2025.

Student curators explore ‘Alternate Paths’ with provenance research

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter February 11, 2025

“There is no one single answer for how African art gets to Iowa. Art travels in very complex ways,” Cory Gundlach, curator of African art at the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, said. This...

Theatre Arts major Charlie Schmelzer gestures towards Alice Conroy during a performance at No Shame in the Theatre Building on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. No Shame meets every other Friday at 5:30 p.m. in room 172 of the Theatre Building for writers and performers to present and act in original, creative short works.

UI students revive iconic No Shame Theatre, a haven for artists looking to share their perspectives without judgment

Laurel Preston, Arts Reporter February 11, 2025

On a drizzling, dreary night in October, students of various ages and majors joined in the dark lot of the University of Iowa Theatre Building at midnight. The ominous meeting spot was lit only by sparse...

Jan 5, 2025; Beverly Hills, CA, USA; Fernanda Torres, winner of Best Female Actor in a motion picture drama for I'm Still Here at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025.

Review | ‘I’m Still Here’ is a bleak but enlightening biographical drama

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter February 9, 2025

Stories about unjust governments are nothing new, but there’s something particularly striking about Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here.” The film, having recently been nominated for Best Picture...

UI to hold first-ever ‘Cinemixer’ event for film students

UI to hold first-ever ‘Cinemixer’ event for film students

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter February 5, 2025

Cinema is, by nature, a collaborative field. Whether an artist is a writer, director, or actor, it is challenging for a single person to make a film on their own. This is what professor of practice...

UI students share their favorite reads from 2024

UI students share their favorite reads from 2024

Kyrsten White, Arts Reporter February 5, 2025

With every new year comes a slate of “best of” lists. Spanning a combination of new and old books, students across the University of Iowa share their favorite books they’ve read since last January. “There...

Guests interact with physical art displays during the open house for the Main Library Gallery Exhibition at the University of Iowa Main Library on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Rich Dana created an art exhibition inspired by a collection based off of the poem “Roll of the Dice” by French symbolist, Stephane Mallare.

Symbols come to life in ‘A Roll of the Dice’

Isabelle Lubguban, Arts Reporter February 4, 2025

Ever since the University of Iowa libraries became home to the Sackner Archive in 2019, their collection of works has continued to inspire many around campus and the world. This year, some of their...