Amidst severe storm threats, over one hundred people gathered to watch an underground pro-wrestling event at Gabe's in Iowa City on Friday, March 14.
The event featured four matchups between professional...
Joe Goodkin is a Chicago-based singer and songwriter who has spent much of his career reimagining Homeric stories through original songs and playing his music internationally in the bardic tradition....
While walking through the Ped Mall on a bustling Saturday morning, many book readers found their way to the Iowa City Public Library for its used book sale.
Sponsored by the ICPL Friends Foundation,...
“The Odyssey” is a story that has been told many times, rewritten throughout history to remark on the brave and treacherous exploits of the Greek hero Odysseus. The hero’s wife, Penelope, is...
Spring Break is approaching fast. Excited murmurs fill lecture halls as students look forward to visiting family, flying away to a beautiful beach vacation, and more. Then, there are the less excited...
TikTok users may have noticed a new trend on their most recent scroll — one that pits what people consider conservative and liberal makeup against each other, sparking the latest intense online debate.
There...
The same debate around the Oscars occurs every year: Do they matter?
As a psycho who spends far too much time reading about and engaging with contemporary film culture, I sure hope they do.
This...
When picturing the perfect protagonist, people often imagine someone young — either in their late-20s or mid-30s, or 16 and coming-of-age. Elderly main characters are few and far between. Situationally,...
We all know “Mean Girls” as the iconic 2004 film starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, but the lesser-known musical rendition is just as captivating. The songs, choreography, and costumes...
Performers shout, “Come look at the freaks!” to the audience from the stage of “Side Show,” a Broadway musical inspired by the true story of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton adapted...
When the audience first meets Mickey, he has already died 16 times.
Cartoonishly horrifying, “Mickey 17” is the latest project from director and screenwriter Bong Joon Ho, following his Oscar-sweeping...
Ada Calhoun is a bestselling nonfiction author from Saint Marks Place, New York. She had previously worked as a crime reporter for the New York Post and a theater listings editor for New York Magazine....
