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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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UI students make New Year’s resolutions

UI students make New Year’s resolutions

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter January 21, 2025

Third-year student Luke Ziolkowski was playing video games one day over winter break when a thought occurred to him. Ziolkowski, an English and creative writing major, had been keeping a journal...

Emily Knowles and Ava Mandle pose for a portrait by Christmas decorations in their dorm at Mayflower Residence Hall on Dec. 9. Many students like to put up holiday decorations in their dorms to celebrate the festive season.

Iowa students decorate their dorms for the holidays to capture the spirit of home

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter December 17, 2024

University of Iowa students are feeling homesick as the year winds to a close, having freshly returned from fall break at home with a glimpse of the upcoming holiday season. First-year UI student...

The two-movie release day phenomenon

The two-movie release day phenomenon

Charlie Hickman, Arts Editor November 21, 2024

Ever since “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” took the world by storm on Jul. 22, 2023, movie studios have been eager to create the next “Barbenheimer” phenomenon. This year, “Gladiator II”...

Dante Leon jumps on Carlos Oliva from a ladder during an underground pro-wrestling event at The Dandy Lion in Iowa City on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. The event featured three matchups between pro-wrestlers of the Black and Brave Wrestling Academy based out of Davenport, Iowa which was founded by Seth “Freakin” Rollins, a five time world champion in WWE.

In a downtown diner, Iowa’s wrestling scene finds new blood — no ring required

Olin Myhre, Arts Reporter November 12, 2024

On a rainy Thursday evening, Carlos Oliva climbed to the top of a ladder inside The Dandy Lion — a diner and staple of Iowa City. Onlookers — inside and out — followed Oliva with their eyes as...

Review | Sean Baker’s "Anora" highlights the working class through phenomenal performance

Review | Sean Baker’s “Anora” highlights the working class through phenomenal performance

Isabella Nekvinda, Arts Reporter November 11, 2024

After being presented with the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year, Sean Baker took the opportunity to show his appreciation for sex workers. Listening to the voices of many sex workers from all backgrounds,...

Photo Illustration by Jenna Galligan

‘EPIC’: the startup of TikTok musicals

Kyrsten White, Arts Reporter November 6, 2024

Musicals have continued to iterate themselves for as long as the genre has been around. From “Hamilton” to “West Side Story,” the medium continues to evolve, but now it’s going digital. On...

Student look book for this upcoming fall

Student look book for this upcoming fall

Isabella Nekvinda, Arts Reporter November 5, 2024

If you are anything like me and have only come across miniskirts and high heels on Pinterest for fall inspiration, this is for you. This list of outfits includes clothes that are not only comfortable...

Racks of recycled clothing that can be used for Halloween costumes are seen at Ragstock in Iowa City on Oct. 15. Many of the items in the store have been for sale for several years.

Halloween generates excess waste every year. Ragstock gives an alternative

Emma Isenhart, Arts Reporter October 29, 2024

Beneath the spooky costumes and ghoulish face paint, an even scarier monster lurks — Halloween waste. Every year, millions of pounds of costumes, candy, and decorations are dumped in landfills across...

Photo illustration by Avi Lapchick.

Review | Can romantic comedies really be ‘Nothing Like the Movies’?

Kyrsten White, Arts Reporter October 24, 2024

Walking down the aisles of a bookstore, smelling all the pages of fresh books is the best way to start the day. Especially when what you have been waiting for has finally hit the shelves. Fans of...

A Double Vision cocktail sits on the counter of Wild Culture Kombucha on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. The taproom and lounge was sold to Kyle Crossett and Brittany Quaid in 2020.

Wild Culture reimagines classic cocktails

Stella Shipman, Managing Editor October 22, 2024

With a sun-drenched sitting area on one end and a dimly lit den of couches on the other, a long bar stretching between them like a center of gravity, Wild Culture’s taproom is an accommodating space...

Review | Students react to Netflix’s ‘Heartstopper’ season three tackling mental health themes

Review | Students react to Netflix’s ‘Heartstopper’ season three tackling mental health themes

Kayla Person, Arts Reporter October 21, 2024

On Oct. 3, Netflix released the highly anticipated third season of ‘Heartstopper,’ the live-action adaptation of the queer romance graphic novel series written by Alice Oseman. Since its initial...

FilmScene at the Chauncey Hotel is seen on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. Writers Kerry Howley and Susanna Fogel visited to discuss the film adaptation of their New York Magazine profile.

Adapting ‘Winner’ to the big screen

Riley Dunn, Digital Editor October 20, 2024

Reality Winner. Over the past eight years, that name has sparked comments and controversy ever since Winner leaked a classified government report to newspaper outlets following the 2016 election. Winner’s...