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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Readings, readers, and writers: A brief history of Prairie Lights

Readings, readers, and writers: A brief history of Prairie Lights

Madison Lotenschtein, Arts Reporter September 10, 2019

Bookshelves line the first floor of Prairie Lights, weighed down by several lifetimes’ worth of literature. Manning the help center desk in the far back of the bookstore, surrounded by old, boxy computers,...

Amor Towles discusses his book, A Gentleman in Moscow, at the North Liberty Recreation Center on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019.

Amor Towles attracts 500 attendees to North Liberty reading

Austin J. Yerington, Arts Reporter September 9, 2019

On Monday night, a gymnasium was filled with 500 fans — to see best-selling author Amor Towles. The event, hosted by Prairie Lights, had to be moved to North Liberty’s Community Centre because of its...

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Diane Coffee returns to Iowa City

Austin J. Yerington, Arts Reporter September 8, 2019

With the appearance of David Bowie and the energy of Mick Jagger, Diane Coffee brought that little something extra when they took the stage in Iowa City for the first time in three years on Sept. 5. Shaun...

Binge Break: Don't Sleep on Russian Doll

Binge Break: Don’t Sleep on Russian Doll

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor September 8, 2019

Nobody warned me that I had been sleeping on Russian Doll for months. The Netflix series, created by Leslye Headland, Amy Poehler, and the show’s star Natasha Lyonne, is up for multiple Emmys on Sept....

Bad Suns to play at University of Iowa Homecoming show

Bad Suns to play at University of Iowa Homecoming show

Naomi Hofferber and Sarah Stortz September 5, 2019

SCOPE Productions announced Thursday that indie group Bad Suns will play the Oct. 18 University of Iowa Homecoming show on the Pentacrest. The opener has yet to be announced. Bad Suns hails from Los...

UI student creates prints and embroideries inspired by traditional practices and contemporary ideas

UI student creates prints and embroideries inspired by traditional practices and contemporary ideas

Madison Lotenschtein, Arts Reporter September 4, 2019

It takes years for some artists to decide whether or not to trek down the path of creativity. For University of Iowa senior Zoe Hermsen, pursuing the practice was all she had ever envisioned.  By spending...

Students gather to listen to music during the Battle of the Bands at the IMU on Wednesday, September 4, 2019.

The bands behind Scope’s Battle of the Bands

Naomi Hofferber, Arts Reporter September 4, 2019

Last night, five bands took to the IMU River Amphitheater to compete in SCOPE’s annual Battle of the Bands competition. Meet the bands that fought it out with musical style for first and second place...

Binge Break: Fleabag deserves all of the top TV awards

Binge Break: Fleabag deserves all of the top TV awards

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor September 4, 2019

Everyone on the Internet has been collectively freaking out over and praising everything with Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s name on it, and for good reason. No one else could start a new season of a show with...

Bringing Hogwarts to Iowa City: How Harry Potter has stayed true to UI students

Bringing Hogwarts to Iowa City: How Harry Potter has stayed true to UI students

Sarah Stortz, Arts Editor September 4, 2019

With the use of a magic wand, a wizard has the ability to detect intruders, levitate objects, and create a defense aura.  The wand, frequently used throughout the Harry Potter series, represented the...

The UI Museum of Natural History is seen on Feb 24 2018. (Katie Goodale/ The Daily Iowan)

UI Museum of Natural History sparks creativity in Iowa City’s aspiring authors

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter September 2, 2019

The University of Iowa’s Museum of Natural History has continued to prove Iowa City’s worthy  of the title “City of Literature” by hosting a series of writer’s workshops in an unexpected place:...

University of Iowa Freshman, Eliza Link poses for a portrait on the Anne Cleary Walkway on Thursday, August 29th, 2019.

Retro styles become modern at the UI

Ashley Dawson, Arts Reporter August 29, 2019

The 1980s burst onto the scene with bright colors, double denim, and mismatched patterns, while the 90s took a deep dive into the grunge era with plaid flannels, choker necklaces, and an all-around darker...

The new location for Public Space One is seen on Aug. 28, 2019.

Public Space One purchases new Iowa City venue

Maddie McCarron, News Reporter August 29, 2019

The artist-led, nonprofit organization for the arts Public Space One will relocate its gallery and print center for the first time in seven years, effective late September and ending by early October.  Public...