If you wanna know, you gotta go. Iowa City residents were subject to a slideshow treat on Wednesday night when hardcore punk iconoclast, Henry Rollins visited The Englert Theater on his Travel Slideshow...
Mary Shelley was 18 years old when she began to write her first novel, Frankenstein. She had the idea while on vacation with her fiancé, Lord Byron, John William Polidori, and Claire Clairmont near...
The opening sounds of an explosion jarred the group in attendance at the Iowa City Senior Center on Monday night as they prepared to learn from this week’s documentary. The show was <em>The Age...
When Elaine Irvine goes on air for her radio show, “Stella,” she doesn’t think about what her guests may be about to say or how she’ll get them to blurt those unanswered secrets. Irving flips the...
You can turn on your radio, but this time, you can’t hide. Today, “Welcome to Night Vale” surrealist comedy podcast will come alive at the Englert for its “The Spy in the Desert” world tour....
Shielded by cozy blankets, a group of friends sit inside a dark living room, deeply invested in a slasher film. As the film progresses, the friends make fun of the cheesy effects and predictable plot.
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When Jane Austen was 20 years old, she wrote her first novel and sold it to a publisher. The publisher decided to not publish Austen’s brainchild but refused to sell it back to her. It was not until...
Every word is spoken with care, thought, and purpose. Every word is delivered with unwavering confidence, fueled by raw emotion. Poetry allows for a unique channeling of feelings and beliefs, sending a...
Iowa City celebrates its 10th-annual Iowa City Book Festival as well as its 10th year as a designated UNESCO City of Literature. The festival runs from Oct. 1 through Oct. 7 with fun and interesting activities...
University of Iowa English Professor John D’Agata recently returned from a trip to New York City in which he saw a preview of the Broadway play "The Lifespan of a Fact," based on his book of the same...
To not only see, but to also touch and read through medieval manuscripts, look no further than Manuscripts in the Curriculum, an open house Tuesday that will feature every manuscript current at the University...
Gold and red streamers line the upstairs balconies, and dark orange paper lanterns hang from the ceiling. Underneath beams of bluish-tinted lights are Chinese traditional dancers, set in formation with...
