As the sun rose over the stone of St. Peter’s Basilica on Easter Monday, bells echoed through the square. Groups of visitors were gathering for their pilgrimage through the holy doors just as the...
While the location of The Black Angel restaurant on Iowa Avenue may not literally be “cursed,” as Iowa City locals would say, the good food, live music, and tasty drinks certainly cast a spell.
Co-owner...
FilmScene is giving audiences a chance to revisit controversial films that were once booed at the Cannes Film Festival throughout April. On April 16, the theater screened Lars von Trier’s film, “Dancer...
Among the arts-adjacent Iowa City business set to be impacted by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a universal sentiment arose.
Uncertainty.
Since his inauguration in January, Trump has repeatedly...
Iowa may not have nearly the same level of glitz and glamor as the Hollywood Hills, but the state’s filmmaking network is strong. Thanks to filmmaker communities like the one present in Iowa City,...
I love the character of Daredevil. His comic books were my favorite to read when I was a kid. I was there on the #SaveDaredevil message boards when the original Netflix show was canceled in 2018. That...
What is more important to a non-fiction writer: accuracy or truth? Is it the same for journalists? What is the truth versus perception? These were the questions raised by Riverside Theatre’s production...
Several times throughout the opening showing of “An Enemy of the People,” I struggled to make up my mind about which characters were in the hypothetical “right.”
The show, first written...
The cast mates for the play "An Enemy of the People" collected themselves for one final preshow rehearsal in the Mabie Theatre in Iowa City on Thursday, April 17. This play is a new version adapted from...
On Saturday, long-time late-night talk show “The Mystery Hour with Jeff Houghton” will return to the Englert stage. Houghton, an Iowa City native and University of Iowa graduate, said he looks...
With the rising cost of eggs in the United States and a swiftly approaching holiday centered around the buying and hiding of said eggs, Easter may be getting a little pricey this year. From a sustainability...
A third-year history and screenwriting double major, designer Alexandra Runnells has designed a look for the fourth Annual Recycled Runway Fashion Show on April 26, at 2:30 p.m at the IMU River Amphitheatre....
