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The Daily Iowan

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

In the key of refugee

In the key of refugee

February 2, 2017

By Claire dietz [email protected] If the hills in Austria are alive with the sound of music, are the cornfields in Iowa the next best thing? Perhaps we will find out. This week through Feb. 5,...

Visiting professor, writer, Meghan Daum to read at Prairie Lights

January 31, 2017

By Hannah Crooks [email protected] When she is not hanging out with her St. Bernard, or scouring the internet for dream real estate listings, author Meghan Daum is writing for one of her many...

Let the laughter ring at new comedy showcase

Let the laughter ring at new comedy showcase

January 26, 2017

Local comedians will host and produce a new monthly comedy showcase at the Blue Moose. By Brett Shaw [email protected] Shoulder to shoulder, eyes locked on center stage, the world becomes a little...

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Motion. At. The. Edge.

January 26, 2017

Choreographer Kyle Abraham can be ultimately summarized by its unique ability to transcend convention and push both the medium and the conversation forward. A dancer by training, Abraham incorporates elements...

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Truth through the eyes of a child

January 26, 2017

By Lily Goodman [email protected] There were quite a few children’s films that came out in 2016, with the most lauded — such as Disney’s Moana and the excellent Zootopia — having been recently...

Trucking into America, no sugar

Trucking into America, no sugar

January 26, 2017

By Levi Wright [email protected] “Drive-by Truckers” fan-love for singing about real social issues without sugarcoating the truth. The controversial topics the group covers range from Donald...

Tim Budd as Alfieri counsels Patrick Du Laney as Eddie Carbone during the rehearsal of A View From The Bridge at Riverside Theater, in Iowa City, Iowa  on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. A View From The Bridge will run Jan. 20 to Feb. 12 at Riverside Theater.

New view, new bridge

January 19, 2017

By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] At first glance, the box-filled stage signifies little more than it appears to be, but over the course of the evening, the boxes will break from their status...

Music of the galaxies heads for Hancher

Music of the galaxies heads for Hancher

January 19, 2017

By Claire Dietz [email protected] The Cleveland Orchestra, though commonly referred to as one of the “Big Five” American classical ensembles, is widely considered second to none. While it keeps...

‘Happy Pills’ highlights a postapocolyptic world

‘Happy Pills’ highlights a postapocolyptic world

January 19, 2017

By Hannah Crooks [email protected] When Alyssa Cokinis began writing her play Happy Pills a few years ago, she had no idea how greatly it would be reimagined by the time it hit the stage. “I...

Northern Gothic, with wolves in new novel

Northern Gothic, with wolves in new novel

January 19, 2017

Emily Fridlund’s History of Wolves slow-dances its way into Prairie Lights. By Travis Coltrain [email protected] While it might seem to some that Emily Fridlund’s astonishing writing appeared...

Coming together, with laughter, against Trump

Coming together, with laughter, against Trump

January 19, 2017

Local artists come together for a fundraiser in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s inauguration. By Brett Shaw [email protected] Comedy, music, and art simultaneously influence and are influenced...

Emotions, math, songs ably to fill the Mill

Emotions, math, songs ably to fill the Mill

January 18, 2017

By Austin Henderson [email protected] As the latest stop on her nationwide tour, rising singer/songwriter Margaret Glaspy will perform today at local music institution the Mill. The show, which...

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