By Levi Wright [email protected] Today Stephanie Danler, the author of Bittersweet, will read from her highly acclaimed book, which has been featured in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Vogue,...

By Claire Dietz [email protected] The Pirates of Penzance was written and produced nearly 140 years ago to both popular and critical acclaim. However, the reason this operetta was produced...

By Levi Wright [email protected] On April 24, The Iowa Review will release previously unseen photos of Debbie Harry, the lead singer for Blondie, taken by the famed writer, performer, and photographer...

By Brett Shaw [email protected] The Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival returns to the enjoyment of local filmmakers and moviegoers. From today through Saturday, various screenings,...

By Claire Dietz [email protected] This weekend, Englert audiences will sing their praises to a giant, glowing cloud. But don’t worry, it’s all a part of the show. On Saturday, the Englert...

By Hannah Crooks [email protected] When she is not taking her teenage daughters on trips to the mall or playing bluegrass and jazz with one of the many instruments she has learned to play,...

By Lily Goodman  [email protected] Most people play pinball only in passing, often at an arcade. Most people don’t think — maybe don’t even know — that pinball is actually just as competitive...

By Brett Shaw  [email protected] Discussions about rape culture often tend to occur in serious, formal settings, and they can be uncomfortable. However, Rock Against Rape Culture, an upcoming...

By Isaac Hamlet  [email protected] The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is the kind of play in which Hope is a suburb between Heaven and Hell, located downtown, around the corner from Purgatory....

By Levi Wright [email protected] On Saturday, the Field House will host the University of Iowa’s 23rd Powwow, organized in collaboration with the UI Native American Student Association. The...

By Claire Dietz  [email protected] Fred Hersch is no ordinary jazz musician. In fact, he is far from it. He is best known not only for his prolific jazz career but also for being one of the...

By Isaac Hamlet  [email protected] Our knowledge of science and history tend to react oppositely to the passage of time. As time goes by, the sciences become clearer to us while — as we make...