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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

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Spy craft as comedy rules

Spy craft as comedy rules

April 12, 2017

By Brett Shaw [email protected] The growing cult-favorite “Archer” has established an obsessive fan base throughout its seven-season run because of its groundbreaking use of substantial...

Open book resting on stack on books

From the hearts to genus

April 12, 2017

By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] Today at 7 p.m., authors Nickolas Butler and Kevin Allardice will read from their new work at Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Butler, a graduate of the...

Cybersquatting in the ‘free world’

Cybersquatting in the ‘free world’

April 12, 2017

By Lily Goodman [email protected]’s hard for one to know which headline to believe these days. Between “fake news,” countless Twitter feuds by high-profile politicians, and an abundance...

A string quartet with spirit

A string quartet with spirit

April 12, 2017

By Austin Henderson [email protected] The Ariel Quartet performed at the Voxman Music Building on Wednesday evening. The Israel-based group has received widespread acclaim for their enthusiastic...

Contribute photo via theatre.uiowa.edu

Getting feisty by getting funny, feminist

April 10, 2017

By Hannah Crooks   [email protected] Funny, feisty, and feminist. Those are the words local comedian Megan Gogerty uses to describe the upcoming annual fundraiser for Planned Parenthood Voters...

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Wolf delights at Mission Creek

April 10, 2017

By Hannah Crooks [email protected] With a line stretching down the sidewalk and around the corner of the bar, frenzied fans of comedian Michelle Wolf crowded her sold out show at The Mill the...

Comedian Margaret Cho performs at The Englert Theatre during Mission Creek Festival on Thursday, April 6, 2017. Cho is best known for her social and political commentary, particularly in support of the LGBT community. (The Daily Iowan/Ben Smith)

 Mission Creek dazzles Iowa City crowds again

April 9, 2017

By Claire Dietz, Brett Shaw, and Girindra Selleck [email protected] As another year of Mission Creek comes to a close, and the wrist bands and festival passes move from the arms of avid concertgoers...

DIIV-ing into Mission Creek

April 9, 2017

By Claire Dietz [email protected] DIIV performed April 7 at the Englert as a part of Mission Creek Festival. The Englert is not the typical place one would see people eagerly crowding closer...

Cool Kids reunite for Blue Moose performance

April 9, 2017

By Claire Dietz [email protected] After four years of separation, the Cool Kids has returned, this time to Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival on April 7 at the Blue Moose. The group, consisting...

Pieta Brown brings Americana home

April 9, 2017

By Claire Dietz [email protected] Pieta Brown is a familiar name to Iowa City and the Mission Creek Festival. As an American singer/songwriter with a penchant for poetry and music in her...

Lit Crawl takes over central IC

April 9, 2017

n  By Claire Dietz [email protected] Iowa City is the nation’s only UNESCO City of Literature and home to the world-renowned Iowa Writers’ workshop. Ergo, it comes as no surprise to see...

IC band Port Authority shines in Mission Creek début

IC band Port Authority shines in Mission Creek début

April 8, 2017

By Brett Shaw [email protected] A band created in the dorms of the University of Iowa by the name of Port Authority was excited to perform in the famous Iowa City festival that they have attended...