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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

Northern Gothic, with wolves in new novel

Northern Gothic, with wolves in new novel

January 18, 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 18, 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...

Tripping the comedy fantastic this weekend

Tripping the comedy fantastic this weekend

December 15, 2016

By Claire Dietz [email protected] Best known for his routines revolving around the topic of psychedelic trips, Shane Mauss is not your run-of-the-mill comedian. Now, on his latest tour, Mauss will...

Art doesn’t hibernate in winter

Art doesn’t hibernate in winter

December 15, 2016

By the Daily Iowan Arts & Culture Staff As the semester winds down and finals wind up, University of Iowa students flock to the library and the IMU to cram in a few more hours of studying. The days...

Going to gray in New England

Going to gray in New England

December 15, 2016

By Austin Henderson [email protected] Manchester by the Sea opens with footage of the islets off the New England coast. Viewed from the possible vantage point of a seagull, the bleakness of...

IC dreaming of a Black Christmas this year

IC dreaming of a Black Christmas this year

December 15, 2016

By Tessa Solomon [email protected] In the eclectic offering of special events at Gabe’s — fall’s Thankskilling throwdown, the annual Elvis Presley fundraiser — none stand in esteem or affection...

Review: The Maytags play Blue Moose

Review: The Maytags play Blue Moose

December 12, 2016

By Austin Henderson [email protected] Sitting at the polished wood bar of the Blue Moose Tap House, a neon Hamm’s sign flickered in front of me. Flat screen TV’s showed interviews of...

Review: Christopher Wheeldon's Nutcracker at Hancher Auditorium

Review: Christopher Wheeldon’s Nutcracker at Hancher Auditorium

December 12, 2016

Tessa Solomon [email protected] Hours before Hancher’s curtain rose for its final preview of the Joffrey Ballet’s reimagined Nutcracker, Iowa City felt its first substantial downpour of...

A phone, a life, another life

A phone, a life, another life

December 8, 2016

By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] When we die, we leave behind only the memories held by those we encounter. One imagines then — after we’re gone — that if a stranger were to talk to the...

Autumn Eckman looks over the script for Yao Feng's poetry series, "Free Haikus Written in Seattle" before rehearsal in Halsey Hall on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. The International Writing Program and The University of Iowa Dance School are in collaboration for this project. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

They could dance all night

December 8, 2016

By Levi Wright [email protected] University of Iowa graduate and undergraduate dancers are stretching for the annual Graduate/Undergraduate Concert, which showcases their talents in both choreography...

The art of the art  in the city

The art of the art in the city

December 8, 2016

By Daily Iowan Arts and Culture Staff The University of Iowa has always had one of the most vibrant classical and jazz music communities in the Midwest. In 2008, however, when the floods came through...