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May 11, 2016

In search of the Bible: UI professor Robert Cargill to read from 'The Cities that Built the Bible'  May 15.

In search of the Bible: UI professor Robert Cargill to read from ‘The Cities that Built the Bible’ May 15.

Claire Dietz, [email protected] May 11, 2016

Nicole Kidman isn’t an expert on The Bible, but she did help one. While teaching a class at Pepperdine University, a student asked Robert Cargill if he would meet a friend interested in the course....

Drink of the week: The Bloody Maria

Drink of the week: The Bloody Maria

May 11, 2016

There’s nothing like having a midday Bloody Maria to kick you into gear to finish your last paper. At least, that’s the case for me — especially after running on 1.5 hours of sleep. You can get a...

Lions of music: Jack Lion closing out tour with home performance Friday at the Mill

Lions of music: Jack Lion closing out tour with home performance Friday at the Mill

Gracey Murphy, [email protected] May 11, 2016

Taxis, jazz, and ambient music seem an unlikely mix. But for the members of Jack Lion, they are the perfect fit. Jack Lion will perform at the Mill at 9 p.m. Friday. The band is made up of Iowa City natives...

Book

Lit Picks

May 11, 2016

NEW Extreme Prey, by John Sandford The 26th book in John Sandford’s Prey series gives a bit of a shout-out to Iowa. Lead character Lucas Davenport, no longer with the Minnesota BCA, joins a presidential...

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Music for the stressless lane

Alex Kramer, [email protected] May 11, 2016

It has been a long time coming, but finals have done their worst, and students can breathe a sigh of relief: The Battle for Grades is over. Though most will need zero help figuring out what to do with...

Performers rehearse at Space Place Theater located in North Hall on Tuesday, May 9, 2016. University of Iowa Youth Ballet and School of Dance is performing this weekend. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

Dancing through the advent of spring: University of Iowa Youth Ballet and School of Dance to present Spring Concert Friday through May 15

Tessa Solomon, [email protected] May 11, 2016

Ushering in the end of the spring semester — and the beginning of summer — the University of Iowa Youth Ballet and School of Dance will present the Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Space/Place....

Getting funky in game land

Getting funky in game land

May 11, 2016

By Jordan Ryder [email protected] To be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure what to make of Battleborn. Gearbox’s new shooter/multiplayer online battle arena is set in the distant future, and all...

Rainy Tuesday on the University of Iowa campus. Old Capital on October 14th, 2014.(DailyIowan/AnnaKilzer)

In search of a whale story

May 10, 2016

University of Iowa Professor David Dowling searches for the truth of events in Herman Melville’s most famous novel. By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] The notion of man versus the wild has been...

Music to final by

Music to final by

Alex Kramer, [email protected] May 9, 2016

It comes in stages: shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing, acceptance (of that grade). Finals week is upon us. There will be poisons of choice (caffeine), there will be stacks on stacks...

'Civil War' aims high and makes it

‘Civil War’ aims high and makes it

Jordan Ryder, [email protected] May 9, 2016

Civil War is an ambitious film that juggles a lot of characters and emotions and impressively handles them all. Set one year after Avengers: Age of Ultron, the film opens with world governments demanding...

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The mists of neon: Neon Indian will perform a DJ set Saturday night as part of the FlyOver Fashion Fest

This year’s inaugural Flyover Fashion Festival, will which run Friday and Saturday, will see the convergence of fashion, music, and innovation. While a slate of DJs, rappers, and couturiers are set...