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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

Hitman nearly a hit

Hitman nearly a hit

Jordan Ryder, [email protected] March 21, 2016

I played Hitman Absolution a few years back, I remembered really wanting to like it, but giving up after being bogged down in tediousness. So I wasn’t exactly waiting with bated breath for Hitman: Intro...

Guilding the actors in Rome

Guilding the actors in Rome

March 21, 2016

By Gracey Murphy [email protected] It is assumed things evolve for the better. Life supposedly improves, but has government really changed since 300 B.C.? Kent Rigsby will present a lecture in...

Film review: Rams

Film review: Rams

March 11, 2016

Icelandic film Rams crosses genre lines to bring the story of rival brothers to the screen. There is seemingly nothing that can repair the decadeslong rift between Icelandic brothers and rival farmers...

Sex, funding may have fueled theater clash

Sex, funding may have fueled theater clash

March 10, 2016

Directing M.F.A. Mario El Caponi Mendoza believes part of his work, featuring sex between two men, was censored to avoid funding cuts. By Tessa Solomon [email protected] The controversy surrounding...

Dan Tedesco: Back to solo basics

Dan Tedesco: Back to solo basics

March 10, 2016

Dan Tedesco, singer/songwriter/guitarist, is in the midst of a four-month residency at Blue Moose. By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] Being alone can be a daunting prospect; there are no nets to...

Calendar

March 10, 2016

Iowa City Community Theater to present 'Lost in Yonkers'

Iowa City Community Theater to present ‘Lost in Yonkers’

Gracey Murphy, [email protected] March 10, 2016

Siblings can make a kid angry, irritated, and sad, but they can also be a lifeline in family chaos. A brother or sister is the only person who can truly understand how their siblings were raised. Sometimes,...

Book

Lit Picks

March 10, 2016

City of Literature Dark Sparkler, by Amber Tamblyn     Though she’s mostly known for her acting, Tamblyn has published three collections of her writing, both poetry and prose, and she contributes...

Benoît Pioulard to headline show at The Mill with Haunter and Chris Wiersema

Benoît Pioulard to headline show at The Mill with Haunter and Chris Wiersema

March 10, 2016

Benoît Pioulard will headline a show at the Mill with Haunter and Chris Wiersema next Friday, March 18. By Claire Dietz [email protected] Listening to Nirvana’s 1993 In Utero as a young teen,...

Review: Comedian K-Von IMU show

Review: Comedian K-Von IMU show

March 10, 2016

Comedian K-Von gave a hilarious, multi-faceted performance in the IMU on Tuesday night. By Jordan Ryder [email protected] Before his show on Tuesday, March 8, I admit I had never heard of K-Von....

Drink of the week: Margarita

Drink of the week: Margarita

March 10, 2016

Fam, we are so close. I can taste spring break, and here is the only drink you should have all week, a margarita. EXPERIENCE: Personally, the tequila to margarita ratio doesn’t matter to me. But the...