As the comical collective of Paperback Rhino exploded on The James Theater stage Thursday night, the audience was abuzz. Before the night of improvisational games had begun, Captains Payton Chapman and...
Anyone can edit a Wikipedia article. Despite the distrust of English teachers everywhere, the site is one of the most widely used encyclopedias in the world. However, women only make up around 19 percent...
Upbeat, jazzy tunes filled the halls of the University of Iowa School of Music Voxman building Tuesday night as the “accidental brass quartet,” known as the Westerlies, took center stage at their...
Roughly five minutes into the University of Iowa Theatre Arts Department’s production of “Into the Woods” — specifically when Jack’s mother sings the line “while her withers wither with...
In need of something to binge-watch this spring break? Here are four of the best binge-able shows you can catch up on while your professor grades your midterm.
“The Umbrella Academy” on Netflix
In...
“Ninety-Five Senses”
The “Best Animated Short Film” nominees at the Academy Awards this year brought tough competition for which film deserves to win the award, but the one film that...
At the top of TIME Magazine’s list of the 25 most anticipated books of 2024 sits Kaveh Akbar’s first fiction novel, “Martyr!” which hit shelves in January. Since then, the author’s work has...
Cinema lovers across Iowa City are uniting March 10 to defend Hollywood’s most glamorous night of the year despite its recent dwindle in cultural relevancy.
Attributed to a recent jump in...
Standing in a room full of strangers, making direct eye contact with others, and laughing in their face might sound like a nightmare to some. Members of the Iowa City Senior Center’s Laughter Club...
A random Amazon purchase catapulted Thelma Trujillo, a University of Iowa English doctoral candidate, into the world of rug making just last year.
At her first pop-up flea market in August 2023, she...
Since its premiere in 1986, countless interpretations of Stephen Sondheim’s play “Into the Woods” have seen stages around the world and, for the past six weeks, the University of Iowa’s cast...
“He who controls the spice, controls the universe.”
When Stellan Skarsgård’s voiceover as Vladimir Harkonnen blasted through the pitch-black cinema before even the studio’s logos had occupied...
