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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Randy & Mr.Lahey  Via Twitter @imtheliquor

Laughter, with inebriation & cheeseburgers: The Randy and Mr. Lahey to visit Gabe’s today

Gracey Murphy, [email protected] February 25, 2016

If a foolish drunk and a man capable of eating 14 cheeseburgers in one sitting do not bring laughs, no one can. The Randy and Mr. Lahey live show will visit Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., at 8 p.m....

Oscars preview: Thinking inside the envelope

Oscars preview: Thinking inside the envelope

February 25, 2016

The film industry’s biggest award show will be broadcast at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 on ABC. Get the scoop now and check back Feb. 29 to see the biggest winners. By Girindra Selleck [email protected] In...

Frances Aparicio

Delving into Latino ancestry: Q&A with Frances Aparicio

February 25, 2016

Frances Aparicio will lead a discussion on her work covering ‘intralatinos,’ people descended from numerous Latino groups, at noon on Friday. By Tessa Solomon [email protected]   From...

Drink of the week: Devil's Apple

Drink of the week: Devil’s Apple

February 25, 2016

Whoever started mixing liquor and cider is a genius. The Devil’s Apple from the Clinton Street Social Club mixes the sweetness of Iowa’s Sutliff Cider and the warmth of bourbon to create a drink that...

Book

Lit Picks

February 25, 2016

Beasts & Children, by Amy Parker Amy Parker came to the Iowa Writers’ Workshop after spending four years at the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center; if that does intrigue you, I don’t know what will. Beasts...

String theory comes alive

String theory comes alive

February 24, 2016

The Æolus Quartet will give several performances around Iowa City this week as part of its String Quartet Residency. By Claire Dietz [email protected] A string quartet from New York will have...

Video game review: Unravel

Video game review: Unravel

February 23, 2016

A cute, cuddly protagonist is the main boast of video game Unravel, carrying it through despite plot blips. By Jordan Ryder [email protected]  Evidently making short, pretty, and emotionally...

True GRIT maybe

True GRIT maybe

February 22, 2016

After months of work among three graduate students in different media, GRIT was presented Sunday night. By Jordan Ryder [email protected] GRIT, the brainchild among choreographer Rebekah Chappell,...

Academy has 'Rocky' stumble

Academy has ‘Rocky’ stumble

February 19, 2016

The latest installation in the Rocky franchise, Creed, was snubbed by the academy but earned the awards it won’t get. The lead-up to this year’s Oscars ceremony on Feb. 28 has been colored by the...

Alexandra Janezic helps set up new exhibit, Social (In)Justice, in the Iowa Memorial Union Black Box Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016.  Funding for the exhibit was provided by Deborah and Rod Zeitler for the semester to promote social injustice. The exhibit will display offensive and racist imagery through May 16. (The Daily Iowan/McCall Radavich)

‘Social (In)Justice’ art gallery to open at IMU

Justus Flair, [email protected] @justus_flair February 18, 2016

Faded, seemingly tarnished bronze, the foot-and-a-half tall man stands with feet apart, the blunt ends of nails protruding from his wide chest, arms, and back, a few dotting the tops of his legs. One empty...

Fusing the media atoms: UI students mix media in 'GRIT' performance bred from struggle

Fusing the media atoms: UI students mix media in ‘GRIT’ performance bred from struggle

Isaac Hamlet, [email protected] February 18, 2016

Art forms regularly collide in small ways. Films demand actors practice their craft while featuring costumes produced over hours of laborious design. Comics display vivid splashes of art peppered with...

Elyse Fisher and Eileen Campbell fight during the Danelaw dress rehearsal in the Theatre Building on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. Danelaw will premiere at the Theatre Building on Feb 18-21. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)

Viking meets Briton on the stage this weekend with the opening of‭ ‬Danelaw‭

Gracey Murphy, [email protected] February 18, 2016

Three acts, three fights, three women victors. Danelaw, playing this weekend in the Theater Building’s Theater B, is about a Viking woman who must come to terms with a change in lifestyle after being...