Watch The Wolf on Wall Street, and you might learn about the stock market; play Monopoly, and you might learn the value of money; listen to Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” [sic], and you might gain insight...
City of Literature
Hide, by Matthew Griffin
Griffin, a Writers’ Workshop alumnus, will present a reading from Hide at Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St., at 7 p.m. Friday. The story really begins...
Here comes the bride. Well, the fake bride. The South Asian Student Alliance will host a Mock Shaadi.
By Alex Kramer
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A sea of white, gold, and red flares and mingles among...
Kanye West dropped his new album, The Life of Pablo, on Tidal on Feb. 13.
On the afternoon of Feb. 11, millions gathered at their local movie theaters and on their computers to watch Kanye West début...
Spring is on the way, and I am ready. This old-school daiquiri reminds me of the Sun and warmth I’ve been longing for.
RELATED: A blue lemon
EXPERIENCE: Squeeze two lime slices with Bacardi rum,...
Wu Man and the Shanghai Quartet will take the Englert stage tonight.
By Gracey Murphy
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One woman. Four strings. Endless melodies.
Wu Man and the Shanghai Quartet will perform...
By Adam Buhck
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It’s not often new bands get the opportunity to support a signed act with more than 1 million fans, but that’s happening for three eastern Iowa hard-core bands.
Metalcore...
The biggest awards show in music, the Grammy Awards, air at 7 p.m. today on CBS.
By Girindra Selleck
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Amid the media frenzy caused by this year’s famously white field of...
By Jordan Ryder
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The placard before the sculpture reads “Neal Rock,” but Rock says he isn’t a sculptor. He’s a painter, painting on sculpted material. He can see where...
In 45 Years, the only certainty of love is its uncertainty.
In Sophie Fiennes’s 2009 documentary The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema, the philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Zizek said the realization...
On Feb. 14, the Englert Theater will take a trip to Ireland.
Gaelic Storm, a popular Celtic band, will play at 7 p.m.Valentines’ Day. After starting in Santa Monica, California, it has played all over...
After receiving his B.F.A. from the University of Iowa in 1975, Charles Ray went on to have a prolific career, arguably one of the greatest sculptors of his time. He’s back in Iowa City today, giving...
