By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] From the moment he first heard the phrase “standup comic” uttered from his friend’s lips when he was 10, Shane Mauss has wanted to be a comedian. “I didn’t...

Odds are, most of us are going to spend time over break with the games we were unable to give proper appreciation during the semester. I know I need to go back and complete Metal Gear and Fallout. But...

Didn’t make it to the Englert’s Nutcracker? Don’t worry, the holiday season has more ballet to offer. On Saturday, the University of Iowa Youth Ballet and School of Dance will perform the Winter...

Their eyes are dead and bloodshot. Their clothes are disheveled, looking war-torn. They cling to their food supply with irrational protectiveness. They trudge around in a sleep-deprived haze. Though it...

As students flock to the library in preparation of this week’s exams, we see the rare instance in which the university’s study spaces attract more visitors than Iowa City’s bars, even on a Saturday...

By Claire Dietz  |  [email protected] Three dancers relax and chat in Thai — almost as though someone simply forgot to close the curtain after their performance — underneath a screen declaring,...

Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq, a modernized telling of Lysistrata, will open at FilmScene on Friday. By Girindra Selleck [email protected] Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq, a modern-day adaptation of Lysistrata...

After a four-year absence, the Theater Department’s Undergraduate Director Festival returns with plays from four directors. By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] In the boiling seconds of a dramatic...

Charles Dickens’ iconic novel comes to the stage in City Circle’s production of Oliver. By Gracey Murphy [email protected] Seventy strangers crowd a busy London crossing in Victorian street...

Iowa’s Laptop Orchestra will play the computer keyboard rather than the piano keys. By Adam Buhck [email protected] An orchestra, for most, conjures thoughts of bellowing brass, whispering woodwinds,...

   It is that point of the year. You are scrambling to study for finals. You are finishing up the last week of classes — and if you are anything like me, you are trying to turn in all your final projects...

Relieve some holiday stress with these delicious potluck-ready treats. By Jasmine Putney [email protected] Though December is characteristically full of festive cheer, the holiday season can...