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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

Assassinating us with his song

Assassinating us with his song

Girindra Selleck, [email protected] November 11, 2015

Each year, for two weeks in May, the media become flooded with stories of crowds rising to their feet in anger, disgust, rapture, applause, or laughter. No, these aren’t protesters — although they...

The Bright Light Social Hour poses at Mercury Lounge in New York City on March 5th, 2015.

Going musically beyond Pollyanna

Isaac Hamlet, [email protected] November 11, 2015

Remaining stagnant is easy, wrapping oneself in the safety of a comfort zone. Yet to break the mold of routine allows progress. That holds true in music. At 8 p.m. Nov. 15, at the Mill, 120 E. Burlington...

Whiching our experience

Whiching our experience

November 5, 2015

By Devyn Young [email protected] Discuss the unknown. Not an easy task, yet that’s the goal of the new Witching Hour festival. Witching Hour will fly through central Iowa City Friday and Saturday...

When known isn’t known

When known isn’t known

November 5, 2015

By Cassandra Santiago [email protected] Cue Mimi Ford, a 40-year-old actor on the verge of a role that could determine the future of her career. Cue Reena, the 29-year-old upstairs neighbor,...

Food & fun for a good cause


Food & fun for a good cause


Jasmine Putney, [email protected] November 5, 2015

Food, music, and dancing creates philanthropy.At 7 p.m. Saturday, the South Asian Student Alliance will host its first formal A Night in Bollywood in the IMU Main Lounge. Dance group Taqaat will take the...

On needing poetry

On needing poetry

November 5, 2015

By Adam Buhck [email protected] Aki Salmela, a writer in the International Writing Program, talks about the themes and inspiration for his poetry. (Audio compiled by Adam Buhck & edited by...

Art on the move, no, really on the move

Art on the move, no, really on the move

November 5, 2015

By Tessa Solomon [email protected] Warning: This is not your grandma’s art show. Unless granny is into chain-saw carving, raunchy caricatures, and pyrotechnics. As part of the Witching Hour...

Drink of the Week

Drink of the Week

November 5, 2015

The Bronx The Bronx is like a steppingstone to drinking a classic, dry martini. The Bronx is one of those drinks that make you feel classy without really trying too hard, especially if you just want to...

Tell us a story

Tell us a story

Justus Flair, [email protected] November 5, 2015

Nicholas Meyer discusses the idea for his novel The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. (Audio by Justus Flair) Nicholas Meyer is not really a Star Trek person. To each his own, but it is a bit odd; Meyer wrote...

If the truth be told

If the truth be told

Girindra Selleck, [email protected] November 5, 2015

Truth, Sony Pictures Classics’ relentless newsroom thriller that follows the scandal that led to the resignation of legendary CBS newsman Dan Rather (Robert Redford, spot-on) and the termination of his...

To bewitch or not to bewitch

To bewitch or not to bewitch

Isaac Hamlet, [email protected] November 5, 2015

You’ve probably seen Brian Posehn before. He’s 6-7, bald, sports a full ginger-tinted beard, and dons glasses with thick, black rims. It’s hard to miss him, but until you see his face, you might...

Halo bounces back, sort of

Halo bounces back, sort of

Jordan Ryder, [email protected] November 5, 2015

Halo 5: Guardians is what Halo 4 should have been in every way, updating Halo for a new generation of games. Mechanics were rebuilt from the ground up, and another epic has been set in motion.New mechanics...