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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

Don’t vegetate, live & grow

Don’t vegetate, live & grow

Grace Pateras, [email protected] November 11, 2015

Tonight, California rapper Casey Veggies will visit Iowa City to promote his new album, Live & Grow. While he’s on tour around the country, his hit single “Tied Up” can be heard on the radio....

Falling awake, loudly

Falling awake, loudly

Adam Buhck, [email protected] November 11, 2015

Five bands will pack into Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., at 6 p.m. Friday for a jam-packed event sure to leave more than a few ears ringing.Dover, Delaware, rockers Awake At Last will headline the show,...

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...