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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

Yankees still damned

Yankees still damned

Jasmine Putney, [email protected] September 24, 2015

Given that there will be upcoming battles in baseball’s postseason culminating in the MLB World Series, the Iowa City Community Theater opened the play Damn Yankees, based on the novel The Year the Yankees...

Orange Gin Twist Martini

Orange Gin Twist Martini

September 24, 2015

Gin, orange juice, and syrup compose this sweet treat. EXPERIENCE: The alcohol is not at all an overwhelming taste in this martini. That’s quite possibly because there wasn’t much in it, but either...

A klatch of coffee

A klatch of coffee

Adam Buhck, [email protected] September 24, 2015

Being a college student is hard. With 8 a.m. lectures, group projects, and assignments that keep you working into the moonlit hours when you’d much rather be sleeping, sometimes the only motivation to...

Tilting at consciousness

Tilting at consciousness

September 24, 2015

By Claire Dietz [email protected] By the time you’re celebrating your 400th birthday, you know a lot of people. And it’s all about who you know. Don Quixote has connections to Huckleberry Finn,...

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The harmony of collaboration

Grace Pateras, [email protected] September 24, 2015

Des Moines native Taylor Mills’ music has taken her all over the world. As a singer, she’s released two critically acclaimed solo albums and performed on Brian Wilson’s Grammy-winning Smile project. The...

Tilting at reading

Tilting at reading

September 24, 2015

By Girindra Selleck [email protected] Don Quixote needs no introduction. Miguel de Cervantes’s iconic piece of metafiction is widely recognized as the first novel ever written. This year marks...

Is Destiny Fixed?

Is Destiny Fixed?

September 24, 2015

By Jordan Ryder [email protected] 7 out of 10     Playing “Destiny” for the last year is similar to how I imagine Stockholm Syndrome would work. I enjoyed playing it but kept thinking “there...

Once upon a time in an airport

Once upon a time in an airport

September 17, 2015

By Cassandra Santiago [email protected] One airport. One dying man. Seven characters. And too many unlikely links to one another. The Queue, a dance-theater performance, transforms the passive...

Matt Ribakow, instructor at Brush and Barrel, teaches participants how to paint on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. Brush and Barrel offers paint classes with a twist - alcohol. You can bring your own or buy wine or beer there. (The Daily Iowan/Mikaela Parrick)

A different art class

September 17, 2015

By Grace Pateras [email protected] Matt Ribakow grew up in Maryland, went to college in California, and settled in Iowa City to build a family with his wife. Ribakow and wife Dori own Brush and...

DRINK OF THE WEEK

DRINK OF THE WEEK

September 17, 2015

ORANGE MOSCATO SANGRIA Belle Sera Moscato mixed with Cointreau. The drink came served in a tall white wine glass, contrasted by a typical clear plastic straw. The diced strawberries on top were a nice...

Public Library welcomes music school move

Public Library welcomes music school move

Adam Buhck, [email protected] September 17, 2015

The Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St., will kick off Music is the Word, nine months of special programming, on Sept. 20 with a musical revue at the Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington St. An...

Despite glitches, Pain is good

Despite glitches, Pain is good

September 17, 2015

By Jordan Ryder [email protected] 9.5 out of 10 I crouched behind a boulder, hoping the soldier would keep walking rather than investigate the shadow he saw as I took cover. The wind started whipping...