By Tessa Solomon [email protected] The Brunswick, Maine, local rental store DVD Explosion was closed for the day, but Aly Spaltro was still there working. She had transformed the store’s basement...

By Grace Pateras [email protected] From sitting in the Hancher Auditorium audience as a child to performing on its stage and launching a career touring across the country, one successful Iowan...

Game Rating: 8.5/10 By Jordan Ryder [email protected] Arkham Knight is both hands down my favorite Arkham title and a fitting conclusion to the series. Plot is difficult to discuss without spoiling...

Bands come and go in Iowa City, as in any music scene. Dependable as the tides, the town has a steady inward and outward flow of young artistic talent, both university-nurtured and otherwise. Not every...

Things to do in Iowa City this summer (For free or very little cost). Visit a local park or bike trail Iowa is blessed with an abundance of accessible nature. Thankfully, parks in Iowa City, Coralville,...

By Conor McBrien Comedy can be tough. It forces performers to be creatures of the night. They work in spotlights in the center of dim rooms. Their habitats are basements, bars, and theaters But this artform...

By Devyn Young At the beginning of the show, there are three pieces onstage: a chimney, a fireplace, and the outside of the cottage, a black curtain serving as a backdrop. The narrator, a man dressed entirely...