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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

Play readings for $1 — or maybe $2

CLAIRE DIETZ September 11, 2014

While the famously experimental Neo-Futurist theater group has its audience members roll a die to determine the price of their tickets, Riverside Theater keeps it a little simpler: flip a coin. One side,...

Reviving the ‘Trailer Park’

ADAM GROMOTKA September 11, 2014

Some viewers might despise loveable, poorly educated antiheroes who display uncanny ingenuity. They might loathe sleeper comedies with genius writing that makes romance awkward and throws drama to the...

Review: Destiny

CONOR MCBRIEN September 11, 2014

The next big thing in gaming is here — and if you play games or even just know someone who does, you won’t be able to avoid it. Destiny is another moneymaker for this year’s market, making...

Drink of the Week: Caramel Apple Sangria

DI STAFF September 11, 2014

Caramel Apple Sangria Fall doesn’t start (according to some) until Sept. 23, but while there’s still sunshine and ripening apples, the Caramel Apple Sangria bridges summer and fall perfectly. Featuring...

Connecting Iowa creatives

MADDIE CLOUGH September 4, 2014

Known as part of Iowa’s “Creative Corridor,” Iowa City’s imagination is expressed through everything from readings at Prairie Lights to concerts at Blue Moose Tap House and gallery...

Coffee, Art, and Soul Phelgm

CLAIRE DIETZ September 4, 2014

High Ground Café, a large, open coffee shop featuring local artists’ work on the walls, large seating areas, and the smell of freshly brewed coffee, works to remind people what it means to be involved...

Review: Hawkeye Football Tailgating

ADAM GROMOTKA September 4, 2014

One failed “Go Hawks” attempt was followed by a more successful command, leading the entire mob next door to roar for the University of Iowa. A girl on the sidewalk — 19, maybe 20 years old,...

Review: Azure Striker: Gunvolt

CONOR MCBRIEN September 4, 2014

Hold on a second; this isn’t Mega Man. Azure Striker: Gunvolt is close enough, though. In fact, it’s produced by Keiji Inafune, the man who created Mega Man in 1987. Inafune had a falling out with...

Drink of the Week: Cayman Jack

DI STAFF September 4, 2014

At a party or a small gathering of friends, there are the hard drinks, there are the REALLY hard drinks, and there are the gentler drinks that make your gathering a bit more comfortable. Cayman Jack —...

Friday Night Concerts continue

DI STAFF September 4, 2014

On Friday, the second to last Friday Night Concert Series performance of the 2014 season will feature the local soul group BF Burt and Big Medicine at 6:30 p.m. at the Pedestrian Mall’s Weatherdance...

Painting the stage red

JUSTUS FLAIR September 4, 2014

Surging forward as one, the two men attack, striking, sparring, and creating. In perfect synchronization, one moves down as the other moves up, left balanced by right, as the music keeps time. Though...

Cornmeal puts a twist on bluegrass

ELENA BRUESS September 4, 2014

Somewhere between American folk and roots, bluegrass music is known for its jazzy jams and country tones. Commonly incorporating a mixture of instruments, including fiddle, upright bass, and banjo, this...