Pumpkin-flavored drinks and pastries are ubiquitous this time of year, but it’s not every day you come across a pumpkin-based beer. If you’re looking to add a little spice to your beer selection this...

In this two part series, The Daily Iowan explores the blossoming tattoo and piercing industry in the Iowa City area, from its cleaned-up shops and artists to body modification trends amongst college-age...

In the mid-1960s, during a time of turbulence in the United States, many African Americans sought to regain connection with their ancestry and re-establish the black culture in America. They began to use...

The lights go out in the audience and light up a small stool and a microphone. The crowd members filling the University of Iowa Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge go quiet. A moment’s pause, then —...

Comedy Central named him as “One of the 100 Greatest Standup Comedians of All Time”; Louie Anderson will bring his winning brand of light-hearted humor to Iowa City. Anderson will perform...

Guitar riffs over bass tracks and drum tracks behind vocals sometimes work to create a winning combination of sounds. The Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., has been a musical battleground every Thursday night...

Comedy comes in many forms, often difficult to experience all in one sitting. But this is America, so why not stuff your face with it all in a blowout, all-inclusive smorgasbord of fun? Serving up as...

For 47 years, a selected group of authors from around the world have attended the University of Iowa International Writing Program. Their fall residency is a 10-week program consisting of 29 writers from...

In this two part series, The Daily Iowan explores the blossoming tattoo and piercing industry in the Iowa City area, from its cleaned-up shops and artists to body modification trends amongst college-age...

Iowa native Brooks Wheelan graduated from the University of Iowa in 2009 before moving to Los Angeles to put his biomedical-engineering degree to good use. And he did, for a while, until his comedy took...

A young couple drive down an empty road, their car comes to an abrupt stop, and a stranger approaches. Though this sounds like the plot of a horror film, the play After Ana focuses more on family...

Clink. Clink. The collection of kettles, plates, and tea cups pictured in Peter Gerritsz van Roestraten’s painting Still Life with Tea Cups will never make these classic tea-party sounds, but the...