The Audience vs. film director Michael Bay: An indictment for numerous counts of crimes against the audience’s humanity at the International Criminal Court in the Hague. Count 1: Adding a fourth...

1.5 out of 5 Stars If you had to design an American political issue that was both fraught with difficult moral questions and didn’t fall neatly into comfortable partisan division, you couldn’t...

The Magic: The World Cup is upon us, and what better way to enjoy the intrigue of international sport than with some international flavor. Today, we have the Caipirinha, the national drink of Brazil. Made...

4 out of 5 Stars On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that proponents defending Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative (passed in 2008) that banned same-sex marriages in the state of...

The magic: Short’s Whiskey, Grand Marnier, Orange Bitters What better drink to remind you that you live in Iowa than the Manhattan? This local spin on an old classic came as a random pick from the...

Riverside Theater actor Kelly Gibson has a challenging — though, in the realm of Shakespeare, not altogether uncommon — responsibility as Othello’s Desdemona: She must die. “We rehearsed...

80 Hours takes a look at a film hidden among Netflix’s mammoth streaming collection every two weeks and examine if its position of obscurity is justified or whether you should take some time out...

When Darius Bowie first started making videos in high school six years ago, performing comedy professionally wasn't a considered avenue. Sure, he wanted his own show like Dave Chappelle. But it's not like...

If you like your whiskey neat and your hands dirty, then the band Tallgrass may just be perfect for you. The Iowa City-based trio will perform in the Friday Night Concert Series on the Pedestrian Mall...

Jonathan Lethem, the bestselling author of nine novels, will read from his most recent, Dissident Gardens, at Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St., at 5 p.m. Saturday. In 2005, Lethem received a MacArthur...

2 out of 5 Stars There are, as anyone who watches enough movies can tell you, thousands of ways to make a horrible film: substandard dialogue, poor pacing, bland (or, even worse, offensive) characterization,...

You can tell a lot about the state of a movement by its symbols. For the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender population, the rainbow flag has been an enduring emblem since the 1970s, when gay-pride...