Dozens of red plastic tubes hang like oversized Twizzlers from the walls of 30hop’s walk-in cooler, some stretching as far as two stories up through the walls. Soon, these tubes will assist in a...

Friday will see the release of Luc Besson’s Lucy a science-fiction action film starring Scarlett Johansson as a woman who, upon being forced to ingest an experimental drug, is given abilities that...

I have never felt as though I belonged in Iowa — there was always a part of me that felt I needed to be elsewhere, be someone else. Last month, my dream of studying abroad came true in Madrid, Spain....

There are few art forms that inspire more devotion from their fans than anime. This entire weekend, local fans will get a chance to demonstrate that devotion at AnimeIowa, the annual anime convention held...

5 out of 5 Stars Snowpiercer is the dark prince of the summer movie season. It’s rogue, subverting every expectation associated with the action and sci-fi genres, from how the basic plot mechanisms...

3.5 out of 5 Stars Dan Bernstein, a Chicago radio host who is both smarter and snarkier than the average sports talker, was recently discussing the MLB All-Star Game when he remarked, “Baseball...

The appeal of The Great Outdoors, the John Hughes-penned, Howard Deutch-directed 1988 comedy, is something that I’m not sure can be appreciated by the broad audience that film execs lose sleep over. The...

At the first step inside, it’s clear Coralville’s Backpocket Brewery is not the typical brew house. The Backpocket Taproom, in which patrons can enjoy the menu of pizza, burgers, desserts,...

Nothing is more primed for a good sale than downtown Iowa City. Starting today, the tables will be set, the racks and tents assembled, and signs hanged, marking the arrival of the district’s 46th-annual...

Just another summer night in downtown Iowa City; the sunlight is fading below the Old Capitol Town Center, parents start to call out to their kids that it’s time to go home, young couples hand-in-hand...

Boyhood I walked into Boyhood, the latest film from acclaimed director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, Bernie), incredibly hungry. I was running late to the screening and I just didn’t have...

For two years in a row, Wild Child has been named the Best Indie Band at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. At 9 p.m. July 20, Wild Child will play at Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington...