I’ll say this for Andy Serkis’ “Animal Farm:” it could have been worse. With recent films like “One Battle After Another” and “The Long Walk” stirringly reworking novels by well-known...

“Theft World” marks synth-punk band Lip Critic’s first album since the success of 2024’s “Hex Dealer.” The new album was released on May 1. Led by the incredibly energetic lead singer Bret...

The bright stage lights dimmed as the duo Mama’s Broke took their seats on The Englert Theatre’s stage. With the audience only a hairbreadth's away, the two musicians, Lisa Maria and Amy Lou Keeler,...

Angela Pelster is well-recognized in the literary community for her work. On April 14, she published her collection of essays called “The Evolution of Fire: Essays on Crisis and Becoming.” This...

Microtrends seem to cycle faster than they ever have before, and social media is flooded with people recommending products and looking for the styles of the next season. There are some microtrends...

Hancher Auditorium announces the latest installment in its Broadway series, which first debuted in 2023. The 2027 edition will include five shows.  “A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical”...

The art of comedy is meticulous and easy to get wrong, but students in the Who Even Told You That? sketch comedy group is perfecting its craft.  Austin Martin, president and founder of the student-led...

“With This Tear” is a new posthumous song previously recorded by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Prince. The new single was released by Prince’s Estate on Tuesday, April...

I, among countless others, am a 22-year-old girl graduating from college in a month — and I have way too many stuffed animals. My journey with stuffed animals began my first year of college, thanks...

Rebecca Lehmann, author of “The Beheading Game: A Novel,” is also an award-winning essayist and poet. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She read her newest story, “The Beheading...

In-person Iced coffee and shopping bags in hand. Best friend walking beside you. Meandering between stores with no definite destination. You are happy, you are at peace, you are excited. There...

While walking through Iowa City or the University of Iowa campus, the distinct noise of rubber wheels approaching the uneven concrete pathways is not an unusual sound. From getting around town faster...