As a fourth-year University of Iowa student, I’ve attended FilmScene’s Refocus Film Festival every year since it was revived in 2022. Each year, I’ve attended more and more events until this...

In the dim lighting of Sidekick Coffee & Books, the bright colors of the covers of local Midwest romance authors’ books lined tables. Although it was outside of the store’s business hours,...

The long shots of imposing mountain ranges, crashing waves, and mysterious forests provide an intriguing backdrop for the cryptic story unravelling in Lois Patiño’s “Ariel.” Making its U.S....

Cat lovers took over downtown Iowa City Saturday morning for the second annual Iowa City Kitty Walk. Organized by Laura Kerr and Aaron Moseley, the event involved a “cat tour” of over 100 people...

Clint Bentley’s “Train Dreams” accomplishes what any literary adaptation should: a novelistic atmosphere. Perhaps it’s the nature of the lifetime spanning story or the language within the soothing,...

With U.S. high school reading rates declining and a reported decline in reading for pleasure, University of Iowa students take a look back at the books that influenced them the most in their primary...

The University of Iowa theater company will debut its rendition of Shakespeare's classic “Romeo and Juliet” on Oct. 1o. Reimagined by graduate student Søren Olsen, it takes the story that we all...

The Super Bowl halftime performance has stirred controversy in the media despite not airing until February 2026. Headliner Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and rapper, has sparked mixed...

In a gallery filled with swirls of color and intricate forms, sculptor Narciso Meneses Elizalde invites viewers into worlds deeply rooted in Mesoamerican traditions. His exhibition “Dreams and Reflections...

If you’ve been lucky enough — or unlucky depending on your frame of mind — you may have seen a certain breed of tote-bag-carrying men roaming the streets, their numbers growing alarmingly. You...

Local artist Thomas Agran recently completed a fresh mural at the New Pioneer Food Co-op in Coralville to celebrate October being National Fair Trade Month.  Agran was commissioned to create the...

This is an installment in a multi-part series.  A dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan cookie is bound to raise culinary questions. For something so small, it sparks quite the controversy in the...