The Pomatini: a martini served with pomegranate liqueur, generally including secondary flavorings to create a fruit cocktail beverage. My first experience with a Pomatini came from a shaker, a much less...

A military buzz cut and black wide-rim glasses can only be the trade mark look of one person . . . Drew Carey. The stand-up comic turned actor and producer will leaves Iowa City fans roaring with laughter...

Iowa City has a long reputation as a literary center, not only in Iowa, but the entire country, if not the world. It's in celebration of this reputation that the streets of downtown will be flooded with...

In an online chat room for recovering crack addicts, the usernames Haikumom, Fountainhead, Orangutan, and Chutes and Ladders pass along slogans — “The only way out it is through it”; “One...

Walking into the lobby of the Theater Building late on a Friday morning, Nick Edinger attracts the attention of the few individuals lounging inside with his miniature sombrero, guitar, bulging backpack,...

Eccentric artist Todd Snider says his favorite aspect (or ascot) as a musician is being able to wear bandannas around his neck. The singer/songwriter, who has grown a large fan base in Iowa City, will...

What do baseball and hip-hop have in common? Rap artist Mike Stud. The rap artist started his career as a "joke" to pass time after an injury sidelined him from pitching at Duke University....

Does anybody remember Pizza on Dubuque? I vaguely remembered it from my first two years, but I was never adventurous enough to go give it a try. Then it closed, how sad. I guess that means I'm limited...

My first encounter with this drink was last year after a game, so the kick to get you past the beer plateau is definitely there. A great drink for a country night, often accompanied with some good old...

This weekend, the JACK Quartet will electrify the Iowa City community in a concert that will feature works of UI student composers. The University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program and the Center...

The Englert Theatre and Mission Creek will present Cabinet of Wonders — a vaudeville-type variety show presented by musician and novelist Wesley Stace. The show, beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, will feature...

Humorist John Hodgman, by most standards, has done more than enough for a lifetime. He may be most recognizable from his portray of the PC in Apple’s “Buy a Mac” commercials. But he’s...