The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Q&A: Renowned Bluegrass Artist Keller Williams

EMILY BURDS February 7, 2013

The Daily Iowan had the opportunity to have a phone conversation with renowned bluegrass artist Keller Williams about his upcoming show, his music, and his unique style. Williams will bring his quirky...

Stewart: Hotline Miami is brutally honest

SAM STEWART February 7, 2013

Murder is a big part of many games, yet none of them want to embrace it. Look at those graphics. Pay attention to the story. Don’t worry about those guys; they are bad anyway. As the debate over...

Verhille: Pokemon Black/White 2 will improve your road-trip experience

DAN VERHILLE February 7, 2013

If Pokémon were to come up in a word-association game, most people would be returned to the time when Pokémon fever ran rampant in America. Fifteen years ago, this meant watching the dorky television...

Iowa City’s comedy scene takes off with help of local comedians

AUDREY DWYER January 31, 2013

Down a dimly lit staircase, an eerie-looking basement emerges. Once a mortuary, the brick building is now filled with laughter. The cause? Comedy. "The Catacombs of Comedy" at the Yacht Club...

UI Music Department to present two one-act operas at the Englert

SAMANTHA GENTRY January 31, 2013

A disparate look at dysfunctional marriage sets the scene for this pair of one-act operas. Placed in New York suburbia in the 1950s, "Amelia Goes to the Ball" and "Trouble in Tahiti,"...

Verhille: The new Black Ops II downloadable content doesn’t disappoint

DAN VERHILLE January 31, 2013

To the untrained ear, Downhill, Grind, Mirage, Hydro, and Die Rise might sound like words you’d expect to hear from an X Games announcer, but they’re actually the brand-new Call of Duty Black...

Writers’ Workshop Graduate returns to Iowa City for debut novel

JUSTUS FLAIR January 31, 2013

Ben Nugent found Iowa City an easy place to fall in love with. “I miss the languorous pace at which evenings used to progress in Iowa City. People getting together in a house with peeling wallpaper...

UI Theater Gallery Series production Trouble: A Foot to present dark comedy

EMILY BURDS January 31, 2013

Chaos descends on a cabin in the middle of the Rocky Mountains. There are feet in cabinets, axes in hands, and a woman in a chest. This is Marek Muller’s quirky creation Trouble: A Foot. As part...

Where to dine this weekend: Clinton Street Social Club

BEN VERHILLE January 31, 2013

A typewriter sits beneath “Murderers’ Row,” a 16-year-old bourbon of AH Hirsch is locked in a birdcage, and an Old Fashioned rests on a solid ash bar top. This is the scene of a classic...

Coralville acting company prepares for multiple performances

AUDREY DWYER January 31, 2013

A common object — a urinal, symbolizes a town’s outrage at corporate greed. A scene set for a town like that of Gotham City. Jesse Jensen, the director of the satirical comedy Urinetown, written...

Beer of the Week: Dugges High Five! India Pale Ale

DAN VERHILLE January 31, 2013

Name: Dugges High Five India Pale Ale Product of: Dugges Ale & Porterbryggeri, Landvetter, Sweden Size: 1 pint 9 fluid ounces Serving Style: Chilled bottle, Pint glass Sweden may not always be...

KRUI Iowa City hosts back-to-school show

AUDREY DWYER January 31, 2013

With students back from winter break and spring classes underway, what’s the only thing missing from that list of school essentials? A Back-To-School Bash. KRUI radio, the University of Iowa’s...

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