When Brit John Oliver was asked about Stephen Bloom's article in The Atlantic, he said he hadn't read a word. But he noted that if it attacked the exaggerated importance of the Iowa caucuses, it might...

Lord of the Underworld's Home for Unwed Mothers is a mixture of myth and history that takes the ancient Greek story of Demeter and Persephone and shakes it up in the 1960s and 1990s. "It's about...

Roger Rosenblatt long knew he wanted the life of a writer after growing up in a neighborhood in Manhattan that had been home to such literary icons as Herman Melville and Nathanael West. He remembers...

The members of Passafire never experienced going to a large state school — they all attended the Savannah College of Art and Design, where they started their musical careers. But But they leap at...

When a single spotlight began to burn in the Englert Theatre, the audience's gaze became fixed on a lone man standing on stage. Two 8-foot cobblestone walls separated by an intimidating black wrought-iron...

The DI sat down with poet, author, and teacher Susan Wheeler to talk with her about her new novel Record Palace and her writing career. She currently teaches at Princeton University and previously taught...

In 1967, University of Iowa music Professor Stephen Swanson was a senior at North Park College in Chicago, working toward fulfilling a bachelor of music degree with a recital program. Now, 45 years later,...

SCOPE hosts several shows at the University of Iowa every semester. Here are the picks for shows that got the best response this fall. • Janelle Monae and Fun — Oct. 12 Monae visited Iowa City...

This semester Hancher had numbers of performing arts groups take the stage, but there were three in particular that made the community buzz with excitement. • Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra —...

Chase Garrett is an example of using the gift of musical talent to make one's own fate. The 22-year-old musician started his career on the local music scene quietly. Simply sitting down at the pianos...

Moonrakers is the best new restaurant in Iowa City and is the city's first "gastro-pub." The restaurant is the newest addition to the One Twenty-Six family, joining One Twenty-Six and Hearth. The...

Two of Iowa City's most influential businessmen approach their investments in the arts through science, mathematics, and engineering, as well as the more traditional ventures. "Art runs through...