Corn is an Iowa thing. This will come as a major surprise to those living in the asteroid belt, who have pretty much forgotten gravity, let alone corn. But corn is as ubiquitous as air in Iowa, and most...

Mixed emotions accompany the first days of college. Freshmen are excited about the independence of living on their own, but they also experience anxiety about leaving behind the ones they love. The first...

Eduardo Halfon thought his career would be in engineering, but when he returned to school to study philosophy, he was required to take a literature class. “It was immediate,” he said. “I immediately...

Sitting in front of an open refrigerator giving a “shout out” to syrup and cheddar melt topping before playing her cover of “Dream a Little Dream of Me” on a ukulele is one of the acts musician...

The DI sat down with Bijou Executive Director Jesse Damazo to discuss upcoming events this fall. Damazo: We are starting by showing the Landlocked Film Festival and Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten...

For 40 years, Sonny Lott has enriched the Iowa City music scene, and this weekend, the Iowa City music scene will give back to him. Today, Lott is living with cancer. And at 6 p.m. Aug. 21, a benefit...

Expect hungry people and delicious foods from Iowa City's finest restaurants to fill the streets in the central part of town next week. The fourth-annual Taste of Iowa City will begin at 4 p.m. and run...

The Rorschach test is a psychological examination in which a patient views inkblots and describes what he or she sees. The inkblots have no meaning; the patient's interpretation is what matters. This...

The University of Iowa Office of Student Financial Aid provides estimated costs for all undergraduate students for the 2010-11 academic year, allocating of $3,633.00 for "personal expenses." Most...

Fans of David Olney know they can find in him coffeehouses, small halls, bars, and festivals — but not, as of yet, in a stadium concert. So Olney is keeping it intimate in an Iowa City show this weekend,...

The lights of the Englert Theatre will cast purple and pink hues on the closed stage curtain at tonight's performance. Dozens of musicians, playing scales and tuning instruments, will fill the air with...

Nick Ley's band Colourmusic likes to play loud. "Our ears hurt just as much as everyone else in the crowd," Ley said. "I guess it depends on how high the Mill's air conditioning is, but...