Most of my experience with British beer came from watching an old "Asterix" cartoon in which the brews are too awful for the French main characters to drink. Asterix and Obelix clearly weren't...

Pop-punk outfit Blink-182's fourth album, Take Off Your Pants And Jacket, soared to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart 11 years ago this week. Raise your hand if that makes you feel old. The record...

"Nom de plume," meaning "pen name" in French, is a term many are unfamiliar with today — as are many of the writers who have used one. Author Carmela Ciuraru hoped to inform readers...

Since 1987, Iowa City has played host to 26 Iowa Summer Writing Festivals, welcoming people from all over the world and across a variety of genres. As a part of the festival, the Eleventh Hour, a program...

The self-described "swamp rock" trio the White Elephant will perform at the Blue Moose Tap House at 9 p.m. Saturday. White Elephant, which formed in 2010, is named after an old, now closed,...

"I don't know what it is, man, but I really enjoy watching you suffer." At least that's what Jared thinks. In the new feature film Month to Month, written and directed by Wes Hopper, a group...

Dawn McGuire, who is also a neurologist, will read from her new book of poetry, The Aphasia Café, at Prairie Lights on Friday. The Aphasia Café contains nearly 50 poems she wrote inspired by her patients...

The Iowa City Community Band will perform at the Saturday Night Movie Series event at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The performance will take place on the Pentacrest and will be followed by the film, Men in Black....

The Englert Theater will bring an evening of tasting whiskey as a part of venue's centennial celebration from 9 to 11 p.m. Friday. Peter Balestrieri, the former Violent Femmes saxophone player and a local...

Justin Bieber released his latest album this week. Barf. With that in mind, this week's Tracks from the Past dates back to a time when pop music didn't make me want to gouge my eardrums with a golf pencil. David...

"Nom de plume," meaning "pen name" in French, is a term many are unfamiliar with today — as are many of the writers who have used one. Author Carmela Ciuraru hoped to inform readers...

It's getting hot. Really hot. Sweat-like-a-pig, dear-god-get-me-an-ice-bath hot. You can beat the heat by hitting the pool or sitting in a meat locker — or you can grab a bottle of The Daily Iowan's...