Though filmmaker Mike Flanagan has written and directed five different series for Netflix in the past six years, their quick succession did not equate to a dip in quality; and Flanagan’s newest eight-episode...
The lights in the second-floor space of Gabe’s Iowa City dimmed at 4 p.m. over the audience, some of whom were dressed as warlocks in long capes and elaborate eye makeup for the occasion.
Gabe’s...
Natalie Dunlap, Assistant Digital Editor
• October 13, 2023
Literary icon John Irving returned to Iowa City’s writing community on Friday, where he was welcomed by a sold-out Hancher audience.
At 81 years old, Irving still has several novels left to...
Hancher hosted Arooj Aftab, Shahzad Ismaily, and Vijay Iyer on Thursday to perform songs from their album, “Love in Exile,” and Makaya McCraven to play songs from his album, “In These Times.”
The...
“Fremont,” the latest project from Iranian-British filmmaker Babak Jalali, is an intricate examination of the life of an Afghan refugee in the U.S.
The character Donya, wonderfully portrayed...
Nathan Hill initially declared his major as biomedical engineering when he arrived at the University of Iowa in 1995, but shortly after, he realized the pen was mightier than the beaker. Hill graduated...
While some people rely on a stiff drink to unwind at the end of the day, French-American artist Thalassa Raasch turns to honeybees.
Raasch, an assistant professor at the University of Iowa, started...
When I first heard that Rick Riordan was writing another book in his famous “Percy Jackson” series, I was instantly excited. Having read the first five novels growing up, as well as the sequel...
When David Rich sits down with a client to begin a tattoo, he always considers the concerns and safety of his clients. Rich has worked at Golden Tattoo & Piercing in downtown Iowa City for 14 years.
The...
When sound and dialogue cannot convey emotions in a live stage production, lighting is essential to effectively show changes in mood and visually guide audiences across a stage.
For the world premiere...
Lead vocalists Simone Green and Joan Ruffin of the Iowa City-rooted, Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame band Shade of Blue met as first-year students at the University of Iowa during their first college...
Noelle Q. de Jesus is a translator, editor, and fiction writer at the Iowa International Writing Program. Her works have been featured at literary festivals in the U.S., the Philippines and Singapore....
