A couple swiftly dances the six-step salsa sequence to a fast-paced rhythm. They weave in and out from each other’s arms, pausing for a mere second on the fourth beat. The dance is structured but maintains...

Over the course of a week, Iowa City residents can experience the Mexican-American War, a torture-laden military prison in Afghanistan, and a Cherokee family’s journey through the antebellum American...

The Daily Iowan sat down with Griffen Harris, the vocalist and guitarist of local band Chasing Shade. We spoke with him about the band’s sound, its first time in the studio, and its upcoming show. Daily...

The taste of beer just got sweeter. The golden-orange color of Shiner’s Ruby Redbird awakens drinkers with a lemon and ginger aroma. Nicknamed the “perfect summer brew,” Ruby Redbird is mixed with...

Eight women stand shoulder to shoulder on a cold cement floor. Their voices mingle and bounce off the barren, gray walls. They are welcoming, beckoning anyone who will listen to take a ride on a train...

New York artist and University of Iowa alum Sam Gassman makes sure that his annual Smithing and Arts Materials Awards push the envelope beyond what art competitions are supposed to be. That is, just far...

Author Paul Harding resorted to his grandfather’s intimate stories of growing up in rural Maine when writing his latest book. The novel unfolds with the memories of an old man on his deathbed, returning...

Much has changed for Kevin Gordon since his five-year stay in Iowa City during the ’80s. He was studying poetry at Iowa Writers’ Workshop, splitting a $300 rent check with his girlfriend, and playing...

Twenty-three years ago on a hot summer day in Iowa, a legendary video clip was born. Founders of the Found Footage Festival Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett have dubbed it “Jack Rebney: The World’s Angriest...

For poet Emily Wilson, keeping a poetry journal in third grade started her love for rhythmic language. “I always liked to play around with words at a young age,” she said. “When I continued to write,...

When Martin Andrew’s 3-year-old daughter was sick last week, he re-experienced the fear and hope he experienced when she was born. He felt like he was new father again, anxiously waiting in a hospital....

The Daily Iowan sat down with graduate students Joe Bookman and Jesse Damazo, who recently had their film The Agony and Sweat of the Human Spirit accepted for screening at the Cannes Film Festival in France...