Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St., will present an evening of poetry readings from the works of Cole Swensen and Sarah Riggs today. The "Live from Prairie Lights" event will begin at 7...

**** out of ***** "Let's have a toast for the douche bags," Kanye West pleads in his epic-nine minute ballad of egocentrism titled "Runaway." Does he deserve one? That's the question...

Don't take the name literally. Melissa Delbridge's memoir, Family Bible, has nothing to do with religion. "The book is not a bible," she said and laughed. "Trust me on this." The...

** 1/2 out of ***** Maybe Ritalin is one of the "other drugs" this film needed to focus on to tell a fully developed story. Love and Other Drugs bounces from one story to another, trying to...

* out of ***** Can you smell what Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is cooking? That reference might be a tad dated, because The Rock has ditched the wrestling ring in favor of another career in make-believe...

Depending on who one talks to, the name Bumpus could have come from a variety of places. Some fans of the band are told the name comes from the next-door neighbors in the movie A Christmas Story, and...

Damon Dotson has performed at houses, bars, and even the decks of fans' homes. He can also add "Southwestern-style restaurants" to that list. After calling up Iowa City venues and asking each...

Iowa City gets an eclectic taste of musical flavor when Cletus Got Shot comes to town with its string-based sound. The Arkansas based punk-bluegrass group will play with Adobanga at 9 p.m. today in the...

'Tis the season to be jolly, as well as incredibly stressed. At 6 p.m. today, experts from the University of Iowa Women's Health Clinic will present "Say Goodbye to Scrooge: Don't Let the Holidays...

Around 30 years ago, a psychologically disturbed man named Pedro Lopez raped and killed more than 300 young girls across South America. In 1980, he became known as the "Monster of the Andes." While...

In the music industry, creating one album in five years is considered a success. Producing three albums, touring with major bands such as Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse, and being able to work on individual...

It's hard to describe what characteristics can make a person funny. For some, it's the ability to evoke laughter from everyday scenarios people can relate to. But for others, simply drawing attention to...