I remember when my addiction began. Excited costumed patrons, debating intensely over the superior film. The packed, stuffy theater and the smell of buttered popcorn. And then it began at midnight. Everyone...

Aladdin, 1992 Disney’s best films were arguably made in the late-80s and early ’90s. For a good number of years, the company continuously churned out instant classics — case in point, Aladdin....

Lately, my attempts to turn on the charm have fallen flat. With all the striking out I’ve been doing, I considered giving up all together. Fortunately, America’s advertisers have struck gold with the...

Phillip Graham never planned on traveling across the world. “I’m not very good at planning, and I think if I’ve ever tried to plan something, it has fallen apart,” he said and chuckled. “So...

When Ayumi Irie, 23, stepped onto Iowa soil for the first time, she was flabbergasted. “I had never seen squirrels outside of a zoo,” the native of Hitachi, Japan, said. “And there was grass everywhere.” The...

At the age of 9, Dean Jacobs hopped onto his green Schwinn Stingray bicycle and rode from his hometown of Fremont, Neb., to the neighboring town of Arlington. He rode by himself for miles down gravel roads...

*** 1/2 out of ***** Since at least his second album, Heavier Things, there have been two types of John Mayer. There is the “Daughters” and “Your Body Is A Wonderland” Mayer, who writes catchy,...

**** out of ***** Shakira is back and sinking her claws into the charts. She Wolf, Shakira’s third full-length English album, is strange, exotic, and positively hypnotizing. Its disco-inspired tracks...

The choice between bathroom doors is automatic for the “Cisgender” majority (those who identify with their given sex), but the decision is complicated for those who don’t fit into this category....

*** out of ***** Some movies, such as Baby’s Day Out or Killer Klowns From Outer Space, are doomed from the beginning. A terrible soundtrack, bad casting choices, or a poorly written script can turn...

Before Iowa City’s witches, ghouls, risqué cops, and naughty nurses put away their costumes and candy pails this past Oct. 31, the Coralville Wal-Mart was preparing to inject shoppers with a hefty dose...

Trans-identity is not defined by any clear walls or limitations. stef shuster [sic], a Trans-identified UI graduate student, said the guidelines aren’t easily definable. “Everyone’s idea of what...