Magician David Casas will bring the magic of Las Vegas to Iowa City tonight with a show designed to benefit cancer patients. At 7 p.m. today, Casas will display his illusions for free at the Englert...

DVD Vault: Fargo (1996) Fargo is great, don’t-cha-know? Winner of two Oscars, Fargo is a dark comedy set in a bleak and freezing Midwestern town. The movie spins together a mess of unlikely genres...

Ladies, keep your pants on. Ever since the leaves fell and the nights grew colder, your apparel has shifted to a beloved ’80s classic: leggings. For those of you sporting a “volcanic ensemble” worthy...

** out of ***** One word to describe Antichrist? Uncomfortable. Divided into five parts, the film opens with an epilogue depicting a couple having sex as their little boy falls to his death out the window...

** out of ***** Movies with a message, from environmentally conscious documentaries to political thrillers, have dominated the Hollywood landscape recently, as moviegoers search for a little substance...

From the outside, the covered windows don’t give much to the imagination for those passing by. But that isn’t the case inside. Brightly painted walls of yellow and green, a crimson floor path that...

Ebaa El Melik just wants to thank Iowa City. The Qatar native has lived here for only four years, but in that time, she has developed a love for the town. So as her way of giving to the community, the...

Living through a frightening epidemic is more than a plot line for Jen Silverman. In 2007, the playwright was living in a small, rural, southern Japanese town when the avian-flu outbreak hit. “[The...

Exploding torsos and other dances Eight choreographers will showcase work at this year’s Graduate/Undergraduate Dance Concert, and each dance differs from the others. The performance will take place...

I sat down with Dean Koontz’s latest novel, Breathless, after having heard many a guilt trip because I had never explored his terrain. This kind of pressure led me to believe that I was in for something...

Last week, another season of “Dancing with the Stars” mercifully came to an end with the predictable victory by someone old, wholesome, and white. While grandparents everywhere were delighted with...

Confession time: I’m a fan of Jackass. Perhaps it’s because my tween and early teen years were during the height of Jackass’ popularity. I was one of the many young boys who ignored the “do not...