Music fandom reached cult status with the Deadheads, a name lovingly bestowed upon those whose devotion to legendary band the Grateful Dead has never strayed. It’s not common to find fans of other bands...

“For all those readers who wanted every last sip of Sookie.” And so begins the short-story collection A Touch of Dead, from popular mystery fiction writer Charlaine Harris. The collection is just...

When Headlights takes the stage, be sure to wear deodorant and prepare to leave with wet hair. “We have a really good time on stage — a lot of sweating goes on in Headlights on stage,” vocalist/keyboardist...

The Unison Piano Duo has played everywhere from Carnegie Hall to the Czech Vysocina Music Festival. But despite its travels, the husband and wife team cites Luther College in Decorah, Iowa — where both...

Consumers may notice cans of pumpkin-pie mix are out of stock or that an average, ripe-for-carving pumpkin has become pricier. That seems to be the case on the East Coast and some parts of the Midwest,...

I remember the first time I had cheesecake like it was yesterday. I don’t really remember the cheesecake itself — it was probably some rather bland frozen thing. What I do remember, however, is the...

The Shaky Hands is not composed of jittery caffeine addicts. Nor are its members anxious, tightly wound, or generally unstable. Rather, the indie-rock band’s musicians are remarkably laid-back and even-keeled,...

The Flaming Lips: Embryonic Be cautious, these lips are flaming and fueling the fire one masterpiece after the next. The Flaming Lips’ 12th album and first double LP, Embryonic, is a screaming symphony...

Today at 7 p.m., Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St., will host a reading from award-winning author Cornelia Nixon. The Boston native has written two novels, a collection of several short stories,...

The world has been splashed in pink. Cities are illuminating skyscrapers in hues of blush, and pink ribbons are being handed out on campus. Even sports have adopted the shade with Major League Baseball’s...

The achievements of Paul Engle continue to ripple through the Iowa City community. Some know him as a poet, others know him and his wife, Hualing Nieh Engle, as the founders of the International Writing...

Cheese balls (def): spherical cheese rounds rolled in pecan, walnuts, and macademia nuts. Who knew an entire play could be centered on the joys and jealousy of making cheese balls? It’s only a feat...