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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

If looks could kill

ERIC ANDERSEN October 23, 2009

Eyes Set to Kill vocalist Alexia Rodriguez has always been shy. That’s why it was such a shock when she stepped up as a lead vocalist in the band. “At first, I didn’t even talk to the crowd, like...

Remembering the world of Anne Frank

JOSIE JONES October 22, 2009

Cramped spaces, bodies pushed up against each other, hiding in dark corners of an attic — this is the environment Anne Frank lived in for two and a half years. The young girl logged her experiences of...

Local film festival promotes activism

ADAM SALAZAR October 22, 2009

Cheesy science-fiction flicks such as Armageddon, The Day After Tomorrow, and 2012 probably don’t catch the attention of any expert in global climate change. The Age of Stupid, a 2009 film from the...

Cedar Rapids skaters present new film

DI ARTS STAFF October 22, 2009

Since 2003, the Mobbed Mafia has been living the skater life. The 11-member skateboarding group’s collective lifestyle has culminated in its first full-length skate video, Mobbed Mafia II. The movie...

Keller Williams mixes music at the Englert

DEE FABBRICATORE October 22, 2009

Young, hungry, hairy people singing and bumping into each other. That’s what Keller Williams says to expect from his show at the Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St. Yes, his response is unexpected,...

UI art museum still celebrating

HANNA ROSMAN October 22, 2009

Forty years of art, 40 years of friends. This is the motto the UI Museum of Art has adopted to celebrate 40 years of bringing art to the community. Although official celebrations were in May, the museum...

Tripmaster Monkey reunites at the Mill

ERIC ANDERSEN October 22, 2009

Tripmaster Monkey is back from the dead. With the exception of a few special shows — including a performance at Rock Island Brewing Company’s 30th-anniversary fest in the summer — the alt-rock...

Hollywood: the land of the unoriginal

TOMMY MORGAN JR. October 22, 2009

Hollywood has hit a dry spell. The No. 1 and No. 6 top-grossing movies in America, Where The Wild Things Are and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, are adaptations of children’s books. No. 5, The Stepfather,...

Klosterman’s latest is fun, but nothing new

GRETA HAGEN-RICHARDSON October 22, 2009

Part of a journalist’s job is to conduct interviews and ask questions. In the recently released Eating the Dinosaur, writer Chuck Klosterman asks the reader why that is. Why do we ask others questions?...

Bitch Please: Modern zombie movies

DI ARTS STAFF October 22, 2009

The 21st-century zombie — a violation of the genre or bloody good fun? It doesn’t matter if they run or walk They are gory, they are terrifying, they are out for blood — modern movie zombies are...

iPod Playlist: Best Karaoke Songs

DI ARTS STAFF October 22, 2009

It’s nearing midnight when you and your friends get the inebriated urge to enter a karaoke bar. You stumble on stage to show off your staggering vocals and give the audience the performance they deserve....

Rocky Horror delight

TOMMY MORGAN JR. October 22, 2009

Jump to the left and step to the right — another Halloween approaches, meaning it’s time for Iowa City to do “The Time Warp” again. The Bijou will present its annual midnight showings of the cult-classic...