Joe Pug used to be a carpenter — and not a very good one. “I didn’t display any craftsmanship, but I got to watch guys who did,” he said. “They took it very seriously and had a lot of pride...

Plenty of students start getting homesick after midterms and before Thanksgiving, and this longing can get pretty intense. To help this time pass with a bit more ease, I have found a great solution: comfort...

As I tiptoe closer to the precipice of graduation, I can’t help but wonder what the working world will be like. My history is littered with plenty of part-time and summer jobs, but virtually all have...

In 1977, voters elected a man to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. After serving only 11 months, he was assassinated. The reason? Many believe it’s because Harvey Milk was gay. Some see Milk...

Author Patrick Irelan knows his limitations. The 66-year-old UI graduate grew up in small town Iowa on a “worthless 80-acre farm” in Davis County. On the farm, Irelan learned not every venture in...

Slayer: World Painted Blood Slayer is the AC/DC of extreme metal. The group is defined by its repetitious combination of violent vocals, speedy riffs, and chaotic solos. While its last two records,...

Some books inspire. Some books outrage. Some books, such as William Burroughs’ Naked Lunch do both. Several Iowa City venues will mark the 50th anniversary of the book’s publication this week with...

The late-90s illicit three images: roller blades, Tim the “Toolman” Taylor, and Third Eye Blind. But with the group’s “Semi-Charmed Life” at the top of the charts, the band continued to steadily...

DJ Terrence Parker doesn’t set down his phone until he’s done performing. Rather than using the device to make long-distance calls, the Detroit native has found another use for his rotary phone —...

Get rid of the Twins … and that other one I want Holly, Bridget, and Kendra back. My love for the original “Girls Next Door” is one of deep and undying loyalty, and when I heard the series would...

Firehouse: Firehouse Grunge rock exploded on the popular-music scene in the 1990s. Inadvertently, this new musical trend spelled out the death of many ’80s hair bands that were just starting to come...

This semester, UI dancers have experimented with realism, left rehearsals with bruises, and tested boundaries of space and expression to produce the intensively collaborative event Dance Gala 2009: Synergy....