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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

Lost among symbols

DANA JUDAS September 22, 2009

Dan Brown has become a world-renown author through capitalizing on history’s mysteries. With recurring protagonist Robert Langdon leading the way, the Vatican was spared in Angels & Demons and the...

Some sweet monsters

ALISSA ROSEN September 22, 2009

You may want to peek your head out from under the covers to witness the riveting and refreshing début album from the self-proclaimed “Monsters of Folk.” After touring together in 2004, My Morning...

Lost between genres

RACHAEL LANDER September 21, 2009

FILM REVIEW: Jennifer's Body Courtney Love’s song isn’t the only thing aching to take over Jennifer’s body — the demons want in, too. Diablo Cody’s latest foray into screenplay-land, Jennifer’s...

Muddy, but thought-provoking

ERIC SUNDERMANN September 21, 2009

FILM REVIEW: The Informant! Whether he has George Clooney rob a Las Vegas casino or has Julia Roberts adopt a Southern accent to take down a corporation, director Steven Soderbergh makes his audience...

Zombie March for charity

ERIC ANDERSEN September 18, 2009

BRAAAINS! Zombies will invade Iowa City on Saturday for the Fourth-Annual Iowa City Zombie March — an event that raises money for various charities while allowing people to unleash their inner thirst...

Country band Tumbledown heads to the Picador

ALISSA ROSEN September 18, 2009

The first lyrics Mike Herrera sings on his latest album are a call to action: “Let’s drink, let’s drink till we fall down / let’s drink, I’ll see you on the ground / let’s drink, let’s drink...

Third Eye Blind to perform at IMU in November

REBECCA KOONS September 18, 2009

The members of Third Eye Blind have lived more than a semi-charmed life. The band’s domination of ’90s alt-rock airwaves included four albums, three top-10 U.S. singles, and a hit song that covertly...

Rachael’s Reality: The “Schmemmys” and a “Survivor” winner

RACHAEL LANDER September 18, 2009

An evening with the ‘Schmemmys’ The Creative Arts Emmys (or as host Kathy Griffin calls them the “Schmemmys”) occurred last weekend (though it’ll technically air today on E!), and I wanted...

Weaving hope, music, and fine dining

ADAM SALAZAR September 17, 2009

Battling cancer is a daunting feat for anyone. For Robert and Rebecca Bluestone of Santa Fe, N.M., the feeling could not have been more terrifying. “I thought it was a death sentence,” 62-year-old...

Lecture series blasts off to Mars

HANNA ROSMAN September 17, 2009

The UI Explorers Lecture Series will begin at 7 p.m. today at the UI Museum of Natural History’s Biosphere Discovery Hub. This is the beginning of an annual lecture series put on by the museum, which...

Small plates for big appetites

MICHELLE BORYCA September 17, 2009

Four wine glasses are strategically placed on the wooden tables, each accompanied by a folded chocolate-colored cloth napkin, ready for the three men who walk in the glass doors five minutes later. Iowa...

Raising awareness for modern slaves

ERIC ANDERSEN September 17, 2009

Americans expect the right to be able to live life in the way they choose — but even in “the land of the free,” that is not always the case. There are people, the majority being female, who are...