The simplest and most complex things can inspire poetry. A distinctive talent is necessary to craft a work that not only makes sense but has greater meaning. Two graduates of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop...

Hunter Sharpless is not a Band-Aide, nor is he a naïve rock groupie. For the UI sophomore, his three-month tour with Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers is just as much about him as it is about the band. Sharpless,...

Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle is one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time and that’s fo shizzle. Doggystyle kicks things off with the groovy “G Funk Intro.” The track features a driving...

Trying to move the UI Museum of Art into the IMU is like trying to fit the Figge Art Museum in the Englert Theatre. A difficult process, but that’s exactly what the museum did. People are often unaware...

Despite numbers of successful writers who have ties to the Iowa Writers’ Workshop — Kurt Vonnegut and James Alan McPherson to name a few — there are plenty who leave without the fame or even the...

In November 2008, this country elected its first black president with a successful campaign due to the involvement of millions of young people. Ron Paul’s latest book, End the Fed, begins by evoking...

Rude behavior is overwhelming us. By “us,” I don’t mean some type of colloquial umbrella term for Western society. I also don’t mean musical artists, politicians, athletes, or even recently released...

Instant ramen — the cornerstone of the college diet. Take the following scenario, in a world where instant ramen was never invented, as an illustration: A graduate student is trying to write a thesis...

Poet and actress Amber Tamblyn said she is excited about her first visit to Iowa — she called the Hawkeye State’s corn crop “sexy” and said she is impressed with the prestigious things she has...

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...

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...

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...