Shirtless, inebriated, toothless men take note: You are being profiled. “COPS,” Fox’s long-running police reality series, is a constant parade of moronic hillbillies running afoul of the law and...

This week’s recipe, and the second installment of the RAMEN MARATHON, is a true East meets West dish (East meets Southwest, to be more accurate). But, before we get to the recipe, why don’t we grab...

1/2 out of ***** A glance at the cover of Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel is a visual insight to the musical contents of Mariah Carey’s latest release. Three surgically enhanced and photoshopped divas...

Monday at 6 p.m., UI Nonfiction Writing Program faculty member John D’Agata spent five minutes ordering pizza for his night class before rushing to the airport to pick up literary legend John McPhee. McPhee...

Although Jacob Bannon of Converge has played around the world, the vocalist distinctly remembers the shows he’s played at the Picador in Iowa City. “It’s the perfect venue,” he said. “I mean...

*** out of ***** The machines will get you. At least, that’s the message cinema has sent us with its semi-apocalyptic tales of man’s industrial enslavement. Surrogates, a film from the makers of...

I am seriously obsessed with the SIRIUS’s indie rock radio, SIRIUS XMU. I was introduced to SIRIUS XMU about two years ago, when I explored my car’s radio stations and stumbled upon a song by Radiohead...

The “Season of Inciting Theatre” is upon us. Dreamwell Theatre is dedicating its current season to banned plays or works that have caused riots when first produced. The company continues its run of...

Finding a stage with a pool is not easy, but neophyte Iowa City theater company Working Group proves anything is possible for a thespian. On Saturday and Sept. 27, Working Group will make its début with...

Music with a message — unity, bigotry, frustration — there’s no wonder Brother Ali is called a street preacher. He disagrees. “To preach, in my mind, is to tell you what you are supposed to be...

Chef Daniel Orr likes to dig in the dirt. From his childhood days in Indiana, he became accustomed to growing food on a family homestead and reaping the fruits of his labor. He described his parents as...

As I arrived in Chicago after a seven-day stint at the Toronto International Film Festival, I couldn’t stop thinking about one movie. I went into the festival with the intention of writing about the...