Someone once told Nerissa Campbell she knew nothing about jazz. “There were no jazz courses offered in my high school,” she said. “When I auditioned at the Performing Arts University in Australia,...

I really ought to come clean and finally reveal my humiliating secret — for years, I have been a Shakira fan and a poorly closeted one at that. Oops, wrong secret. What I meant to reveal is that I...

We’re already half way to midterms, which had me thinking of exams today. More specifically, it had me thinking how there are few things more distracting during a test than gnawing hunger pains (that...

CD REVIEW: Muse - The Resistance Thanks to proliferation of its use via Internet slang, the word “epic” appears to have lost all meaning. It gets used anywhere, anytime, for anything, whether or not...

Move over, Hollywood. Today at 6:30 p.m., Coralville will play host to a movie première of its own. Author, screenwriter, and self-proclaimed “asshole” Tucker Max will bring I Hope They Serve Beer...

Gary Go is Not Leaving Anytime Soon Gary Go: Gary Go You might want to stay once you hear Gary Go. Though the UK’s Go is easily recognized in his home country for both his dapper sense of style...

Four Russian writers, visiting the UI through the International Writing Program and the U.S. Congress’ Open World program, will participate tonight in an English reading of their works. The reading...

Give me more Kelly Taylor Bringing back “90210” was the best idea the CW had after kicking “7th Heaven” off the air. Based on ‘90s series “Beverly Hills, 90210,” the spin-off captures all...

FILM REVIEW: Sorority Row It seems that September is the perfect time of year to release horror flicks not quite good enough for the Halloween release market. Anyone with their share of experience in...

As a writer on the DI’s music beat, I spend a lot of time listening to, reviewing, and writing about music. I am ashamed to admit that in my spare time I have not found much, if any, time to play guitar...

In the ’80s, shred guitar was all the rage. The popularity of such guitar players as Paul Gilbert, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, and Joe Satriani was undeniable, and fans fought over who was the fastest...

FILM REVIEW: 9 9 opens with a doll, dangling in a Christ-like position on a cluttered desk in an office. The audience hears a loud thud as an old man briefly falls to the ground, and mysteriously, the...