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...

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...

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...

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...

A symbolic, 460-year-old tree stands quietly in Maryland. Known for its mystic wonder, it has stood since Native Americans hunted in the area to now, when motorized vehicles threaten its existence. The...

Best Breakup Songs When you and “the (latest) one” call it quits, life can be rough. Instead of sitting around and singing along to Air Supply’s “All Out of Love” while sobbing gently (see...

An upcoming film festival plans to bring a taste of New York — and the world — to Iowa City in an effort to connect moviegoers from most continents. The Manhattan Short Film Festival will showcase...

Justice = punching some dude in the back of the head and his eyeballs pop out. Well, maybe not. But that’s how kung-fu artist Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba takes care of business. This weekend, Chiba...

Taking Back Sunday Everyone who has ever been dumped needs this album. Taking Back Sunday’s debut, Tell All Your Friends, is a piece of hard-core brilliance — 45 minutes of relentless melodic wailing...

The play Écoute: pieces of Reynaldo Hahn is not a history lesson audience members can access on Wikipedia. Rather, it is an intimate meeting with an influential French mélodie composer. “Sometimes...

Sept. 11 marked legendary bassist Victor Wooten’s 45th birthday. After asking him what his advice was after decades of playing bass, he paused and simply said, “Make it groove.” “Nowadays, the...

A cross-country tour and credits on numerous television soundtracks have put singer/songwriter Tyrone Wells on many people’s radar. Those following Wells will find him in Iowa City tonight. He will...