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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

The Skinny: Supine Bound Angle

DI ARTS STAFF July 23, 2009

Ready for a fitter, happier, and healthier you? The DI is here to help. Each week, we’ll feature a new yoga pose you can easily incorporate into your daily regimen to promote oneness of body, mind, and...

Iowa meth town no myth

ERIC ANDERSEN July 22, 2009

Author Nick Reding made a return to Oelwein, Iowa, on Monday for the first time since he finished gathering information for his latest nonfiction book, Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small...

Grinding the rumor mill

ELLEN HARRIS July 22, 2009

We live in a world in which celebrity gossip is manna to our barren souls. So it’s inevitable that in this little Midwestern sliver of the globe we have accumulated a circulating set of UI rumors. In...

Brooke doesn’t know best

ERIC ANDERSEN July 21, 2009

** out of ***** The cover art may not always be the best indicator of a classic album, but I do believe there is some kind of correlation between awesome music and badass artwork. The worst of both worlds...

Bitch Please: American Dad

DI ARTS STAFF July 21, 2009

The Griffin Family reigns supreme over “American Dad” “American Dad!” blows. Personally, I was excited when I heard about this new show coming out that seemed to expand on the early hilarity...

Film Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

RACHAEL LANDER July 20, 2009

**** out of ***** Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was better than a three-way with Cedric Diggory, Fred Weasley, and Oliver Wood. Or for folks who enjoy witches — Hermione Granger, Fleur Delacour,...

Sweet singing band Bowerbirds migrate to Iowa City

ERIC SUNDERMANN July 20, 2009

Male bowerbirds create bowers — or miniature huts — to attract females when courting. To do this, the male decorates each bower with shells and leaves — spending hours arranging the objects in a...

From the Blog: There’s something fishy in Miami

ELLEN HARRIS July 20, 2009

Across the globe, there are several cities I don’t believe I’d survive in. Oh, not for lack of creature comforts — or a sense of adventure and personal intuition — but the simple I-would-be-the-first-one-offed-in-a-slasher-film...

Where bad poets go

KRISTEN PETERS July 17, 2009

Although J.C. Hallman recently released his third publication, his days of seeing his writing on the printed page started early. “Once, when I was about 16, [my teacher] brought into class a decade-old...

Working the metal

ERIC ANDERSEN July 17, 2009

If heavy metal was a religion, its bible would include Iron Maiden, Slayer, and Celtic Frost. The Horde manages to take these old-school elements and turn them into something new. “The Horde is like...

Trendspotter: Freshmen

DI ARTS STAFF July 17, 2009

Summer in Iowa City is arguably the most enjoyable and relaxing of any other season around here. Most students have fled the town, which means parking is no longer a battle of the fittest. The Sun is close...

Local theaters celebrate wonderful world of Oz

ELLEN HARRIS July 16, 2009

The assembled cast and crew members listened intently to a lecture on costuming during Tuesday night’s rehearsal of The Wizard of Oz. “If anyone so much as touches the Tin Man costume, there will...