Have you ever wanted to just pack up and leave, and start a new life? Owen McCabe (Paul Schneider), a down on his luck ghostwriter of pseudo-celebrity autobiographies, does just that in How to Lose Your...

Reality TV newcomer Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein’s alleged suicide and a TLC family announcing another child — it’s been an interesting week. Death of a Disc Jockey Goldstein’s Aug. 8 alleged suicide...

As the academic year begins, many students have yet to decide their majors; they seem not to be able to figure out what they want to do with their lives. The problem may be that they don’t know what...

Beer and studio time. What better incentive for Iowa City’s best local bands to battle it out in a month long test of musical prowess and popularity? Every Thursday in September, the Yacht Club, 13...

The break up of indie-rock band Hockey Night led to success for Free Energy. Frontman Paul Sprangers and guitarist Scott Wells formed Free Energy in the wake of their former band’s demise. Then the...

To capitalize on the growing Hawkeye spirit in the community, the UI will host two festivals. Tonight’s Hawkapalooza bash features a free concert by Grammy-nominated rapper Lupe Fiasco, and Friday’s...

Chicago knows a superstar or two — Michael Jordan, the first lady of chat, Oprah, and, of course, President Obama. And, as it turns out, Lupe Fiasco. The Grammy-award-winning hip-hop artist will perform...

Desire, in terms of writing, most often conjures images of bodice-rippers and the Harlequin romances. Or, perhaps, of erotic fantasies and books better read late at night, with pay-cable adult films playing...

At first thought, a group of aging cowboys doesn’t sound all that exciting. But when you learn that these cowboys have won two Grammys, performed at the Hollywood Bowl, and have had songs in both Disney’s...

Michael Jackson: Bad The recent passing of music icon Michael Jackson still has left millions of music fans in a state of disbelief, and there’s no reason they shouldn’t be. From childhood through...

When Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet heard about the devastating flood that left its longtime affiliate Hancher Auditorium’s stage submerged under 18 inches of water, the dance company took the initiative...

Art is often thought of as a solo venture. Popular culture is filled with images of the lonely painter, writer, or troubadour, a one-person show that seems to work best when no others are around. Even...