Joey Meyers will attend his 25th Umphrey’s McGee concert this evening. Dedication such as his may make this UI senior seem like a groupie, but he is not unlike many of the band’s followers. “I...

I miss “Arrested Development.” The smart humor coupled with quirky characters and a cleverly narrated plot was producer Ron Howard’s finest contribution to television. So when previews for “Parenthood”...

The newest wave of feminism seems to be taking place on the Internet. Every month, more than 500,000 readers open their browsers and log onto Feministing.com, a blog and online community that aims to...

John McNally loves Iowa City. He loves the downtown. He loves how smart the residents are. He loves the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He loves the bookstores. He loves how it feels like a“big small town.”...

Kathleen Norris — the author of New York Times bestsellers The Cloister Walk and Amazing Grace — first discovered the concept of “acedia” more than 20 years ago while reading about monastic traditions...

*** 1/2 out of ***** Throughout the film Alice in Wonderland, the heroine is never the right size. Alice either drinks potion and becomes too small, or she eats a magical cake and becomes too big. Only...

Elaine Kahn thinks writing poetry is often like collecting stamps — an obscure and isolated hobby. She would rather perform her poetry with keyboard plunks and a hand drum in front of an audience. The...

Just as the religious figure Abraham is incorporated into Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the band Abraham Inc. uses a blend of funk, hip-hop, and klezmer-style music. While Abraham Inc. (named after...

Some say Leslie Jamison started writing before she was literate. Growing up in Los Angeles, Jamison often told stories to her two older brothers, who would in turn transcribe her imaginative tales. This...

Move your feet and shake your hips — it’s time to get down. Dancers in Company will take the stage at 8 p.m. today through Saturday in North Hall’s Space/Place. Admission ranges from $5 to $20....

Wearing a polo shirt and khaki pants with a legal pad in one had and a No. 2 pencil in the other, playwright Sean Christopher Lewis stepped into the realm of prison. Unbeknown to him, however, the inmates...

In Sarah Ballema’s version of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, the characters slip on banana peels as they are walking out of the Underworld. Along with a few classmates, Ballema wrote and performed the...