* out of ***** A few years ago, Will Ferrell made the leap from “Saturday Night Live” star to leading man in the box office. He cranked out some quality, laugh-out-loud comedies with Anchorman and...

New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Miles creates an allegory for a selfish America in his début novel, Dear American Airlines. Google “Jonathan Miles” and you’ll find “Fingerjig Typing...

A place to get nostalgic and reminisce about the popular culture that shaped us into the snarky Arts reporters we are today. Many of us have fond memories of getting up on Saturday mornings, sitting in...

**** out of ***** It’s 8 a.m. You bolt upright, hopefully in your own bed, with dryness and the aftertaste of liquor in your mouth. Getting up to grab a drink of water sounds like a good idea, but you...

MTV’s ‘College Life’ might seem like just another venture into the world of unreal ‘reality,’ but a harsher truth belies the show’s depictions of the undergraduate experience. I drank a lot,...

Summer in Iowa City is full of festivities including “Favorite Festival” award-winner, the Iowa Arts Festival. “The whole basis of the Arts Festival is to make all sorts of art forms available to...

Counterphobia: A psychological condition in which the object feared becomes the object loved. For UI (and Daily Iowan) alum Nicholas Meyer, it’s a diagnosis he uses to explain his passion for making...

Those who believe Field of Dreams is the only flick Iowa is known for may get another one to add to the roster. Although it’s an independent movie, Resist Evil could end up as a breakthrough. The trilogy...

Summer is the season of beaches, barbecues, and baseball. It is also the prime time for rock festivals. Between Coachella, Bonnaroo, and Lollapalooza comes Iowa’s own musical gathering: Camp Euforia. This...

How many instrumental concerts feature bands mixing invented instruments, medical equipment, and traditional brass? NOMO’s do. NOMO, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Afro-beat band, will bring its innovative...

The northeast section of Iowa City is known as Goosetown, once a mostly Czech neighborhood distinguished by the geese that would waddle in a gaggle to the market. The southeast section of town was once...

Since 1995’s Lead Me On, singer/songwriter Kelly Joe Phelps has created a number of solo efforts that provide intimate glimpses into his heart and soul. His latest album, Western Bell, released on March...