Jen Silverman, a first-year student in the UI Playwrights’ Workshop, will début her piece Akarui on stage as a part of the theater department’s Iowa New Play Festival. Silverman’s play Akarui will...

Former Metro reporter Lauren Sieben crosses over to arts to discuss the reality TV show that gets her pants wet. Not like that. I bet you are, too — maybe about the end of the semester or the start...

Deep roots Many people probably don’t keep in close contact with their elementary-school friends. Brother Trucker’s Andy Fleming (vocals/guitar) is an exception. It could be said that Brother Trucker...

With a reading of The Boy in Black, UI playwright Tony Meneses illustrates a different kind of existence as part of the Iowa New Play Festival. Today’s staged reading of The Boy in Black is part of...

Nobody move, but everybody read Literary icon Denis Johnson pays homage to the American crime novel in his latest book, Nobody Move. The book has a plot that may surprise his fans, but his devotion to...

Bitch Please is a place where two DI staffers argue about all that is wonderful in the entertainment world. Jon and Kate are Great So here’s the thing: I love “Jon and Kate Plus 8.” The TLC...

The debate over breastfeeding takes on new dimensions in the Iowa New Play Festival’s opening production. “It’s not that I’ve been wasting my time, but there’s so much in the world to know,”...

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past has the supernatural market cornered, but its characters lack chemistry and the film needs a relatable story line. McConaughey plays Connor Mead, a successful photographer...

Dierks Bentley rolled into Iowa City on Thursday, ready to bring his own goodtime sensibilities to a city that is seen for many as a party mecca. Bentley shattered any stereotype of country being only...

Sweat, harmonies, and all kinds of awkward dancing flowed freely at Motion City Soundtrack’s RiverFest performance. Not every band has to stop mid-song during a concert because a large number of audience...

Bitch Please is a place where two DI staffers argue about all that is wonderful in the entertainment world. Hotter than ever I first listened to the Red Hot Chili Peppers when I was 12, close to By the...