I miss the Masturbating Bear. In 2004, when NBC announced Conan O’Brien would take over as host of “The Tonight Show,” many of us “Late Night” diehards worried if he’d soften up his image...

It’s been four years since the hip-hop tunes of Stacy Ann “Fergie” Ferguson, William J. “will.i.am” Adams, Allan Pineda “apl.de.ap” Lindo, and Jaime Luis “Taboo” Gómez have collaborated...

Bestselling author Andre Dubus III said he has fond memories of growing up in Iowa City. “My grandmother had just bought us four kids a little black and white TV, which not everyone had in the 60’s,”...

Mac is the Man Until about three weeks ago, I was a PC user. I researched and switched. And now, I couldn’t be happier. Mac’s superiority is obvious in many areas, the first being security. The majority...

* 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...

Beat-based act the Flavor Savers is all about putting itself out there and encouraging others — fans and newcomers alike — to do the same. The Flavor Savers brings its extroverted attitude to the Yacht...

In the 23 years Judith Hurtig has worked on Hancher Auditorium’s staff, she has seen many different acts pass through Iowa City. From the acclaimed Joffrey Ballet’s statewide tour in 2007 to Bill T....