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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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CD Reviews: Incubus, George Harrison, Birth Rites, Dead Larry

DI ARTS STAFF June 16, 2009

Memories of Sweet Tunes Incubus: Monuments and Memories It’s been three years since the alternative rockers in Incubus have released an album. OK, so the band’s latest, Monuments and Memories, is...

Bitch Please: Gertrude Stein

DI ARTS STAFF June 16, 2009

My first experience with Gertrude Stein was reading Three Lives for a lit class last fall. I didn’t make it very far before I wanted to hurl myself, or better yet the book, through the Cambus window....

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 not engaging enough

TANNER KOOMAR June 15, 2009

Movie Review: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Quick! You need to construct the costume for an average-Joe movie hero. What are the essentials? Glasses? Check. Paunch? Check. Dwight Schrute-worthy mustard shirt?...

Riverside Theatre captures essence of Shakespeare’s comedy

ERIC SUNDERMANN June 15, 2009

Last year, the members of Riverside Theatre were forced, as many in Iowa City, to adjust their lives around water. The company members performed their Shakespeare Festival at City High, quite a different...

Writer Karen Essex brings centuries-old controversy to IC with fiction flair

KERY LAWSON June 15, 2009

Her text traces a set of statues from ancient Greece to early 19th-century Britain, and Karen Essex’s fourth novel, Stealing Athena, will bring the centuries-old controversy to Iowa City. Essex will...

Remember When … Jelly sandals were the coolest thing ever?

ELLEN HARRIS June 15, 2009

A place to get nostalgic and reminisce about the popular culture that shaped us into the snarky Arts reporters we are today. If you give something 20 years, it’s bound to make a comeback. Hopefully,...

UI alum shares novel about Iranian boy

KERY LAWSON June 12, 2009

In many ways, Mahbod Seraji has crossed boundaries. From Iran to the United States, from engineering to writing, and from childhood to adulthood, he carries a wealth of stories. But although his career...

Trendspotter: Public Embarrassment

DI ARTS STAFF June 12, 2009

It’s been a rough week for Hollywood-folk. Not only has the press gone wild over actor David Carradine’s shocking death, but Poison front man Bret Michaels face-planted hard on his Tony Award début,...

Tech Watch

KRISTEN PETERS June 12, 2009

With the U.S. release of the new iPhone 3GS on June 19 (and the general, overwhelming ubiquity of Apple products), it’s time to give Microsoft some props. The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, kicked...

Public spaces author to lecture on libraries’ importance

RACHAEL LANDER June 12, 2009

For some kids, going to the library was looked forward to with anticipation, but age brings dwindling trips to public spaces. Journalist, author, and former DI staffer Jay Walljasper said it shouldn’t...

Friday night sings in IC with concert series

ERIC SUNDERMANN June 12, 2009

Last weekend, the Iowa Arts Festival filled the streets of downtown with dancing, people walking on stilts, and colorful paintings. Tonight, the Iowa City Summer of the Arts continues with a musical presence...

Riverside Theatre returns with Shakespeare Festival after 2008 flood

ELLEN HARRIS June 11, 2009

Almost a year to the day, the anniversary of the 2008 flood will be celebrated by the frolicking fairies and lovelorn ladies of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of the featured productions in this year’s...