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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Art meets catastrophe at symposium

Since the June 2008 flood, the UI Arts Campus has been out of commission, and its students have been relocated to various locations. But the art students haven’t let that stop them from thriving. The...

It’s love and imperialism at annual Craft Critique Culture Conference

KATHLEEN SERINO April 2, 2009

“Love, Loss, & Empire.” No, it’s not the title of Josh Schwartz’s latest teen drama, but rather the theme for this year’s Craft Critique Culture Conference. The event, hosted by the UI this...

Visions of women in movement

CAROLINE BERG April 2, 2009

Often, when someone utters the word “dance,” it triggers a narrow assembly of images. Yet no single style defines dance, just as no one model fits all women. Graduate students in dance Elizabeth...

Mash-ups go Yacht Clubbing

Mixing popular indie and rap tunes is what it’s all about for successful duo the Hood Internet. Half of the Hood Internet will return to Iowa City to play the Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., at 10 p.m....

It don’t mean a penny if it ain’t got that Benny

NICK FETTY April 2, 2009

Decades before the age of the Internet and iPods, before the age of television, people spent their time listening to the big-band sounds of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman. On Friday night,...

City Circle Acting Company pushing the edge

KATIE HANSON April 2, 2009

Let’s think geometrically for a minute. If the entire American playwriting canon existed in a giant circle, Oklahoma would be smack-dab in the center. It’s clean and happy, the embodiment of “wholesome...

All the pretty little ponies at theatres gallery production

KELLY DIGGINS April 2, 2009

On any given Sunday, religious services are prevalent on some television channels. And many people buy “spiritual” music and listen to faith-based radio talk shows. The première of University Theatres...

Menu: Two buenos treats, quesadilla and salsa fresca

DI ARTS STAFF April 2, 2009

This week’s menu features a Mexican-influenced dinner. Cheesy quesadillas and a fabulous fresh salsa comingle and create slightly spicy deliciousness. A small twist on the classic quesadillas adds a...

Recalling the days of media assassin

RACHAEL LANDER April 1, 2009

Media assassin and self-proclaimed hip-hop student Harry Allen will lecture tonight about his days spent immersed in legendary group Public Enemy’s world. The title media assassin is more intimidating...

Nancy Grace, badass with sass or bigot?

DI ARTS STAFF April 1, 2009

Judge, jury, executioner, or all-out bitch? Two staffers debate the virtues of public frenemy No. 1: Nancy Grace. I love Nancy Grace. And yes, I already know what you’re thinking: That woman is a rancid...

Bright and moody

DAN WATSON March 31, 2009

The Mission Creek Music Festival kicks off with the worldly lyrics of Matt and his harmoniously melancholic band Brighton, MA. A chorus of insistent voices swirl in the background of Matt Kerstein’s...

Kid stuff — but the 3D is cool

MELEA ANDRYS March 30, 2009

Film Review: Monsters and Aliens One glance at the cast list for Monsters vs. Aliens is enough to make anyone with a shard of pop-culture literacy go apeshit. While America’s sweetheart Reese Witherspoon...