Yiyun Li is living the dream, as far as most writers are concerned. After publishing only one collection of short stories, 2005’s A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, she signed a two-book deal with Random...

* 1/2 out of ***** In light of Oscar season, I would like to present Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li film with an award for Worst Movie I Have Ever Paid to See. I believe the film was supposed...

J.S. Bach is to the Baroque era what the Beatles was to the ‘60s. Not only did Bach help define the time period, but, UI associate professor and violist Christine Rutledge said, Bach is one of the greatest...

Though Rocky Balboa and Beauty and the Beast villain Gaston may be able to down dozens of raw eggs every morning, the vast majority of us prefer our breakfasts cooked. A simple and economical food full...

Tonight, a community of people who usually sit shoulder to shoulder and stare straight ahead will get a chance to meet face to face. The hotelVetro, 201 S. Linn St., will serve as the setting for Riverside...

Craig Arnold has an important slice of advice to offer aspiring poets. “Don’t start smoking,” the poet said. “I found I had to relearn everything all over again.” This lifestyle change conveniently...

The recent smattering of warmer weather calls for many things: leaving bulky winter coats at home, playing basketball outside, and maybe even walking home from class instead of taking the bus. But some...

It’s been 25 years worth of hard day’s nights, and Mark Benson has been workin’ like a dog. “Even though we’ve been at this for quite some time, we still study videotapes to make sure we’re...

While completing their degrees, some Iowa Writers’ Workshop students can only dream of coming back to Prairie Lights Books as the featured author of the night. For graduate Jill Bialosky, it will become...

John Edwards, Tom Vilsack, and Dan Savage — these three men have very little in common. Edwards and Vilsack are prominent politicians, while the last rose to fame as a sex-advice columnist. The connecting...

It appears as if today, pure, unadulterated heavy metal is absent from the popular music scene. But it’s the “power of the riff” that propels John Hopkins and the rest of the Horde members, who said...

The band Family Groove Company isn’t a family. It’s not a company, either. But the band members got one word in their name right: groove. The Chicago four will bring their funky sound to the Yacht...