Aladdin, 1992 Disney’s best films were arguably made in the late-80s and early ’90s. For a good number of years, the company continuously churned out instant classics — case in point, Aladdin....

Forget about winning Oscars or making millions in Hollywood. Budding filmmakers have to start somewhere, and usually that’s submitting work to any film festival possible. “It’s really nerve-racking,...

The steady jingle of bells resounding outside malls and local businesses is as familiar to the holiday season as Bing Crosby singing “White Christmas.” And the sight of a bundled up volunteer ringing...

Adam Richman does more than observe regional cultures — he ingests them. Whether visiting Nevada to duel with a burrito taller than a toddler or passing through San Francisco to demolish a two-gallon...

In a season saturated with Santas, snowflakes, and sleigh bells, rarely do the holidays conjure up images of hot-tub baptisms and teenage girls skinny dipping. However, for the actors at Riverside Theater’s...

I share my bed with Tina Fey. When things get really crazy, I invite Steve Carell along for the action. Some nights, I cuddle up with as many as five or 10 media personalities. This companionship comes...

While the term “a novel” usually accompanies the title on the cover of a fiction book, a different phrase appears on Russian legend Vladimir Nabokov’s last work, The Original of Laura. It is a novel,...

There is no secret formula or process to local author Larry Baker’s writing. He wakes up in the morning, drinks some coffee, and sits down at his computer for a few hours every day. For him, consistency...

At midnight tonight, the sounds of shrieking women will resonate throughout Iowa City. No, the screaming isn’t because vampires are sinking their fangs into unsuspecting victims. The cries will come...

Sassy zebra couches, affordable couture, and a friendly, customer-oriented environment fill the space next to Java House. Once the home of Vortex, the store now houses trendy designer items. With its...

Phillip Graham never planned on traveling across the world. “I’m not very good at planning, and I think if I’ve ever tried to plan something, it has fallen apart,” he said and chuckled. “So...

When Ayumi Irie, 23, stepped onto Iowa soil for the first time, she was flabbergasted. “I had never seen squirrels outside of a zoo,” the native of Hitachi, Japan, said. “And there was grass everywhere.” The...