Harvard and Yale graduate turned New York Times bestselling author Matthew Pearl is a prime example of being well-rounded. A Florida native, Pearl studied literature and law, but his passion for the former...

Rude Punch’s sound is closer to Bob Marley than Slipknot, which is saying a lot considering Rude Punch hails from Iowa and not Jamaica. With the humble beginning of playing as high-school students in...

Even though politics can be a hot-button issue for many people, there are still those who prefer to take both sides equally into account and see what kind of effect each side has had and will make on the...

Renowned slam poet Eirik Ott loved it when rapper Mos Def called him “Big Poppa” behind the scenes at HBO’s “DEF Poetry Jam.” “There was this one time backstage, [the performers] were waiting...

Here are some synonyms for the term “slick” when applied to describing literature: smooth, fluent, polished. Too much slickness in a short fiction story, and the work can become pompous; too little,...

This year is rather timely for Dreamwell Theatre’s season-opener. In an era in which people are losing their jobs, their homes, and their comfortable standard of living, sacrificing health in the name...

Missing the delicious taste of a meal Mom used to make? Here is a recipe for Tater Tot casserole, a tasty — and relatively easy — dish that college students can whip up in fewer than 30 minutes and...

Can there ever be too much Bach? The UI sure doesn’t think so. The semester of Bach continues tonight as his famous music make yet another appearance with the performance of the Brandenburg Concertos. Hancher...

What’s the result of a mixture of poetry with disaster, hope, and a deluge of life? For poet and Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Zach Savich, it’s a collection called Full Catastrophe Living, and...

Earlier this month, aging pop star Gloria Estefan revealed in a Telemundo interview that the CIA once offered her a job as a spy while she was an interpreter at Miami International Airport, before she...

The Decemberists delivers its most intricate story yet The Decemberists: The Hazards of Love What makes indie-folk band the Decemberists stand out from the crowd is its distinct ability to tell a story...

A new book about the ‘hidden’ world of cheerleading is the ultimate guilty pleasure, even though it shouldn’t be. People who think cheerleading isn’t a sport should Google “Stephen F. Austin...