Gretel Ehrlich’s prose is electrifying. Despite being struck by lightning on her ranch in 1991, the author has remained a powerful force in the literary world. Ehrlich is the last visiting writer...

In a matter of seconds, Between the Buried and Me vocalist Tommy Rogers can switch from the sweetest of melodic crooning to the most brutal death growling around. “I don’t want things to be easy,...

Military women are moving to the frontline to face missiles — something uncommon a decade ago. Cameras caught this transition in a documentary titled Lioness, which will be shown today at 5 p.m. in...

* out of ***** A million dollars or a human life? This is the problem facing the young couple in Richard Kelly’s (Donnie Darko, Southland Tales) latest film. The Box stars Cameron Diaz (My Sister’s...

** out of ***** Years ago, Miss Cleo, a self-proclaimed psychic, starred in her own infomercial. Supposedly, in the ’80s, the U.S. Army was full of “Miss Cleos” — training and developing a division...

Simon Joyner takes musical influence from one of Iowa City’s greatest literary figures. “I am interested in what Flannery O’Conner called a ‘moment of grace,’ ” Joyner said. “The point where...

It’s certainly a different version of the ABCs — each letter soulfully drawn out to an R&B melody by an expressive and poignant choir. This is the warm-up for UI’s gospel choir, Voices of Soul. The...

Nashville indie-electro band Paper Route is like the JuiceMan Plus. “Because you can take something natural and get delicious juice out of it and it’s still natural — but different,” Paper Route...

Five years ago, Jessica Foster picked up her pen and began working on a play called One Man’s Trash. The 27-year-playwright never finished it until she came to the UI from Oakland, Maine, to get an...

Sean Alexander does not work under the duress of a urbanized, technological society. Rather, the artist prefers his barn studio in Long Branch, Wash. His work will be premièred for the Iowa City community...

David Wroblewski does not like writing short stories. The fiction craftsman spent well over a decade creating his first novel, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, after discovering he could not limit his writing...

TLC: CrazySexyCool Known for its members’ flamboyant outfits and musical creativity, TLC is ranked as one of the greatest musical acts of all time by Billboard magazine. T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chilli...