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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

Whitney Houston’s album disappoints

RACHAEL LANDER September 1, 2009

Whitney Houston: I Look to You Ten years ago, Whitney Houston’s most-recent album, I Look to You, would have been as relevant and highly anticipated as The Bodyguard 2. But it’s 2009, and the album...

The future of “Entourage”

DI ARTS STAFF September 1, 2009

‘Entourage’ infuriating I ripped the “Entourage” poster on my wall down. Vinny, my boy, it’s over. “Entourage” was great — really, it was one of the best shows ever to be on television....

2 Cents to Play: Game console price cuts

TYLER LYON September 1, 2009

It’s official now — both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are down to $300, only $50 more than the Wii (which has outsold both since being released). But will these price cuts change anything? The...

Movie Review: ‘Taking Woodstock’

TOMMY MORGAN JR. August 31, 2009

**** out of ***** As a culture, we revel in nostalgia. Our “I Love the ’80s”-soaked minds jump at every opportunity to live in the past. Ang Lee’s latest film, Taking Woodstock, starts off with...

Death on the 3D plan

ERIC SUNDERMANN August 31, 2009

** 1/2 out of ***** When I die, I want to die in a badass way. Not in my sleep, or from some stupid disease, or anything else lame like that. I want to get my head sliced off or maybe even have a vacuum...

Bloody entertaining

ERIC ANDERSEN August 31, 2009

**** out of ***** Let’s get this straight — Rob Zombie is not killing a film franchise by remaking Halloween II. A quick look at any movie review site will show fans that the original sequel was...

iPod playlist: Top-Ten Female Power Songs

DI ARTS STAFF August 31, 2009

1. “I Will Survive,” by Aretha Franklin. If anyone can sing about surviving a breakup, Aretha Franklin can. 2. “Womanizer,” by Britney Spears. Boy — you are a womanizer and B. Spears knows it...

This week’s celebrity Tweets

DI ARTS STAFF August 28, 2009

jeremypiven: For those of u who dig Entourage this next Sun is the best we have done so far… paulscheer: It took Rolling Stone 40 yrs to finally break the story about why the Beatles broke up. Which...