People who still chow down freedom fries may be dismayed to learn one of literature’s gutsiest young ladies is a blue-blooded Parisian. In his six original stories, Ludwig Bemelmans’ classic character...

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...

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...

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...

Film Review: Miss March If you’re set on seeing the brutally unfunny comedy Miss March, do yourself a favor and leave your brain at home. It will be overloaded by too many questions. Not the stimulating...

Film Review: I Love You, Man Another movie made with connections to the “Apatow gang,” another comical — and probably financial — success. In I Love You, Man, today’s most prominent funnymen...

Conservation is so hot right now. And sometimes it’s much easier to dig around in your fridge than make a run to Hy-Vee for a bag of frozen veggies. That’s why we want to show you how to make a stir-fry...

Some gauge musical success by the transition from gold records to platinum. Others use the number of Grammys won. Blind Pilot can chart its progress by means of transportation. The Portland, Ore., act...

It’s been a hard week, hasn’t it? You wrote a seven-page research paper on Monday, gave a group presentation on Tuesday, and took two midterms on Wednesday — all after losing an hour of sleep to...

Playing tons of music festivals and performing all over the Midwest wasn’t enough for former Hunab bassist Derek Pulliam. He was also interested in the composition side of music, so he decided to start...