The Griffin Family reigns supreme over “American Dad” “American Dad!” blows. Personally, I was excited when I heard about this new show coming out that seemed to expand on the early hilarity...

**** out of ***** Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was better than a three-way with Cedric Diggory, Fred Weasley, and Oliver Wood. Or for folks who enjoy witches — Hermione Granger, Fleur Delacour,...

Male bowerbirds create bowers — or miniature huts — to attract females when courting. To do this, the male decorates each bower with shells and leaves — spending hours arranging the objects in a...

Across the globe, there are several cities I don’t believe I’d survive in. Oh, not for lack of creature comforts — or a sense of adventure and personal intuition — but the simple I-would-be-the-first-one-offed-in-a-slasher-film...

If heavy metal was a religion, its bible would include Iron Maiden, Slayer, and Celtic Frost. The Horde manages to take these old-school elements and turn them into something new. “The Horde is like...

Summer in Iowa City is arguably the most enjoyable and relaxing of any other season around here. Most students have fled the town, which means parking is no longer a battle of the fittest. The Sun is close...

Although J.C. Hallman recently released his third publication, his days of seeing his writing on the printed page started early. “Once, when I was about 16, [my teacher] brought into class a decade-old...

Close your eyes and walk around Iowa City swinging a stick — you’re bound to hit a writer in the forehead. For some reason, being surrounded by cornfields produces some of the best writing in the...

Didn’t make it to Summer Camp and couldn’t raise the funds for Bonaroo? Well, there’s still a chance to catch a summer festival this year without having to deal with heavy traffic or breaking out...

Bush The other day, I eclipsed 10,000 songs in my iTunes library — a big accomplishment, at least for a music geek such as myself. Although it may be full of a plethora of tunes nobody (including myself)...

The assembled cast and crew members listened intently to a lecture on costuming during Tuesday night’s rehearsal of The Wizard of Oz. “If anyone so much as touches the Tin Man costume, there will...

When considering a poetry reading, a high-energy performance doesn’t usually comes to mind, unless you’re familiar with Britain’s John Hartley Williams and the Blood Axe poets. But for poet Todd...