Blitzen Trapper’s name is about as indefinable as its sound. “I make something different up every time I am interviewed,” frontman Eric Earley said. “Technically, Blitzen Trapper was the name...

Astrid Bennett knew exactly what she wanted to do this summer. “There was the Midwest Weavers’ Conference taking place in Grinnell,” said Bennett, the marketing director of the Iowa Artisans Gallery....

Ready for a fitter, happier, and healthier you? The DI is here to help. Each week, we’ll feature a new yoga pose you can easily incorporate into your daily regimen to promote oneness of body, mind, and...

Cream-colored paper covered in black oil paint spilled from artist Sylvia Schuster’s hands onto the barren floor of her temporary studio on North Linn Street. “Well, that’s a good place for them,”...

Thirty years ago, David Rhodes stood on top of the writing world. He had graduated from the Writers’ Workshop and had three novels published in five years — receiving critical acclaim from author John...

Few musicians have ever managed to concoct a satisfactory supergroup which, by definition, must be a better band than whatever it stems from. Velvet Revolver never lived up to the caliber of Stone Temple...

Clutch’s new album, Strange Cousins from the West, makes it difficult to pass definitive judgment on the group. The band’s Southern rock/blues sound invokes thoughts of ’70s bands that tried to...

Harry Potter: Hottest wizard ever Maybe I just like living in my own fantasy world, but I think Harry Potter freaking rocks. The common argument against the series — aside from many people believing...

* out of ***** I Love You, Beth Cooper is the purest definition of a cliché flick. It’s not even “good” cliché, which is what makes this movie a grossly wasteful $18 million expenditure for 20th...

**** out of ***** “Vassup?” asks Brüno, a gay fashion designer from Austria. The answer? A whole lot of penis. Sacha Baron Cohen has been known for his satirical character creations. He started...

Poet Albert Goldbarth loves to talk about his spaceship collection with anyone who will listen, yet the 61-year-old poet refuses to use e-mail. “Some days I must say, I’m kind of noble and heroic...

Iowa City is a bicycle enthusiast’s dream come true. The city features great bike shops, nationally renown trails, and numerous racing teams. These factors are a big part of the reason Iowa was voted...