Writer Simon Van Booy claims that most of what he says is drivel, but his avid readers would beg to differ. After a successful reading at Prairie Lights Books two years ago, he will return to Iowa City...

Day one of North Carolina band Black Skies’ 18-show national tour launched with a scenic drive in Pittsburgh — kicking off the group’s largest musical expedition in its nearly four-year history....

Years ago, celebrities carried bejeweled rodents in their handbags. In a more recent time, celebrities adopted Benetton babies. Nowadays, celebrities write books. Some celebrities’ books are readable,...

College students tend to like their wine like they like their “Pokey Stix” — in a big-ass box (Franzia style). But for those classier folk who enjoy downing the liquid from a bottle — yet continually...

The cast members of Dreamwell Theatre’s The Drag sweated and sang their way through rehearsal in the cramped quarters at the First Baptist Church on June 10, utilizing the borrowed attic to the best...

The UI theater department’s Iowa Summer Rep began 88 years ago, and it has undergone numerous changes since then, thanks to the artistic direction of Eric Forsythe. For the past two decades, the department...

All things have an inside and an outside. Whether a physical object (such as a building) or an abstraction (such as a relationship), one is either on the inside or the outside. Then (to get really philosophical),...

People are much better when they’re naked. Well, not really, but that’s what Norwegian rock goddess Ida Maria thinks. She will take the stage today at 9:30 p.m. at the Picador, 330 E. Washington...

Third Eye Blind, by Third Eye Blind The intro to the four-chord masterpiece “Semi-Charmed Life,” written by lead singer/guitarist Stephen Jenkins of Third Eye Blind, sends a nostalgic longing through...

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...

I want my fix of loud guitars, screeching vocals, and double-bass drum. Being an Iowa City-based metalhead for the last three years has been a time of sadness and despair. Back in my hometown of Des...

Greg Rappleye said he considers poetry “work” because it’s what he cares about. But his day job pays the bills. “I wish there was a way to make a real living at it because I would love to do this...