In an era of constant spin-offs and “world-building”, HBO’s “The Penguin” justifies its existence beyond its place in the DC canon. Set mere days after the explosive climax of 2022’s “The...
The soft strains of classical music wove through the air as customers mingled and shopped for books at Prairie Lights. This after-hours sale was part of the Iowa City Public Library’s 31st Annual...
Iowa City is a unique college environment, thanks in large part to its robust downtown that bleeds into the campus with each flourishing business filling a niche. Just as these establishments meet...
Hundreds of guests rose as the opening notes of the American national anthem echoed through the Iowa Memorial Union’s main lounge. People stood side by side, faded blue jeans under new kurtas, bright...
On the twelfth floor of the Hilton Garden Inn, overlooking downtown Iowa City, Krista Stramel, the director of special events at The Vue Rooftop Bar & Restaurant, was preparing to host a night...
Perception holds a place in everyone’s mind. The way we’re looked at by others is a point of reflection many try not to think about. Northern Irish-Canadian artist Clare Samuel focused on these...
As the last note was held, the auditorium became quieter and quieter. All that was left was your heart beating in your chest. You could hear a pin drop. Scissors would struggle to cut the tension....
Ross Taylor is a photographer, filmmaker, and educator who is currently an associate professor of journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder. In 2020, Taylor began filming Dr. P.J. Parmar as...
Color zings across the expanses of many different fabrics as the Artifactory descends into their second workshop, dipping into the unlikely practice of a unique art form known as hot stamped foiling.
Invented...
After a special showing of A24’s “Heretic” at FilmScene on Nov. 10, the University of Iowa alums and directors and writers of the film, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, answered audience questions...
Early November came with high hopes when I saw that Robert Zemeckis, the filmmaker of Back to the Future, returned to the big screen with a new movie dubbed “Here.”
The plot was simple, following...
Based on a novel by John Buchan and a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this story has no shortage of adaptations. From print to the big screen and now to the stage, The James Theater is now showing...
