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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Feb 4, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA;  Billy Joel performs Turn The Lights Back On during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024.   Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY

Review | Billy Joel’s new single is a profound invitation, apology to generations of listeners

Jack Moore, Assistant News Editor February 6, 2024

World-renowned musician Billy Joel, known for household hits like “Piano Man” and “Vienna,” released an emotional single Thursday that echoes his greatest hits and showcases both musical and...

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Facebook and the social media revolution: 20 years later

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter February 6, 2024

Creepy — this is the word used in a 2006 article from The Daily Iowan to describe now-familiar features added to the 20-year-old college social media platform known as Facebook. The features...

The cast of Dance Nation dances the opening number during a dress rehearsal for “Dance Nation” at David Thayer Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.

‘Dance Nation’ brings realities of girlhood to the stage

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter February 5, 2024

Preteen girlhood is a maze of trials and tribulations. This reality is especially prominent in “Dance Nation,” a play that introduces audiences to a competitive dance troupe of thirteen-year-old...

June 18, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Portrait of Bryce Dallas Howard taken at the Palihouse Hotel in West Hollywood. Howard returns for a second time as Claire in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom the sequel to Jurassic World.  Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY

Review | ‘Argylle’ is a chaotic yet fun experience

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter February 4, 2024

After several months of watching the trailer for “Argylle,” I can confidently say that the film is a chaotic and amusing film that entertains its audience after watching it. Released on Friday,...

Roxane Gay speaks as a keynote speaker during at the 2024 Emma Goldman Choice Event at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Gay is a feminist writer, professor, and editor.

Feminist author Roxane Gay joins Emma Goldman fundraising event

Natalie Dunlap, Assistant Digital Editor February 3, 2024

Prolific feminist author and professor Roxane Gay, best known for “Bad Feminist,” a New York Times best-selling collection of essays, discussed how feminism and reproductive justice intersect with...

The cast of Dance Nation performs during a dress rehearsal for “Dance Nation” at David Thayer Theatre on Feb. 1, 2024.

Photos: University of Iowa Theatre Arts “Dance Nation”

Isabella Tisdale, Photojournalist February 2, 2024

The University of Iowa Theatre Arts program held a dress rehearsal for “Dance Nation” at the David Thayer Theatre on Thursday.  “Dance Nation” is a play following young competitive dancers...

A patron enters a black-and-white showing of 2023 film “Godzilla Minus One” at the Chauncey FilmScene in Iowa City on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. This special showing runs until Thursday, Feb. 1.

Re-release of black and white film ‘Godzilla Minus One’ sparks debate over its necessity

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter January 30, 2024

After becoming the highest-grossing Godzilla movie from Japan, the much-anticipated grayscale version of “Godzilla Minus One” is now screening at FilmScene in Iowa City. Many University...

Green Day performs at the Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival celebrating the companys 120th anniversary on Friday July 14, 2023 at Veterans Park in Milwaukee, Wis.

Review | Green Day misses the mark on ‘Saviors’

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor January 30, 2024

After four long, eventful years of anticipation, pop-punk icon Green Day is back with a new album, titled “Saviors.” Sadly, if you had told me this collection was the result of typing “make a...

Review | ‘The Zone of Interest’ is a hypnotically horrifying depiction of evil

Review | ‘The Zone of Interest’ is a hypnotically horrifying depiction of evil

Charlie Hickman, Assistant Arts Editor January 30, 2024

Director Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” is a haunting and hypnotic meditation on evil. It is a forceful and deeply impactful work, but the heavy subject matter may not be for everyone. Adapted...

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Iowa Playwriters Workshop graduate Samuel D. Hunter speaks on his rapid success as a storyteller

Caden Gantenbein, Arts Reporter January 30, 2024

Writer of the Academy Award-winning play-turned-movie “The Whale,” Samuel D. Hunter is also a 2007 alum of the University of Iowa’s Playwrights Workshop. Not only has Hunter experienced exceptional...

Dr. Lori Branch teaches a Gothic Literature class on Tuesday, Jan. 25 in the University of Iowa. The class invites writing fellows into the classroom to advise and inspire students, and is currently reading “The Castle of Otranto” by Horace Walpole.

Leafing through literary genres at the UI

Sophia Connolly, Arts Reporter January 30, 2024

Ranked the top writing university in the nation, the University of Iowa’s professors of English and creative writing offer a plethora of unique courses, tackling special topics both in the classroom...

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Ask The Author | Jonathan Wells

Isabelle Lubguban, Arts Reporter January 28, 2024

Jonathan Wells is the author of three poetry collections, “Train Dance” (2011), “Debris” (2021), and “The Man with Many Pens” (2015). His poetry can be seen in The New Yorker, AGNI, Ploughshares,...

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