Esha Patel was sitting in the middle of a chemistry lecture at the University of Iowa two years ago, shuffling papers and getting notes in order when an email notification flashed across her computer...
The projector whirs as film stock unspools into chugging machinery and diligent projectionists strain to lug large metal containers across a cluttered room. This is a common scene in FilmScene’s...
On Thursday, Oct. 10, Public Space One’s cozy gallery traded paintings for panelists as three local Iowa City artists took the stage. As a part of the center’s Creative Pathways panel series, the...
Extravagant dresses floated across the stage and powdered wigs reached incredible heights, all while peasants starved and the monarchy gorged themselves.
“Marie Antoinette,” created by Tony-award-winning...
Two murders, two brothers, and a web of lies. This is how Netflix approached the telling of the difficult case of the Menendez brothers.
Lyle and Eric Menendez’s case has been well-known for three...
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After 11 Oscar nominations and massive critical acclaim for the first “Joker,” it seemed natural that a sequel would follow suit. Unfortunately, much to the dismay of DC Comics fans, this sequel...
Sandra Cisneros, Joy Harjo, and Juan Felipe Herrera spoke at the University of Iowa on Sept. 27. All three panelists graduated from the Writers’ Workshop, and Cisneros and Harjo were in the program...
HBO is well-regarded for consistently producing compelling TV shows, and “Industry” may end up going down in history as one of the studio’s best.
“Industry” follows a trio of young people...
In collaboration with the fifth annual Iowa City Climate Fest, art installations made the city’s most popular form of public transportation pop. Several bus shelters got eye-catching makeovers throughout...
For years, gamers have been stereotyped as solitary figures hunched in dark rooms isolating themselves through escape into virtual realms.
However, this image couldn’t be further from the truth....
FilmScene wrapped up its series, “FilmScene in the Park,” on Saturday, Oct. 5, with its showing of the original “Jurassic Park,” the Academy Award-winning film directed by the legendary Steven...
In November 2022, writer, educator, and scholar Gene Jarrett’s biographical novel “Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Life and Times of a Caged Bird” finally hit book stands after 15 years of deliberate...
