Talk to filmmakers and media executives about the Internet — the biggest tectonic shift in the entertainment industry since the advent of cable — and they typically gripe about two things. Consumers,...

If there’s one thing we don’t need, it’s more choice in life. Take the supermarket. It’s tough enough sifting through the variations of each product on the shelves, but it’s a miracle if you...

The disputed election in Iran seems so far away. That’s because it is; Iran’s capital, Tehran, is more than 7,000 miles from Iowa City. But that doesn’t mean locals need be totally disconnected...

Sometimes an empty day holds infinite promise, the sense of possibilities multiplying all around you, and that day seems wonderful for its sheer blankness. And then the empty day comes around with its...

In a university of this stature, it’s important that all educators on campus share common goals. In order for our university to move forward, administrators and faculty and staff members alike must work...

What if they threw an election and everybody came? Well, nearly everybody — 85 percent, according to some reports. And what if, when the government announced the results, millions and millions of people...

I am one of the business owners in the North Side neighborhood, and I was quite pleased that your paper covered our interest in working with the city to improve and promote our neighborhood (“North Side...

The announcement of possible layoffs at the UI is a startling reminder that our local economy is not completely immune to recession. However, there are several reasons not to panic over the possibility...

This weekend, an ayatollah helped remind me why I love Iowa. The thought struck me after about an hour of paging through coverage of the (ahem) disputed election results in Iran. I realized that it’s...

In the Age of Karaoke, more people (including me) like to join in the singing when they strike up the national anthem at public occasions. No one can stop you, no matter how embarrassed she might be by...

The decision to cut 130 jobs at the UI — a move laid out in a budget plan presented to the state Board of Regents on Thursday — was obviously not an easy call to make. Unfortunately, this summer holds...

I never thought when I wrote my first paper arguing for a national sales tax that I’d write a column denouncing such a plan 10 years later. Like Frankenstein’s titular character, I’ve seen my vision...