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Emma Bibb, Owen Brightman and Mary Lukas perform during a showing of Eli Campbell’s Pleasure Play directed by Meredith Alexander at The Artifactory on North Dubuque Street in Iowa City on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023.

Review | Eli Campbell’s ‘Pleasure Play’ tells captivating story of three complicated characters

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter
November 28, 2023
Mar 12, 2023; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Ariana Debose arrives at the 95th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Mandatory Credit: Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY

Review | Disney’s ‘Wish’ was a passable movie that had potential to be better

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter
November 28, 2023
Amelia Fisher is held up by The University of Iowa Dance Company during a performance of “Winning” by Artistic Director Stephanie Miracle, an interactive dance for an audience of children at the Iowa City Public Library on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.

UI Dance Company blends dancing and audio narration in latest performance

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter
November 18, 2023
Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) in Captain Marvel.

Review | ‘The Marvels’ is the MCU’s latest lackluster release

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter
November 15, 2023
Writers from around Iowa City work on the short stories and novels at the Iowa City Public Library, in Iowa City on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. The Iowa City Public Library will be hosting meetings to for writers to celebrate National Novel Writing Month.

Aspiring novelists at UI dedicate themselves to the November writing challenge

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter
November 14, 2023
Participants sketch and write while looking at the exhibits at during the Art and Write Night event hosted by the UI Museum of Natural History in Iowa City on Friday, Nov. 3.

UI Museum of Natural History hosts after-hours Art & Write Night

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter
November 4, 2023
Photo illustration by Theodore Retsinas

Exploring the success and failure of book-to-movie/series adaptations

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter
October 25, 2023
The Iowa City Public Library is seen on Sunday, March 20, 2022.

Iowa residents to engage in a panel discussion centered around writing, love

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter
October 22, 2023
Illustration by Amy Scott.

Authors speak out against the usage of copyrighted work in AI programs

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter
October 17, 2023
Author Ayana Mathis new novel The Unsettled is seen at Prairie Lights in Iowa City on Oct. 14, 2023.

Ask the Author | Ayana Mathis

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter
October 17, 2023
Review | The cheesy but entertaining 2023 adaptation of ‘Haunted Mansion’ hits Disney +

Review | The cheesy but entertaining 2023 adaptation of ‘Haunted Mansion’ hits Disney +

Riley Dunn , Arts Reporter
October 16, 2023
Photo contributed by Nathan Hill.

Ask the Author | Nathan Hill

Riley Dunn , Arts Reporter
October 10, 2023
Piper Sage carries off an armful of Rick Riordan books with her mom, Charla Sterne. The author, left, signed his new book the Serpents Shadow, the final book in the Kane Chronicles series, at Barnes and Noble bookstore in Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Riordan is the author of Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles and Heroes of Olympus books for young readers as well as the award-winning adult Tres Navarre mystery series.

Review | ‘Percy Jackson and the Chalice of the Gods’ reintroduces readers to beloved heroes

Riley Dunn , Arts Reporter
October 10, 2023
Caleb Rainey, who goes by The Negro Artist, performs a poem during a Slam-O-Vision event at Public Space One in Iowa City on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. The Slam-O-Vision event is a global poetry slam taking place in worldwide UNESCO Cities of Literature. Rainey will go on to the international competition after winning first place in the event.

Caleb Rainey to represent Iowa City in global poetry slam competition

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter
October 2, 2023
Amaya Clark is one of many Freshmen girls who have changed their hair ahead of Rush Week. Maya had her hair highlighted with the new autonomy she has a college student. (Ava Neumaier/The Daily Iowan)

UI students explore identities in fresh hairstyles

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter
September 26, 2023
Review | “Holly” by Stephen King tells chilling adventure of private investigator

Review | “Holly” by Stephen King tells chilling adventure of private investigator

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter
September 24, 2023
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