Traditionally, a five-year anniversary is celebrated with gifts of wood or silverware rather than a drag show, new albums, and beds of nails. The Blue Moose Tap House seems to favor the last group, and...

The 1980s. Undoubtedly one of our country’s best — and most colorful — decades. A trip in the DeLorean would demonstrates the era provided us with such phenomena as high-waisted pants, MTV, and...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, the University of Iowa Museum of Art hopes its current exhibition serves as a novel — no Doud. From neoclassical to neon, the personal art collection of Iowan...

Showcasing both intricate choreography and shots of snails, rolling green hills, and broken glass, the second Iowa Screendance Festival will feature short films by Australian, French, Hungarian, and...

Pizza is far from uncommon in Iowa City. There’s a dizzying array of potential places to treat your taste buds to cheese, meat, and vegetables piled atop (hopefully) cooked dough. I endeavored...

Many spend spring break lying on the beach or flopped on their parents’ couch. I did neither.  Last week, I went to one of my favorite cities: New York City, a hub millions flock to each year...

I’m going to start with that I actually do like Type-O. I like the pacing of combat and the story for the most part and would recommend it to any Final Fantasy fan.  But it is, from a technical...

One of the most commercially successful bands of the last decade will have to settle for four-part harmonies. Of course, I'm referring to British boy band One Direction, whose fifth member Zayn Malik...

Top Chef Iowa City will take over downtown at 5 p.m. March 30. The annual competition, held at hotelVetro, 201 S. Linn St., features restaurants and bars striving to be named Iowa City’s Top Entrée,...

Forks, knives, bookmarks at the ready. The University of Iowa Libraries will host its second Edible Book Festival on April 1 in the Main Library Learning Commons, encouraging participants to craft —...

Over spring break, a pensive friend walked into the front room with bad news. “Guys,” he said, “Some bosses in Bloodborne can heal themselves.” Jaws dropped, heads fell into hands,...

In an effort to woo Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling to speak in Iowa City, the University of Iowa Lecture Committee launched a letter-writing campaign on Feb. 24 inviting students, faculty, and the larger...