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The Daily Iowan

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

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UI to host TED talks

GRACE HAERR February 26, 2015

When a Netflix user is looking for a more elevated viewing experience, he or she will often turn to TED Talks, filmed lectures produced by the global nonprofit organization Technology, Entertainment, and...

Bob Saget to stand up Friday

DI STAFF February 26, 2015

Daddy’s home — at least in Iowa City. Bob Saget of “Full House,” “How I Met Your Mother,” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” will perform at 10 p.m....

‘Balloon freak’ to perform comedy, magic

ISAAC HAMLET February 26, 2015

John Cassidy has been inside of a balloon. Over the course of his career, he’s routinely inflated a 6-foot red balloon, jumped inside, and bounced around a stage. It’s all part of the performance....

Aaron Carter returns to town

DI STAFF February 26, 2015

“Aaron’s Party” will return to the Blue Moose on Saturday. Aaron Carter, one of the most prolific teenage celebrities of the ’90s, will perform at the downtown bar and music venue,...

UI musical explores Suicide Forest

DEVYN YOUNG February 26, 2015

At the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, there is a forest. It is quiet, and there is hardly any wildlife. Aokigahara forest has been denoted as the Suicide Forest, or the Sea of Trees, and is the setting for...

Dance tour begins at home

CLAIRE DIETZ February 26, 2015

After three decades of pirouettes, jetés, and turnouts, the 31st incarnation of the University of Iowa Dancers in Company will take its show on the road, touring around the state. But first, the dancers...

IC Comedy: Fall in love with Adult Swim all over again

CONOR MCBRIEN February 26, 2015

The Green Gravel Comedy Festival is upon us. One notable event out of many will be “Too Many Cooks Live,” a (presumably) live performance of the Adult Swim-produced video that baffled channel-flipping...

Remastering turns stale

JORDAN RYDER February 26, 2015

“We won’t even start [a game] if we don’t think we can build a franchise out of it,” said Ubisoft’s Vice President of Marketing Tony Key a few years ago, describing a time...

Drink of the Week: Iced-Caramel Coffee

DI STAFF February 26, 2015

Spite the chilly weather with an ice-cold beverage (in the comfort of your warm home, of course), and add a little pick-me-up to your evening drink. In other words, mix yourself a nice sweet iced-caramel...

Best of the Best Pictures

EMMA MCCLATCHEY February 19, 2015

While I am not a cinema expert by any means, I am an avid movie-watcher and Rotten Tomatoes junkie with lots of opinions. And thanks to FilmScene and $5 movie nights at the local Marcus Theaters, I managed...

Review: Dan Gable’s A Wrestling Life

CODY GOODWIN February 19, 2015

In April 2012, Scott Schulte found legendary Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable in Carver-Hawkeye Arena during the Olympic Wrestling Trials. Schulte approached Gable with the idea to write a story about the...

Mill concert to benefit women’s rights

JASMINE PUTNEY February 19, 2015

“Women’s rights are like the canary in the coal mine,” former Sen. and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in October 2014. “If you don’t protect women’s...