Most of the time, social media are a harmless, even mundane platform for tweeting passing thoughts and advertising one’s lunch on Instagram. But all too often, social media are used as a weapon,...

“What sound does a rainbow make?”  This rather unconventional question is one Aaron Stinson said his band, the Michigan-based Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers, grapple with every...

150 years ago, germs were still a new concept and the planet Neptune had only recently been spotted by astronomers. But Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, published in 1859, has stood the tread of...

It was once assumed that wrestler Mark Schultz’s legacy would be his Olympic and World Championship Gold Medals. Those outside the sport may know nothing else about him, but many will always remember...

According to Life is Strange’s PlayStation Network page, the game “sets out to revolutionize story-based choice and consequence games by allowing the player to rewind time and affect the past,...

On Friday at 8 p.m., Tim Sparks and his guitar will light up the stage at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts.  Sparks is the National Fingerpicking Champion from 1993, after having trained...

“People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.” When Harper Lee wrote these words more than 50 years ago in To Kill a Mockingbird, she may have taken them to heart; this...

Harvest Blush Fruit Wine Eastern Iowa boasts a collection of delicious and successful craft breweries, but it’s time our wineries got a little love. Cedar Ridge Vineyards lies just outside Iowa...

Artist Halle Siepman likes a good challenge. Whether crafting delicate line drawings or large graphic paintings (or a combination of both), she harnesses a variety of materials on slick surfaces to create...

And the lion’s mouth opens and yer staring at his teeth/And his jaws start closing with you underneath. More than 50 years ago, these words in a Bob Dylan poem symbolized the struggle of Woody...

Tim Johnston is a graduate of the University of Iowa and a professor at the University of Memphis. Tonight, he will return to Iowa City to talk about his newest book, Descent, a novel about a family vacation...

The workshop production Falls for Jodie will open in the Theater Building’s Theatre B starting at 8 p.m. Friday and running through Saturday. Based on a true story, the play tells the story of John...