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...

The following account is a complete mess.  I’m sorry. The Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival (BaconMania VIII) in Des Moines on Jan. 31 was designed on such a grandiose scale and executed so flawlessly...

Iowa City chef and owner of the Motley Cow David Wieseneck discusses one of his favorite flavors. Q: Why do you work with bacon? A: It’s great because it’s so whimsical. It’s one...

In an increasingly digital world, paper is often regarded as obsolete or trivial, from books and newspapers to grocery bags and plates. But imagine a sheet of paper whose components are personal and meaningful,...

The velvety echo of a violin and the thunder of a bomb. The mellow tune of a cello and the shrill of a missile. Though usually perceived as contrasting media, these sounds come together in a union of calm...

Every once in a while, I like to judge a book by its cover — at least in the beer cooler. It’s hard for the eye not to be drawn to the colorful can of Tallgrass Brewery’s 8-Bit Pale Ale,...

Do you avoid cracks in the sidewalk? Do you cross your fingers when waiting for an announcement? Have you ever thrown salt over your shoulder? Does it usually work out for you? It never does for Sara...

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...