The Englert Theater’s latest guests have truly been inspired by Iowa — through food, farming, family, and love. The Awful Purdies, all all-female quintet, embarked on a yearlong project with Sean...

Almost everyone is captivated by a good love story — especially when it has a dash of complexity and a whole lot of action. Riverside Theater, 213 N. Gilbert St., and artistic director Jody Hovland...

The blockbuster season has proven to be a mixed bag so far, as spiffed-up sequels and reboots of established franchises continue to reign. Avengers 2 burst onto the scene only to fade into the shadow of...

Hungry, territorial, or just plain murderous beasts have been a staple of filmgoers’ summer diets since Steven Spielberg’s mechanical shark made waves in 1975. Nothing lures audiences in like...

It is perhaps one of the most iconic sports movies in cinematic history. Remember the Titans, the story of an African-American football coach and his team during their first year after becoming racially...

Early on the morning of June 28, 1969, a small New York City gay bar was the epicenter of the start of a cultural revolution. Police violently raided the Stonewall Inn under murky intentions, not for the...

Jurassic World was the talk of the cinematic world this weekend. (Cinematic might be a … generous word.) The long-anticipated release broke world records. We, Brianna Jett and Rebecca Morin, saw the...

Iowa City music and literature lovers will have the chance to attend the fifth-annual MusicIC, a festival created under the Summer of the Arts umbrella.  The free music series, which runs from Wednesday through...

The Daily Iowan: How did you get involved in MusicIC? Fawcett: This is my second year working with MusicIC. Last year, Tricia Park and Judith Hurtig commissioned me to adapt Tolstoy’s novella, The...

Jordan Ryder: I was intrigued from the start by China, so I was pleased to find that game works very well for the most part. From a play perspective, the movement and assassination technique flow nicely...

As we finish finals and our dreams of summer are close to reality, let us take a moment to look forward to the games that summer will offer.  The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt is being released May 17,...

Nothing goes better with a $3 sushi roll than a $3 martini. If you go into Formosa — the Pedestrian Mall’s resident sushi joint — on a Tuesday or Thursday, you can purchase any number of drinks for...