In its U.S. Spring Tour, the hit international podcast “Welcome to Night Vale” leaps from listeners laptops and iPods and onto a stage backed with their iconic shade of purple. Its most recent...

A few weeks ago in my review of Ori and Blind Forest, I noted how Ori succeeded in provoking emotion in the player but didn’t weave its emotional plot with its gameplay. That observation got me thinking...

Finals are nearly upon us, and many students are about to graduate and become real-life adults. It seems like the perfect time, then, to try a more grown-up drink, leaving behind “whatever’s...

When a well-known Olympian is injured and forced to retire, the world mourns. The person’s accomplishments are celebrated, and the public questions where he or she will go from here. But when...

Stemming from her belief that the more uncomfortable people are the more they will laugh, student standup comedian Caitlin Medina said she likes to include things people rarely think about in her routines. “I...

Before starting my critique, I offer this caveat: I am not a fighting-games fan, and the last one I played was several years ago (Soul Calibur IV I think). That being said, I found Mortal Kombat X to...

It’s lemonade-stand season again and for adults, that means an ice-cold cocktail on the porch. Put a bit of a twist on the vodka lemonade by using UV Blue next time you mix this simple drink. EXPERIENCE:...

For the University of Iowa New Play Festival, the largest event of its kind in the US, graduate students working towards their MFAs in theater are given five weeks to create, collaborate, rehearse, rewrite,...

If Iowa City is a quirky town, Night Vale puts it to shame. The popular podcast “Welcome to Night Vale” describes a desert town in which everything strange is normal, and the normal is strange...

Having a room full of people staring at you, silently waiting to be entertained, is a deep-cutting fear for some. Even after months of rehearsing, analyzing, and memorizing a script, stage fright can bite...

In the glossy pages of a comic book exists a world of characters who have flourished under the care of writers and artists. From action-packed issues featuring colorful crusaders to comedic portrayals...

When Chris Foss sent in his audition tape to join one of the most prestigious men’s choral ensembles, he never expected to be accepted into Cantus after graduation and then travel the world, giving...