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

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Lawyer-poet, fearful of blindness, writes of darkness

ERIC ANDERSEN June 18, 2009

Greg Rappleye said he considers poetry “work” because it’s what he cares about. But his day job pays the bills. “I wish there was a way to make a real living at it because I would love to do this...

Critics Corner: Where has all the metal gone?

ERIC ANDERSEN June 18, 2009

I want my fix of loud guitars, screeching vocals, and double-bass drum. Being an Iowa City-based metalhead for the last three years has been a time of sadness and despair. Back in my hometown of Des...

The Skinny: Tree Pose

ELLEN HARRIS June 18, 2009

Ready for a fitter, happier, and healthier you? The DI is here to help. Each week, we’ll feature a new yoga pose you can easily incorporate into your daily regimen to promote oneness of body, mind, and...

Tracks from the Past: Third Eye Blind

DI ARTS STAFF June 18, 2009

Third Eye Blind, by Third Eye Blind The intro to the four-chord masterpiece “Semi-Charmed Life,” written by lead singer/guitarist Stephen Jenkins of Third Eye Blind, sends a nostalgic longing through...

Norweigian rocker brings back naked

DI ARTS STAFF June 18, 2009

People are much better when they’re naked. Well, not really, but that’s what Norwegian rock goddess Ida Maria thinks. She will take the stage today at 9:30 p.m. at the Picador, 330 E. Washington...

Two troupes dance into Iowa summer

TANNER KOOMAR June 18, 2009

All things have an inside and an outside. Whether a physical object (such as a building) or an abstraction (such as a relationship), one is either on the inside or the outside. Then (to get really philosophical),...

Summer Theater showcases playwright with Iowa roots

RACHAEL LANDER June 18, 2009

The UI theater department’s Iowa Summer Rep began 88 years ago, and it has undergone numerous changes since then, thanks to the artistic direction of Eric Forsythe. For the past two decades, the department...

Boundary-pushing play on drag and homosexuality opens

ELLEN HARRIS June 18, 2009

The cast members of Dreamwell Theatre’s The Drag sweated and sang their way through rehearsal in the cramped quarters at the First Baptist Church on June 10, utilizing the borrowed attic to the best...

Film industry must adapt to web-based entertainment

Talk to filmmakers and media executives about the Internet — the biggest tectonic shift in the entertainment industry since the advent of cable — and they typically gripe about two things. Consumers,...

Survival of the newsiest

ADAM SULLIVAN June 18, 2009

You are probably reading this for free. Sure, there’s a chance you pay for a subscription or that you picked this up at a convenience store for half a buck. But, more likely, you grabbed this copy of...

A passenger rail in Iowa City should serve the rest of Iowa, not just Illinois

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 18, 2009

Iowa City sometimes resembles a Chicago suburb. This is especially true during the football and baseball seasons, when Illinois transplants festoon their apartments and lawns with Chicago-area sports team...

Football players Derby, Christensen, and Ferentz reinstated

BRENDAN STILES June 18, 2009

Shortly after a press conference to promote an event featuring motivational speaker Joe Ehrmann, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz told local media that three players — son James Ferentz, Zach Derby, and...

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