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

No swinging watches, please

CAROLINE BERG August 27, 2009

Getting hypnotized is a mysterious concept on par with love potions and fortune telling. CBS’s The Mentalist has depicted hypnotism as an ultimate form of manipulation to carry out evil deeds or to reveal...

Museum visits the Philippines

HANNA ROSMAN August 27, 2009

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the UI Museum of Natural History, the rarely viewed Philippine Collection will be showcased at the Old Capitol. The exhibit, called The Museum Goes to the Fair:...

Deep in the roots of American music

REBECCA KOONS August 27, 2009

One needn’t look any further than Catfish Keith to find a prime example of diligence, honest work, and keeping true to oneself. A staple on the Midwestern blues scene, he has been able to make a living...

Studio 13 elated with Elation

BRI LAPELUSA August 27, 2009

Iowa City’s Studio 13 is a bar and night club most famously known for its tri-weekly drag shows and pulsing Top-40 dance hits audible from around the block. Having undergone an almost unrecognizable...

Mr. Sandman, dream me a dream

JOSIE JONES August 27, 2009

Think back to the Outback Bowl in Tampa Bay, Fla.: You’re sipping a Bud Light on the beach surrounded by the Hawkeye fans and taking pictures with your besties in front of the game display created in...

‘Universal love,’ measure by measure

CAROLINE BERG August 27, 2009

Sharing a musical experience with Naomi Wilder is to enter an Age of Aquarius. She dedicates her old-school funk to sore souls in need of an escape into peace and harmony. “I pray that the people who...

Tracks from the Past: Coldplay’s X&Y

DI ARTS STAFF August 27, 2009

Coldplay Have you ever listened to a song that perfectly described how you were feeling at that given moment? For me, the song was “Fix You,” by Coldplay. I had spent years playing volleyball, and...

Making a smart musical stew

ERIC ANDERSEN August 27, 2009

Andreas Kapsalis knows no boundaries on his guitar. Slapping and hitting the wood of the acoustic, he treats it like a percussive instrument. He uses his “10-finger-tapping” technique to hit every...

Iowa movie premieres

RACHAEL LANDER August 27, 2009

Think back to the moment of your first kiss. If it happened before you were 16, you have more experience than Kate, the romantically inexperienced character of the independent-flick 16 to Life, who finds...

Conservatives will miss Ted Kennedy too

CAL THOMAS - GUEST OPINION August 27, 2009

Most of my adult life has been intertwined with the Kennedy family. As a freshman at American University in 1960, I stayed up late watching the election returns, as John F. Kennedy barely eked out a victory...

Republican rebound?

SIMEON TALLEY August 27, 2009

Is the Iowa Republican Party making a comeback? After taking a beating from Democrats in 2006 and 2008, GOP officials sound a lot more optimistic than they did in January. After the November presidential...

The battle for democracy

SHAWN GUDE August 27, 2009

Listen to the naysayers, and the newspaper business is doomed. Declining advertising revenue, floundering circulation, and a recalcitrant unwillingness among readers to — gasp — pay for news. So what’s...

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