University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate and UI Adjunct Assistant Professor Nathaniel Minton explores the future of media and technological challenges for creative writers through his class, Creative...

You’ve probably heard of Hooked on Phonics, but have you heard of Lubriphonic? It’s a band that has shown up in Iowa City a couple times. The group will play alongside Oh So Good and Amanda Miller...

Most kids growing up experience the angst and frustration of the dreaded weeknight piano lessons or cello practices that were so forced upon them by their loving parents. Yet very few children possessed...

Angela Dawe was the funniest person in her group of friends. Now a part of one of Second City’s improv groups, she finds herself in the company of everyone’s funniest friend, making the laughs come...

For Elle, an imprisoned life as a failed violinist turned teacher is not easy while in a rut of a relationship. So, the only way out is to smash her husband’s head with the toaster, thus making him toast. The...

In Canasta’s hit song “Slow Down Chicago,” the skyline and El trains of the Windy City are described as having a mind of their own. “The city is very inspiring, but if you get caught up in yourself...

It takes Andy Rausch months of intense planning and coordinating for an drag-queen pageant. There’s preparing what to say in all the interviews, polishing his talent to win over the judges, and perhaps...

Earmarks are a very difficult part of the budget to understand. In fiscal 2010, $15.9 billion was spent on earmarks. Given the amount of funds that are spent on earmarks every year, and how most people...

Ostensibly, you can tell how someone votes by which church they attend. The idea, rapidly becoming a truism, is this: Culture-warring evangelicals vote hard-line Republican, reform Jews vote Democrat,...

YES During a time when officials are talking about putting people back to work, it may seem counterintuitive to support a measure that could cause a job loss, however negligible. But Iowans will be better...

After the Jan. 22 meet against Illinois-Chicago, men’s gymnastics head coach JD Reive didn’t even know an Iowa record had been set. Two days later, Reive learned that sophomore Anton Gryshayev had...

Lisa Bluder thinks the Big Ten is the best women’s basketball conference in America. Take a quick look at the conference standings as of Wednesday, and the veteran head coach is probably right. Eight...