The magic: Short’s Whiskey, Grand Marnier, Orange Bitters What better drink to remind you that you live in Iowa than the Manhattan? This local spin on an old classic came as a random pick from the...

4 out of 5 Stars On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that proponents defending Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative (passed in 2008) that banned same-sex marriages in the state of...

2 out of 5 Stars There are, as anyone who watches enough movies can tell you, thousands of ways to make a horrible film: substandard dialogue, poor pacing, bland (or, even worse, offensive) characterization,...

Jonathan Lethem, the bestselling author of nine novels, will read from his most recent, Dissident Gardens, at Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St., at 5 p.m. Saturday. In 2005, Lethem received a MacArthur...

If you like your whiskey neat and your hands dirty, then the band Tallgrass may just be perfect for you. The Iowa City-based trio will perform in the Friday Night Concert Series on the Pedestrian Mall...

When Darius Bowie first started making videos in high school six years ago, performing comedy professionally wasn't a considered avenue. Sure, he wanted his own show like Dave Chappelle. But it's not like...

80 Hours takes a look at a film hidden among Netflix’s mammoth streaming collection every two weeks and examine if its position of obscurity is justified or whether you should take some time out...

Riverside Theater actor Kelly Gibson has a challenging — though, in the realm of Shakespeare, not altogether uncommon — responsibility as Othello’s Desdemona: She must die. “We rehearsed...

Ever since Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, came out, everyone’s been raving about how women need to stand up for their rights and negotiate at work, etc., etc. I totally agree with all of...

Chlorogenic acid — you may not have heard of it. The acid, which has recently made headlines on ABC and CNN, can be found in the famous green coffee bean, a health food growing in popularity. The superstar...

The discussion over minimum wage — in all its complexity — has grown more prominent in the United States, and as the dollar continues to lose its power and President Barack Obama continues to rally...

Trade the Pick With Joel Embiid’s draft stock in free fall, neither of the remaining candidates for the No. 1-overall pick is equipped to launch the club into contention — at least, not in the immediate...