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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

Drink of the Week: 8-Bit Pale Ale

DI STAFF January 29, 2015

Every once in a while, I like to judge a book by its cover — at least in the beer cooler. It’s hard for the eye not to be drawn to the colorful can of Tallgrass Brewery’s 8-Bit Pale Ale,...

‘Super Scalpers’ commander gaming industry

CONOR MCBRIEN January 29, 2015

The supply of new Nintendo products has not met the demand, as I am discovering the hard way. I’ve been struggling to secure an order for Nintendo’s latest hand-held gaming console, the New...

Q&A: Bahamas

EMMA MCCLATCHEY January 29, 2015

Canadian musician Afie Jurvanen — popularly known by his stage name Bahamas — has ridden a steady road to success since the release of his first album, Pink Strat, recorded in a cabin in Ontario in...

Q&A: comedian Chloe Hilliard

JUSTUS FLAIR January 29, 2015

Chloé Hilliard is marketed as a “larger than life comedian” given her towering  6-1 frame and dark afro. After competing on last season’s “Last Comic Standing,” Hilliard...

UI play dramatizes Reagan assassination attempt

DI STAFF January 29, 2015

The workshop production Falls for Jodie will open in the Theater Building’s Theatre B starting at 8 p.m. Friday and running through Saturday. Based on a true story, the play tells the story of John...

Q&A: novelist Tim Johnston

ISAAC HAMLET January 29, 2015

Tim Johnston is a graduate of the University of Iowa and a professor at the University of Memphis. Tonight, he will return to Iowa City to talk about his newest book, Descent, a novel about a family vacation...

Documentary shows reality of Huntington’s disease

JASMINE PUTNEY January 29, 2015

And the lion’s mouth opens and yer staring at his teeth/And his jaws start closing with you underneath. More than 50 years ago, these words in a Bob Dylan poem symbolized the struggle of Woody...

UI artists present paintings, 3D art off campus

CLAIRE DIETZ January 29, 2015

Artist Halle Siepman likes a good challenge. Whether crafting delicate line drawings or large graphic paintings (or a combination of both), she harnesses a variety of materials on slick surfaces to create...

Romantic comedy to debut at Riverside

JUSTUS FLAIR January 29, 2015

Do you avoid cracks in the sidewalk? Do you cross your fingers when waiting for an announcement? Have you ever thrown salt over your shoulder? Does it usually work out for you? It never does for Sara...

Korobov: Prison for rapping

MICHAEL KOROBOV January 29, 2015

It seems implausible that the creation of a music album could land a man in jail for life. Well maybe in North Korea, Burma, Turkmenistan, or Libya, but certainly not in the United States. In one of the...

Clegg: Look out Netflix, here comes HBO

CHRIS CLEGG January 29, 2015

HBO is well-known among the masses of the world for defying the boundaries of modern television. From severing heads in “Game of Thrones” to record-breaking compression algorithms in “Silicon...

Editorial: Invest more in K-12 education

DI EDITORIAL BOARD January 29, 2015

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is just a year away from being the longest serving governor in U.S. history. Over the course of his six terms, overspending hasn’t been a problem. Fiscal conservativism has...

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