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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

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Drink of the Week: Loaded Bloody Mary

EMMA MCCLATCHEY April 9, 2015

Why prepare a drink and a meal when you can consume both at once? The Dirty Dog restaurant in Waverly, Iowa, invented this mammoth of a cocktail, which is as nourishing (and caloric) as any item on its...

Preview: Patiently awaiting Project Cars

CONOR MCBRIEN April 9, 2015

Simulating the simple act of driving a high-performance car is reserved for car enthusiasts only. Having been pushed back not just once,‭ ‬but‭ ‬twice‭ ‬in one week,‭ ‬it would seem that...

Review: Ori and the Blind Forest is cute and mostly fluffy

JORDAN RYDER April 9, 2015

Run, dash, and jump, jump again over a spider as big as you are, and be on your merry way. Every time I did this in Ori and the Blind Forest, I smiled at how smoothly it all worked together. Ori is a...

Iowa City International Film Festival descends

DORA GROTE April 9, 2015

The 13th Iowa City International Film Festival will take place Friday and Saturday in 105 Adler . The festival, presented by undergraduates in the UI Cinema Department, features documentaries...

UI produces English language opera The Rivals

DORA GROTE April 9, 2015

From today through April 12, the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts will host The Rivals, a 2011 opera following the story of misguided deceptions among several sets of lovers and would-be lovers....

Embracing the German Forest

DORA GROTE April 9, 2015

Rumbling stomach cramps, universally synonymous with hunger, remind us of a necessity in our lives. But that growling isn’t always paired with food. That gut churn, the gastric acid muffled in our...

Powwow returns Saturday

DI STAFF April 9, 2015

The beat of a drum, the smell of fry bread, the vibrancy of colors. For some, these may be seemingly simple factors of a good party. For others, these things embody the cultural expression of long-standing...

Q&A: Museum of Art speaker Amy Frazier

ISAAC HAMLET April 9, 2015

Amy Frazier has received a M.S. degree from International Center for Studies in Creativity and possess a background in theater. With her experience in the arts and research in creative thinking, she has...

One-woman show explores real estate stress

ISAAC HAMLET April 9, 2015

Iowa City serves as a literal backdrop for Housebroken. A map of the city stretches over the back of the stage, dotted with images of such landmarks as the Old Capitol and Kinnick Stadium. To either...

Turning software, dance, and styrofoam into sound

MICHAEL KADRIE April 9, 2015

Driving rhythm echoes from a multitude of machines, filling the practice space with noise. Huddled in the epicenter, nested in a mass of wires and computers, six composers rehearse a new composition...

A fashion show for the ages

GRACE HAERR April 9, 2015

Doubts about diversity at the University of Iowa will be delightfully dismissed by members of Walk It Out in their sixth-annual Multicultural Fashion Show on Saturday. Walk it Out is a student organization...

Gathe Raho takes A Capella beyond Pitch Perfect

DEVYN YOUNG April 9, 2015

In 2012, the comedy musical Pitch Perfect premièred and captivated the country. Apart from a funny performance by Rebel Wilson and catchy cup-drumming by Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect’s strongest...

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