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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: Lagunitas IPA Maximus Ale

DI STAFF April 16, 2015

It’s called Maximus Ale for a reason. The Lagunitas Brewing Co.  of Petaluma, Calif., has taken the IPA on an overdrive hops-rush to flavor town. Thanks to the powers of the Internet, I know I.B.U....

Review: Never Alone is a bit too cute

JORDAN RYDER April 16, 2015

Some puzzle platforming, a bit of Inuit mythology, and a cute white fox. When I picked Never Alone up, I figured all of these together would make for a fun game. I was wrong.  The game starts off...

Review: Goat Simulator is a delightful mess

CONOR MCBRIEN April 16, 2015

You are a goat. A somewhat normal, nearly indestructible goat.  To an outside observer, Goat Simulator is something a little too out of the ordinary. The game seems as random as Octodad, another...

Iowa City Pizza: Sanctuary, Basta, Mill, Forbidden Planet, and Gumby’s

MICHAEL KADRIE April 16, 2015

Pizza is far from uncommon in Iowa City. There’s a dizzying array of potential places to treat your taste buds to cheese, meat, and vegetables piled atop cooked dough. I endeavored to try to taste the...

Dream comebacks for ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5

EMMA MCCLATCHEY April 16, 2015

Commence the “winter is coming” puns. The fifth season of HBO’s big-budget, high-octane fantasy series Game of Thrones befell April 12, attracting 8 million viewers — and that’s...

KRUI Radio celebrates 30 years

LILY ABROMEIT April 16, 2015

A tiny black radio in a room with walls painted turquoise and red, tucked in the corner on the third floor of the IMU, plays static and then a song from Jurassic Park. In the adjacent room, a student...

‘Walking food tour’ offers taste of local history

MICHAEL KADRIE April 16, 2015

Parts of the parking lot between Bluebird Diner and George’s are sinking. Beneath the blacktop lurks the remnants of an inaccessible brewery — one of several historic sites throughout the Iowa...

InterDance holds events for International Dance Day

CLAIRE DIETZ April 16, 2015

In the run-up to the International Dance Day on April 29, UNESCO's official Dance Day Around the World webpage highlighted an Iowa City event Tuesday. InterDance, created nine years ago by Nora Garda,...

Mill to host benefit concert for Angelyn Hargrove

JASMINE PUTNEY April 16, 2015

Notes, beats, and rhythms. Though together they create the composition of music, blues and soul artist Tony Brown said they are simply surface matter. “This medicine called music is more than a...

First Floodwater Comedy Festival descends

DEVYN YOUNG April 16, 2015

A lot can happen in a year. For Annie Levitz and Kristine Moffitt, this year brought them something they never saw coming: a comedy festival. The first Floodwater Comedy Festival will take over downtown...

UI play explores the comedy of love and lies

ISAAC HAMLET April 16, 2015

Lying is a daily occurrence. Whether we think about it or not, everyday dialogue is smattered with exaggerations, misrememberings, and white lies. For the character of Dorante, though, the proclivity to...

Food for the soul

GRACE HAERR April 16, 2015

Food is the foundation of many a hallowed tradition, from the Jewish festival Passover in which unleavened bread called matzo is eaten during a week of prayer to the annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival...

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