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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

Noah Jupe stars in "Honey Boy." MUST CREDIT: Amazon Studios

Honey Boy serves as therapy to writer Shia LaBeouf, and has the same effect on its viewers

Megan Conroy, Arts Reporter March 3, 2020

“A seed has to totally destroy itself to become a flower. That’s a violent act, honey boy.” Honey Boy, an Amazon original film, unfolds chaotically. The opening scene features main character...

Binge Break: There’s light in the darkness in All the Bright Places

Binge Break: There’s light in the darkness in All the Bright Places

Kayli Reese, Managing Editor March 1, 2020

I was terrified when I started watching the Netflix adaptation of All the Bright Places. The film — which hit Netflix Feb. 28 — is based off of Jennifer Niven’s novel, which was one of my...

Lead vocalist Anthony Worden Sings, accompanied by Avery Mossman on keys and Capel Howorth on bass during an Anthony Worden and the Illiterati concert at Gabe’s on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. The band used the show to celebrate the release of their new album, ‘Voila.’

Photos: Anthony Worden and the Illiterati (2/28/20)

Jenna Galligan, Photojournalist February 29, 2020

Anthony Worden and the Illiterati performed at Gabe's last night to celebrate the release of their new album, Voila. The show opened with local bands The Megababes and Jack Lion.

Rock band Anthony Worden and the Illiterati awes Gabe’s with 60s, 70s nostalgia

Rock band Anthony Worden and the Illiterati awes Gabe’s with ’60s, ’70s nostalgia

Megan Conroy, Arts Reporter February 29, 2020

The second floor of Gabe’s slowly filled with a crowd anticipating a night of excellent music. From 9 p.m. to around 11 p.m., the crowd at Gabe’s grew as friends and fans of Anthony Worden and...

Twelve stories, one heart: Hancher play narrates stories of 12 immigrants’ journeys to America

Twelve stories, one heart: Hancher play narrates stories of 12 immigrants’ journeys to America

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter February 27, 2020

The Actors’ Gang, a Los Angeles-based theatre company known for its contemporary pieces and unique acting techniques, returns to Hancher for the first time since 2006 to share American immigrant...

Photo illustration by Tate Hildyard for The Daily Iowan.

Physical media lives: The Criterion Collection shows steadfast demand for physical films

Pedro Barragan, Arts Reporter February 27, 2020

Just as readers buy physical paperbacks over e-books and music lovers purchase vinyl rather than depending on their Spotify account, many film lovers buy from a tiny collection of films called the...

Graduate Student Drew Etienne poses in his studio in the Visual Arts Building on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020.

Geometrical landscapes and foreboding futures: Drew Etienne’s inspirational artwork comes to life in his small studio

Ashley Dawson, Arts Reporter February 27, 2020

Unspecified, peculiar beauties that pop into the mind are what inspire Drew Etienne, a second-year graduate student at the University of Iowa, before he begins a new drawing. “There are these...

Michael Landez and Juliet Remmers perform a piece during a dress rehearsal of the Dancers in Company 2020 Home Concert on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 at the Space Place Theater in North Hall.

Dancers in Company celebrate 36th year with home concert

Addie Bushnell, Arts Reporter February 27, 2020

Dancers in Company, the University of Iowa’s touring ensemble, held the opening night of their home concert tonight at 8 p.m. in Space Place Theater. The show, which consists of six works of contemporary...

Co-creators Adam Knight (left) and David Lee Nelson (right) pose for a portrait in Riverside Theater on Feb. 7, 2020. Stages is a one-person play which focuses on Nelson’s experience with cancer.

A humorous one-person show about one man’s cancer diagnosis, Stages balances tragedy and heart

Pedro Barragan, Arts Reporter February 26, 2020

David Lee Nelson was diagnosed with colon cancer when he was 38 years old. He now re-tells that story in Riverside Theater’s one-man show, Stages, which will perform Friday through March 15. The...

A new generation of burlesque: Rebellion Burlesque approaches performing with a political twist

A new generation of burlesque: Rebellion Burlesque approaches performing with a political twist

Sarah Stortz, Senior Reporter February 26, 2020

Inside a small apartment, a group of women from Rebellion Burlesque crowded around each other, throwing friendly banter. Once their plans were finalized, one woman dumped an Ulta box of makeup on...

Josh Siefken, a University of Iowa senior, leads Art at the End of the World Book Club on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at Public Space One, 229 N Gilbert Street. The group discussed the 2018 novel Severance by Ling Ma.

Book club explores apocalypse in literature

Addie Bushnell February 26, 2020

Every Wednesday evening, a group of students led by Vero Smith, the associate curator of special projects at the Stanley Museum, gathers in Public Space One to discuss the end of the world. The club...

Safari Room set to give their sophomore performance at Gabe’s

Safari Room set to give their sophomore performance at Gabe’s

Pedro Barragan, Arts Reporter February 26, 2020

Hailing from Nashville, indie rock band Safari Room will return to Iowa City tonight at Gabe’s at 9 p.m. The band currently seeks to differentiate themselves from recognized indie bands, something they...

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