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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

Opinion: Watching Steven Spielberg’s films during quarantine offers a reminder of fiction’s ability to build imagination and wonder

Opinion: Watching Steven Spielberg’s films during quarantine offers a reminder of fiction’s ability to build imagination and wonder

Pedro Barragan, Arts Reporter April 8, 2020

If these last few weeks of quarantine have taught us anything, it’s that we require art now more than ever. Plenty of us are searching for what show to binge next, which classic novel to take off...

Opinion: Life through a new lens

Opinion: Life through a new lens

Megan Conroy, Arts Reporter April 7, 2020

Tuesday was the first day I left my house in two weeks. Stepping outdoors felt like entering another universe after being too paralyzingly anxious to even go for a walk. But I brought my camera...

Illustration by Katina Zentz

The Garden subverts genre, embraces the weird with new album Kiss My Super Bowl Ring

Abigail Wetteroff, Arts Reporter April 6, 2020

Wyatt and Fletcher Shears, the twin brothers comprising musical group The Garden, have never conformed to music industry norms. More often than not, traditional pop music formulas are disregarded or...

Photo illustration by Hayden Froehlich

Hawkeyes studying arts struggle to adapt to distance learning

Addie Bushnell, Arts Reporter April 6, 2020

Avery Nabholz recently ended a vocal lesson early after the sound on her computer cut out. She had reached a pitch and dynamic that was too much for the audio system to compute. It was one of the...

Quarantine time homemade cooking challenge

Quarantine time homemade cooking challenge

Samantha Murray, Arts Reporter April 6, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there is less of a selection of food at grocery stores at any given time. When I went to my local Walmart a few weeks ago, I was met with aisle after aisle of nearly-emptied...

Photo Illustration by Ryan Adams

New ways to spice up your old playlists

Ashley Dawson, Arts Reporter April 6, 2020

Music is recyclable, meaning listeners can hear the same song time and time again before tiring of it. However, throughout this quarantine period, music streaming apps are spiking in usage, and listeners...

Contributed (Photographer: Brett Stone)

Student Spotlight: UI playwright turns to livestreaming their writing process online amid COVID-19 outbreak

Josie Fischels, Arts Editor April 5, 2020

Should one find Cameron Speta streaming on Twitch, they might be surprised to find that the UI senior and playwright isn’t always playing Overwatch as the category title suggests — they’re typing...

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Riverside Theater’s ’30 Days of Shakespeare’ video series brings theatre to social media

Pedro Barragan, Arts Reporter April 5, 2020

While local theaters are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Riverside Theater has brought about an initiative to bring theater back to Iowa City in a new way with their 30 Days of Shakespeare video...

Binge Break: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is singing the song in our heads and hearts

Binge Break: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is singing the song in our heads and hearts

Kayli Reese, Managing Editor April 5, 2020

I’ve been planning to write a column about one of my favorite shows of all time — the comedy musical Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which ran on the CW from 2015-2019 — for a while, as it’s a show I...

The marquee outside of the Englert theatre is shown with Mandolin Orange headlining on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.

New Mission Creek dates and Refocus Film Festival to share September weekend

Josie Fischels and Madison Lotenschtein April 4, 2020

Downtown Iowa City will once again be bursting with artistic life this fall with the rescheduled 2020 Mission Creek Festival and  FilmScene’s newly launched Refocus Film Festival.  Both events will...

UI alum releases memoir about AIDS exploring life, love amid crisis

UI alum releases memoir about AIDS exploring life, love amid crisis

Addie Bushnell, Arts Reporter April 2, 2020

As the AIDS crisis rose to devastating heights during the early 1990s, the entire country lived in a state of perpetual fear. Amidst the panic, Provincetown, Massachusetts provided an escape for many...

Mission Creek Underground showcases filmed performances during COVID-19 pandemic

Mission Creek Underground showcases filmed performances during COVID-19 pandemic

Megan Conroy, Arts Reporter April 2, 2020

Today would have been the third day of the 15th anniversary Mission Creek Festival. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival was postponed on March 12, but the Englert Theater staff didn’t leave...

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