Basic Goods, Iowa City’s Mecca for sustainable and self-care items, including a wide selection of house plants, opened just a year ago in October of 2020. Entrepreneur Simeon Talley opened the store...
OLD, directed by M Night Shyamalan, is a movie that made a scene on its arrival in theatres, spawning memes based on its premise: a group of vacationers trapped on a beach where time has become accelerated.
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“He’s All That” (2021) is not all that. 22 years since the release of “She’s All That,” this Netflix remake had the potential to be as influential and loved as the original. The cast includes...
A Disney star’s debut album following three hit singles. Eleven songs spanning 34 minutes and 46 seconds, SOUR made headlines when it was released on May 21, 2021. 18 year old Olivia Rodrigo first topped...
The Battle of The Bands was a concert that took place at the Iowa Memorial Union Amphitheater on a beautiful summer night by the river. It pitted Bonnibel, Tiger and Little Potion; The Skooma Boys, Wacky...
Indie Rock staple, Big Thief, played at The Pageant in St. Louis, Missouri on September 11. The opener for the show, Mind Maitenance, is an experimental group with connections to Chicago. Their use...
These new releases and upcoming albums are essential for your weekend listening.
Just weeks after the release of Solar Power, New Zealand artist Lorde released a surprise EP. Te Ao Mārama includes...
What's so great about Lorde is that we have all grown up with her, and with her albums. The new “Solar Power” is like a light at the end of the tunnel. Famed producer Jack Antonoff is again behind...
Here it is. Generation defining artist Kanye West has done it again with his newest project. Named for his late mother, Donda, the record did everything but disappoint. I will proclaim myself as an average...
On May 25th, City High students and family members gathered in the new gym and lobby to celebrate the arts amongst a pandemic. In most years, there would be three art shows a year, but this year there...
When COVID-19 struck in March of 2020, attendance to the Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) had decreased from roughly 170,000 people per week down to nearly 10,000 people weekly. Since then, weekly attendance...
I moved from Spotify to Apple Music so you don’t have to. On my old Spotify account, I originally had over 2,000 liked songs and about 6 years worth of music curated specifically to my tastes. The reason...
