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Little Village Magazine issue 168: Jan 7-20, 2015
Flip through the pages of Little Village issue 168. In this edition, you’ll find our third annual art issue, featuring creations from local artists Jarrett Mitchell, Sayuri Sasake Hemann, Zöe Brown, Candida Pagan and Donnie Bandy…
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Little Village Magazine issue 167: Dec. 3 – Jan. 6, 2015
Flip through the pages of Little Village issue 166. In this edition, you’ll find a look at some of Iowa City’s most vital community members, a report on Iowa’s gender representation gap, the top albums of 2014 and much more…
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Notes from the inside: What to expect upon entering Iowa’s prison system
When you first arrive at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMCC) it can be overwhelming for some people and just downright scary for other people. You’ll be…
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Little Village Magazine issue 166: Nov. 19 – Dec. 2, 2014
Flip through the pages of Little Village magazine issue 166. In this edition, you’ll find a look at the Iowa prison system’s ‘orientation’ process, the story of one IC resident’s ill-fated trip to Sierra Leone and much more…
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Little Village Magazine issue 165: Nov. 5-18, 2014
Flip through the pages of Little Village magazine issue 165. In this edition, you’ll find a look at the past, present and future of the Iowa City taxi industry, an interview with punk icon Henry Rollins and much more…
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Break from bipartisan: A rundown of Iowa’s third-party candidates
Had enough of ads complaining about Bruce Braley’s attendance record or Joni Ernst’s connection to the Koch brothers? Have you sunk into despair at the…
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Little Village Magazine issue 164: Oct. 15 – Nov. 4, 2014
In this edition of Little Village magazine, you’ll find a rundown of Iowa candidates running for Federal office, a unique take on IC’s famed black angel statue, a review of new Japanese restaurant Sushiya and much more…
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Little Village Magazine issue 163: Oct. 1-14, 2014
Flip through the pages of Little Village magazine issue 163. In this edition, you’ll find a rundown of Johnson County ballot items, the latest from cabbie Vic Pasternak, an interview with Ayana Mathis and much more…
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Little Village Magazine issue 162: Sept. 17-30, 2014
Flip through the pages of Little Village magazine issue 162. In this edition, you’ll find an interview with the vocalist Naoko Yamano of Shonen Knife, a look at Iowa City’s rental woes, this year’s fall fashion trends and more…
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Little Village Magazine issue 161: Sept. 3-16, 2014
Flip through the pages of Little Village magazine issue 161. In this edition, you’ll find an interview with astronaut Chris Hadfield, a preview of the 2014 Hawkeye football season, coverage of Iowa’s student debt problem and more…
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Hot Tin Roof: Seventeen
My parents don’t want me to walk the dog after dark; I tell them I’ll be back in an hour. Slide rules rule; crushes nearly crush me. I discover the body electric—how to handle high voltage. Kissing in a cave: our lips disappear but I can still feel them. Lifting the needle on the Hi-Fi to hear Side One, Track 3 of the Bookends album: “I’m empty and aching and I don’t know why.” I can’t swallow the first day of schoo
