Are you between jobs? Between romantic partners? Between secure foundations and clear mandates and reasons to get up each morning? Probably at least one of the above. Foggy whirlwinds may be your intimate companions. Being up-in-the-air could be your customary vantage point. During your stay in this weird vacationland, please abstain from making conclusions about its implications for your value as a human being.
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2014 Mission Creek Festival guide
Welcome to the official 2014 Mission Creek Festival guide! Inside you’ll find a slew of show previews, event information, showtimes and ticket details. With the inclusion of a Tech + Innovation Conference, not to mention heaps of literature, music and film events, this year’s festival promises to be the biggest yet. View Schedule Page
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Savage Love: Moist Toilette
Straight female with a question. It’s about something that sometimes happens to me that I’ve never really told anyone about because it’s so weird and gross. It involves my bowel movements, so it’s not very sexy. (No offense to scat lovers, but I have zero interest in “poop play.”) After I have a normal bowel […]
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Jesus’ Son and then some: Denis Johnson reads to Iowa City this week
According to the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, the acclaimed poet, playwright, essayist, short-story guru and award-winning novelist Denis Johnson has returned…
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Letter to the Editor: Women of the World, Our Shame and Pride
Two months ago, I started working at the Iowa United Nations Association as their advocacy and media director. Our biggest fundraiser, Night of 1,000…
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Tonight at The Mill: Moonface takes the stage alongside Salt Cathedral
Indie-rock legend Spencer Krug will be visiting Iowa City tonight for a special show at The Mill, co-sponsored by The Englert Theatre and SCOPE Productions…
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Mission Creek-bound: An interview author Angela Pelster
Angela Pelster is the author of Limber, a collection of essays that explores the history of her home country, Canada, as well as sustainability, justice and the margins and trees. The winner of a Golden Eagle Children’s Choice award, Pelster is a 2012 graduate of UI’s Nonfiction Writing Program — where we were colleagues — […]
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Little Village Magazine issue 150 – March 5-18, 2014
In this issue of Little Village magazine, you’ll find interviews with performance artist Laurie Anderson and author Angela Pelster, a fresh set of local album reviews and much more…
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Zipline Brewing Company makes Iowa debut with tap takeover at Red’s Alehouse this Wednesday
Zipline co-founder and head brewer Marcus Powers said distribution in the Hawkeye State will officially kick off with tap takeovers at Red’s Alehouse in North…
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Prairie Pop: Who’s watching big brother?
Iowa native and UI alum Cindy Cohn is the Legal Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The National Law Journal named her one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America in 2013, noting, “if Big Brother is watching, he better look out for Cindy Cohn.” On Saturday, March 1—at noon in Meeting Room […]
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Business as Usual: It’s all part of the job for cabbie Vic Pasternak
Cabbie Vic Pasternak returns with part five of his 12-part storytelling series. Misadventure, mayhem and meltdowns — Pasternak sees it all in a single shift…
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Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings to play Wednesday at the Englert Theatre
Sharon Jones is a small woman, but when she sings, the sheer volume and richness of her soulful voice can barely be contained by even the largest of music…
