Photos by Tonya Kehoe Philip Hensher’s book The Missing Ink: The Lost Art of Handwriting discusses the vanishing act of the written word plays in our world today. The widely reviewed book claims that the diminishing use of handwriting is in turn diminishing our humanity. It seems Hensher may take his scribbling a little too […]
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Rampant IPA is our May brew of the month
With supplies of spring’s seasonal brews dwindling, I’ve decided to suggest a spring-ish beer that is not only brewed year-round, but also offers a level of hop bitterness that exceeds anything else I have recommended: Rampant IPA, brewed by New Belgium Brewing.
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Live Music Preview: May 8-13
The month of May has come, and, while this means nothing for the various working stiffs in Iowa City, it does signal one of my favorite times of the year: the exodus of most of the undergrads and the summer slowdown. Everyone’s more relaxed, restaurants don’t have lines and I get free reign of Brothers […]
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Ion debuts Tobacco Bowl music video
Ioannis “Ion” Alexakis released his debut music video for “Love/Smokes” yesterday, shot entirely within the Pedestrian Mall and Tobacco Bowl. This affords us a great opportunity to enjoy some local hip hop while shamelessly engaging in a bit of Iowa City naval gazing. Describing himself as long-time customer, Alexakis said the idea for shooting a […]
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Art City: Party in the Trenches on May 4
Art wears many faces; sometimes you’ll remove art’s mask and surprise, there’s another mask underneath. It can be hard to tell where art starts and stops. There’s an art to broken pianos, to rainy day gravel back lots and, of course, to communities.
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Iowa City Weekender: May 2-5
The must-see show this weekend, both Fielded and Gel Set are redefining solo electronic/dance music of this century with their haunting vocals and unique songwriting. Both have visited Iowa City before separately, and in a stroke of genius they are finally touring side-by-side.
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Prairie Pop: Jump up and get down
Editor’s Note: Kembrew McLeod’s two-year-old son, Alasdair, is sitting in for our regular Prairie Pop columnist this issue. Like many adult music critics, he likes to coin genre names, and lately Alasdair has been obsessed with “Jump Music.”
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Talking Movies: Pablo Larrain’s No
During the run-up to the Iraq war, there was a popular bumper sticker which satirized the idea of Iraqi elections. It showed an imaginary Iraqi ballot with two voting options. Option one said “I vote for Saddam Hussein;” option two said “Please arrest me and torture my family.”
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Show Photos: Emperors Club and Best Coast
Best Coast and Emperors Club performed at First United Methodist Church on April 27, presented by SCOPE Productions and KRUI. Check out Jay Geisen’s photos from the event after the jump.
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A love letter to Leaf Kitchen’s Cubano
I love Leaf Kitchen’s “Cubano,” their version of the classic Cuban ham-and-cheese sandwich. I know that the verb “love” is much abused, particularly when applied to food, but it’s the best word I can come up with for the eroticism inspired in me by this particular combination of soft grilled white-wine garlic bread, braised pork, […]
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Film review: Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color
A Pig farmer, a hypnotist, a mad scientist and Henry David Thoreau. All of these may or may not be characters in Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color and some of them may or may not be the same person. Nothing in this azure-and-beige meditation on storytelling and modern experience is reliable, maybe least of all its […]
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Beer review: Dig Pale Ale from New Belgium Brewing
Fitting for springtime garden work and the May flowers that should pop up after all those April showers, Dig is an earthy, grassy pale ale that offers a nice bite and hints of refreshing citrus and tropical fruit. The citrus is not as prominent as New Belgium advertises, but it is still a good seasonal brew.
