Hereafter

Clint Eastwood looks into the great beyond and sees dead people – lots of them, and chatty souls they are, too.

"...in Japanese), or the love story of a lonely Iowa housewife, we have grown accustomed to Eastwood’s late-career defiance..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Soccer Watch

Aztex’s Max Griffin named league Rookie of the Year, and more

"...games last week: 1-0 over Missouri and 2-1 over Iowa State, with junior Kylie Doniak assisting on all three..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Roller Derby Update[d]: 10/8/10

Texecutioners take to the tourneys

"...for the US contingent, there's a triple showing for Iowa with the Des Moines Derby Dames, Mid Iowa Rollers..."

Oct. 9, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

'Chronicle' 2010 NFL Mock Draft

Who will go where and when

"...Eric Berry, S, Tennessee 6) Seattle: Bryan Bulaga, OT, Iowa 7) Cleveland: CJ Spiller, RB, Clemson 8) Oakland: Trent..."

April 22, 2010 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Big 12 Power Rankings: Week 9

UT stays atop weak Big 12

"...5) Iowa State [5-3; 2-2]: Absolute stunner to get a win..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Sports Post by John Razook

Big 12 Power Rankings Week 2

Cowboys drop, Horns stand tall

"...11) Iowa State [1-1; 0-0]: Looked pretty rough against what is..."

Sept. 16, 2009 Sports Post by John Razook

Big 12 Power Rankings (and Whatnot)

Impressions in the aftermath of Week 1

"...11. Iowa State [1-0; 0-0]: Still Iowa State...."

Sept. 11, 2009 Sports Post by John Razook

Star Trek

Star Trek is an immensely satisfying origin story that introduces the characters we know – before we knew them.

"...way back to James Tiberius Kirk's corn-fed and hotheaded Iowa youth before introducing, one by one, the characters we..."

May 8, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Oxford Project

Peter Feldstein talks about photographing an entire small town across a 20-year span

"...676 residents of Oxford, a rural community in Eastern Iowa just 16 miles down the road from the University..."

April 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A History of Pigs in America

"...Kansas City, Mo; St. Joseph, Mo.; and Sioux City, Iowa. Centralized packing plants were located adjacent to the stockyards...."

April 10, 2009 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Express Open Season Against Cubs

The Dell Diamond and the Express host the Iowa Cubs starting tonight

"...as the Houston Astros AAA affiliate tonight vs. the Iowa Cubs. Opening Day also happens to coincide with Thirsty..."

April 9, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...of six field-test sites selected for this University of Iowa research study (along with San Diego, Baltimore, Boise, Eastern..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature

Object Lesson

In Sherry Kramer's new play, things that are ordinary become magical: flowers, Barbies, even the writer herself

"...and frequently returns as a guest artist at the Iowa Playwrights Workshop, the University of Iowa's Master of Fine..."

May 16, 2008 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Never Back Down

Never Back Down is like The Karate Kid meets Fight Club by way of Abercrombie & Fitch.

"...kid in town when his family moves from corn-fed Iowa to the suburban hell of southern Florida, where his..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Letters @ 3AM

The real election is being decided in the primaries, and unless disaster intervenes, the next president will be Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama

"...of 2-1 (The Week, Feb. 8, p.16). In the Iowa primary, "three times as many Iowans shifted their registration..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters @ 3AM

Before the presidency is anything else, it's a job – a job that requires a dash of corruption

"...of the poor) really wanted a win in corn-rich Iowa. Each has consistently pushed for corn ethanol (single mothers..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters @ 3AM

At least four factors could determine the nominees and results of the next presidential election, and nobody's talking about them yet

"...few percentage points ahead of Edwards and Obama in Iowa; bomb Iran, and she'll lose Iowa by a hefty..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Soccer Watch

Lady Longhorns earn No. 1 ranking, and more

"...the Soccer America poll following a 1-1 draw at Iowa State and a 2-1 home win over Nebraska on..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

We're No. 1! (and No. 7)

"...the Soccer America poll following a 1-1 draw at Iowa State and a 2-1 home win over Nebraska on..."

Oct. 9, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

"...Sparks flew when Paul found himself excluded from the Iowa Republican presidential debate Friday. It wasn't exactly an unmissable..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature

No Love for Ron Paul

Will the only Texan in the presidential primaries get to go Iowa?

"...gets to join the debates. It seems that the Iowa Presidential Forum, scheduled for June 30, has left someone..."

June 26, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Happy Accidents

Dominic Smith on The Beautiful Miscellaneous

"...It was during his time at the University of Iowa, where he received his undergraduate degree in anthropology, that..."

June 15, 2007 Books Feature by John H. Razook

Because the Sky Is Blue

"...a former third-grade mayor (Gunn School Elementary; Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1991) and a onetime assistant to a Soils and..."

May 4, 2007 Postmarks

'Possession Arrow': Badgley->Razook

"...anyone. Mizzou almost got 'em. Too bad, Tigers. Hell, Iowa State almost did the trick, too. Who really knows..."

Jan. 16, 2007 Sports Post by John Razook

Finding Hope ... in Bed!

Tim Miller's latest trip to Austin finds the noted performance artist optimistic about being gay

"...certainly with the amount of time I spend in Iowa. In some ways, Austin is this whole other species:..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Searching for Once Upon a Time

Why Monument Valley – again part of the Netflix / Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow this summer – is such a magnetic place for me

"...at the screening of Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa. The whole tour offers new meaning to the "breathtaking..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Real Crash Davis

Alan Zinter of the Round Rock Express still lives the big-league dream

"...a professional, batting .310 with 23 home runs for Iowa, the Cubs' triple-A club. The next spring, it looked..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

Chlorine

First place

"...Paige were staying with their Aunt Jill, outside of Iowa City, from June to mid-August. Benjie would have lived..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature by Gail Miller

Howlin' Wolf Does Not Wear Panties

Walter Daniels' punk blues stirs up a whole new generational ilk, like Black Joe Lewis

"...raised in a variety of places including Louisiana and Iowa before his family settled in the Woodlands, outside Houston...."

Nov. 18, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Smoke Thickens

Mapping Medical Marijuana

"...Five recognize therapeutic benefits (and all except Iowa legalize use by prescription); but they provide no legal..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature

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