Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, IA
1 day ago by Sara Bishop
Rainy skies didn't dampen spirits at the Des Moines Arts Festival on Friday. ISU students made up a large portion of the Emerging Iowa Artists Program at the Des Moines Arts Festival this weekend. Fifteen of the 24 Emerging Artists chosen for the festival were ISU College of Design students or recent graduates, according to the College of Design Web site.
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, IA
1 day ago by Jake Coyle/AP Entertainment Writer
NEW YORK -Kanye West defended himself from criticism over his delayed performance at Bonnaroo, saying on his blog that the flak he's taken has left him "the most offended I've ever been."
West's performance at the Tennessee festival was scheduled for 2:45 a.
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, IA
1 day ago by Sara Bishop
A special treat is happening this weekend - the Des Moines Arts Festival.
The festival will take place in Des Moines' Western Gateway Park, June 27-29.
"It's the largest cultural event in Iowa," said Stephen King, executive director of the Des Moines Arts Festival.
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
2 days ago
My ears, not to mention my self-esteem, were tired and battered after listening to the newest album from G-Unit, Terminate on Sight (T.O.S.), set to be released today. It is an album riddled with all the bad stereotypes of rap - loud and obnoxious beats, references to violence and drugs, and of course the unrelenting objectification of women.
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
2 days ago by Kathleen Serino - The Daily Iowan
"There are 26 of us traveling on that old church bus running on vegetable oil playing hopscotch across the country. Yeah, I would definitely call it a circus," 23-year-old Sean Carlson said about his creation, the F*** Yeah Tour (new sibling of the F*** Yeah Fest), while changing lanes on a California highway.
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
2 days ago by Alexis Baker - The Daily Iowan
Once named "America's Best Songwriter" by Time magazine, she is more than what many have dreamed - "the female Bob Dylan." She is Lucinda Williams, and on the evening of June 29, she will be here.
Williams will begin her summer tour on June 28 opening for John Mellencamp in Milwaukee before coming to Iowa City's Englert Theatre.
Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi
3 days ago by Andrew Lapin, Daily Arts Writer
The trailers shown before "WALL-E" were a cold reminder of just how hard it is to make a decent family film these days. The many G-rated travesties soon playing in theaters everywhere will include a pointless sequel to "Madagascar" and something called "Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi
3 days ago by Blake Goble, Daily Arts Writer
"Wanted" Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Universal At Showcase & Quality 16 "I know this defies the laws of gravity, but, you see, I never studied law." - Bugs Bunny This quote may come to mind when one watches "Wanted." Bullets flying across Chicago carve themselves perfectly into the foreheads of bad guys on rooftops.
The South End, Wayne State University, MI
5 days ago by Giuseppa Ferrara / For The South End
The walls are lined with photographs of the store's most famous patrons - Johnny Cash shopped here, as did Steve Harvey, Biggie Smalls, Floyd Mayweather Jr., the Tempatations, Star Jones, Cedric the Entertainer and Mike Tyson. Even Kwame Kilpatrick has spent a few of the city's spare dollars there.