Condé Nast Merges Pitchfork with GQ and Lays Off Multiple Staffers

February 6, 2024

Pitchfork was merged with GQ magazine by parent company Condé Nast. This caused mass layoffs, with over half of the publications staff losing their jobs.

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Boldy James Embraces Vulnerability with “Penalty of Leadership”

January 26, 2024

By Maurice Crawford

With assistance from Canadian producer Nicholas Craven, Boldy James delivers a level of vulnerability and sincerity not often seen in his projects on his first project after a brutal car crash.

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Op-Ed: We Will Not Wait For the Next School Shooting

January 24, 2024

By Amman Hassan

An op-ed written by university students from several schools across the nation, calling on politicians to enact gun control.

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needle in a haystack: sydney mills runner

January 16, 2024

By Casper Bakker

Frequently, the most earnest and sentimental works of music and art can be found milling around the bottom of a list. A small point of data. A needle in a haystack.

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Film Scores and Soundtracks, an Overlooked Aspect of Cinema

January 12, 2024

By Anika Maculangan

The music from film scores and soundtracks is an integral part in conveying emotion in the movie making process. However, it’s not something many take the time to realize when watching a film.

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KRUI Staff Favorite Albums of 2023

January 5, 2024

By John Glab

With the new year now here, twelve KRUI staff members write about their favorite albums from the past year that helped define their 2023. Here are their thoughts and feelings on their individual picks.

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KRUI Staff Favorite Songs of 2023

January 4, 2024

By John Glab

2023 is now over. To either celebrate or mourn that, fourteen KRUI staff members pick their favorite songs released over the past year. Here are their thoughts and feelings on their individual picks.

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The 500 Club: Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things”

January 1, 2024

By Anika Maculangan

Yorgos Lanthimos brings forth his latest piece, in the strange, but liberating film “Poor Things”. The film has already been nominated for many awards.

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Iowa City Community Members Demand a Ceasefire in Palestine

December 25, 2023

By John Glab

A couple weeks ago, protest happened at Kinnick Stadium in support of the Palestinian people amid Israeli bombings of Gaza. A few days later, many Iowa City community members called on city council to support a ceasefire in Palestine.

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The 500 Club: William Oldroyd’s “Eileen”

December 21, 2023

By Anika Maculangan

William Oldroyd’s new film “Eileen” is about an unnerving bond where two people begin to mesh and meld into becoming the other.

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Concert Preview: Spin Art, painting the scene with sound

In the crowded gallery of rising bands, few make as bold a splash as Iowa’s own prog pop-punks Spin Art, performing live at Lefty’s in Des Moines this weekend.

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Concert Preview: Father John Misty at Val Air Ballroom DSM on October 1

Father John Misty returns to Iowa tonight on October 1st at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines for the first time since performing at 80/35 festival in 2022, a show I was not only at, but also vaguely remember.

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Law Enforcement Warns Students About Fentanyl-laced Prescription Pills.

Cartels have increasingly looked to social media to move counterfeit medications made to resemble authentic prescriptions, often laced with deadly doses of fentanyl.

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Des Moines’ plan to solve its budget crisis: gentrification

Des Moines is facing the culmination of multiple long-standing budgetary crises resulting in its present $17 million annual deficit. Without room in the general fund, transportation is facing cuts, utility rates have been hiked, and agencies reorganized…

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Heartland Domination: All Iowa as the Hawkeyes shutout Wisconsin, 37-0

Iowa silenced Camp Randall with a statement 37-0 shutout over Wisconsin, reclaiming the Heartland Trophy for a fourth straight year and notching their first road shutout against the Badgers since 1929. Behind Kamari Moulton’s breakout performance and a smothering defense that snagged two interceptions from defensive linemen, the Hawkeyes looked every bit like Big Ten contenders.

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The Time is ‘Nowski: Hawks Fight Their Way Out Of Piscataway, 38-28

Iowa unveiled a far more dynamic offense at Rutgers, mixing creativity with big-play confidence behind Mark Gronowski’s command. The result was a 38-28 road win that felt like a turning point for the Hawkeyes’ attack.

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Are you a lonely person with power? Deafheaven in Davenport at the Capitol Theater, Oct. 9

Ethical Gaming: Choices, God, and “How Fish Is Made”

Heartland Domination: All Iowa as the Hawkeyes shutout Wisconsin, 37-0

Concert Preview: Spin Art, painting the scene with sound

Concert Preview: Deafheaven in Davenport at the Capitol Theater, October 9

Interview: World’s Worst on their past, present, and the Real Housewives of SLC

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Condé Nast Merges Pitchfork with GQ and Lays Off Multiple Staffers

Boldy James Embraces Vulnerability with “Penalty of Leadership”

Op-Ed: We Will Not Wait For the Next School Shooting

needle in a haystack: sydney mills runner

Film Scores and Soundtracks, an Overlooked Aspect of Cinema

The 500 Club: Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things”

Iowa City Community Members Demand a Ceasefire in Palestine

The 500 Club: William Oldroyd’s “Eileen”

Concert Preview: Spin Art, painting the scene with sound

Concert Preview: Father John Misty at Val Air Ballroom DSM on October 1

Law Enforcement Warns Students About Fentanyl-laced Prescription Pills.

Des Moines’ plan to solve its budget crisis: gentrification

Heartland Domination: All Iowa as the Hawkeyes shutout Wisconsin, 37-0

The Time is ‘Nowski: Hawks Fight Their Way Out Of Piscataway, 38-28

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