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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Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

A new festival produced by Hancher Auditorium is taking place in Iowa City this weekend. Stop/Time Festival celebrates contemporary musicians and interdisciplinary arts this Friday and Saturday, April 3-4.

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Film still from the 1965 Newport Folk Festival footage, filmed by Murray Lerner

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

KRUI’s Logan Melia reviews Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour as it stopped in Iowa City on March 25th, 2026.

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Iowa City Starbucks Keeps Fighting Back with Open Doors

A series of strikes against the coffee conglomerate’s treatment of workers are currently underway. The current strikes follow Starbucks’s refusal to honor the years-long demands of workers.

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First Person POV of NASW “Legislative Day on the Hill,” February 24, 2026

Take a look inside the National Association of Social Worker’s 2026 “Legislative Day on the Hill” at the Iowa Capitol building through Carson’s eyes and ears.

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Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

Dead to Me, reminiscing on Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead

A Team of Dreamers

The Price of a Miracle, Women’s Basketball Iowa v. Virginia

Jason Isbell’s Loud Return to Hancher, and His Bronze Medal in Trivia

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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”

Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

Iowa City Starbucks Keeps Fighting Back with Open Doors

A Team of Dreamers

The Price of a Miracle, Women’s Basketball Iowa v. Virginia

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