I had the chance to talk with 2-time Grammy Award winner Molly Tuttle ahead of her performance at The Englert on November 16th.
I spoke with Derek Sanders, frontman of Mayday Parade after their gig at Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee, Iowa. A conversation spanning much more than the 20 years of the band, he told me about his latest trilogy release and all the way back to his very first autograph he signed.
This Wednesday on November 12th, Iowa City embraces the New Wave revival as the trailblazing band, Nuovo Testamento performs at The James Theater as part of The Englert’s Track Zero Series.
Somehow, someway, the Bears keep winning. It isn’t pretty, but it doesn’t matter. A win is a win is a win.
I had the chance to sit down with Andrew McMahon while at When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas. We spoke about his historic gig at Red Rocks this summer, playing at Notre Dame Stadium, and how incredible of a movie “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” is.
This month, Johnson County Democrats are conducting “listening tours” to connect with students at the University of Iowa, consisting of various extracurricular and undergraduate-based organizations and events. The listening tour works as an open forum for students to describe their needs, goals, and priorities when it comes to both elected officials and the Democratic Party.
Politics are intertwined with our entertainment. Good or Bad?
Image via: bluedelware.com
I spent Saturday afternoon learning about the ally-industrial complex and the insidious commodification of social justice movements with Tabitha Wiggins (Image via creativemornings.com)
Jason Sole talks about the importance of education at Witching Hour 2016. Image via: Star Tribune
Native American women have been subjected to forced sterilization by government clinics. Image via: guttmacher.prg
Read an email I sent to my professor about the hostile culture in their classroom (Image via: Pixelina Photography)
Racism still exists and we need to be aware of our individual contributions to systematic racism. Photo via: storify.com
A month isn’t enough for people to celebrate their cultures but it’s enough to remind them that they have something to be proud of in White America. (photo via: www.neoc.ne.gov)
Read about the complex, sharp, but gentle poetry of Nayyirah Waheed!
I’m tired of watching the people around me choose inaction over action, silence over revolution, passivity over passion.
There is a large number of myths about Latinos that need to be addressed, and here I acknowledge five of those myths and attempt to debunk them.
An open thank you note to Donald Drumpf/Drumpf
