Decolonize Your Mind: Polite Catcalling Is Still Catcalling!

Logan Melia recaps the 13th annual Windy City Smokeout as it wraps up the five night extravaganza of country music and BBQ

Minnesota Yacht Club Festival Preview

July 15, 2026

Logan Melia previews the third annual Minnesota Yacht Club taking place July 17-19 with The Strokes, Geese, and more

Places called Babylon don’t usually meet excellent ends: Tom Lin on Babylon, South Dakota

July 10, 2026

By Jacob Wynkoop

In the midst of his small office on the fourth floor of the EPB, looking out onto the Stanley Museum of Art, surrounded by two well-populated book shelves and a Kym Day painting of a cowboy feeding a horse Lo Mein, Tom Lin reclines in his swivelback chair and invites me to take a seat.

Windy City Smokeout Preview

July 10, 2026

Logan Melia previews the 14th edition of Windy City Smokeout just outside the United Center in Chicago on July 8-12

Slide Away Festival in Chicago

May 28, 2026

Slide Away Festival at The Aragon Ballroom on May 22nd and 23rd with Hum, Nothing, Chapterhouse, and more

Decolonize Your Mind: Polite Catcalling Is Still Catcalling!

June 8, 2016

Just because he says “beautiful” instead of “hot” doesn’t mean he knows not to police a woman’s body.

Decolonize Your Mind: Thank you, Donald Trump

March 30, 2016

An open thank you note to Donald Drumpf/Drumpf

Decolonize Your Mind: Kerby Jean-Raymond’s Designs

March 21, 2016

Kerby Jean-Raymond helps to decolonize our minds by erasing the separation between the politics of blackness and fashion.

Decolonize Your Mind: #Oscarssowhite

February 3, 2016

#Oscarssowhite again? Seek out other movies and decolonize your mind through film!

Decolonize Your Mind: Listen to Esperanza Spalding

January 13, 2016

Read about a person actively working to decolonize our minds through music: Esperanza Spalding.

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Evicshen & Sharp Pins at Stop/Time Festival, April 4th

Continuing to find inspiration in Iowa City’s arts community. KRUI’s Tarik took a little day trip to Hancher’s new Stop/Time Festival, losing himself in two incredible performances from Evicshen and Sharp Pins.

Feeling the BPM with underscores’ third studio album “U”

On a regular Thursday in March, I discovered underscores while scrolling on Tiktok. I worked my way through her discography and eventually fell down a rabbit hole of hyperpop. Her take on electronic and pop music is deeply refreshing and her captivating sound is definitely one to pay attention to.

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Places called Babylon don’t usually meet excellent ends: Tom Lin on Babylon, South Dakota

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.