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Accessing Power: Iowa City Welcomes Stacey Abrams

Accessing Power: Iowa City Welcomes Stacey Abrams

by Lillian Poulsen
Photos by Kathryn Raver

Fools MagNovember 5, 2019Lillian Poulsen, Kathryn Rave, Stacey Abrams

Who's Watching You?

by Jen Anne Becker

CultureFools MagNovember 4, 2019Jen A. Becker, Jen Anne Becker, Kerry Howley, Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs

My Time with Jennine Capó Crucet

by Melissa Martínez-Raga

CultureMelissa Martínez-RagaNovember 3, 2019Melissa Martínez-Raga, Fools Magazine, Witching Hour, Jennine Capó Crucet, My Time Among the Whites

A Conversation with Rachel Grimes and the Iowa Women's Archives

A Conversation with Rachel Grimes and the Iowa Women's Archives

by Becca Bright

CultureFools MagNovember 1, 2019Becca Bright, Rachel Grimes, Archives, Iowa Women's Archives

Rachel Grimes' The Way Forth and the History of the Opera

Rachel Grimes' The Way Forth and the History of the Opera

by Megan Reichel
Design by Noah Pottebaum

Music, CultureFools MagOctober 31, 2019Megan Reichel, Noah Pottebaum, Rachel Grimes, Witching Hour, The Way Forth

REVIEW: All Hail the King! on King Princess' Cheap Queen

REVIEW: All Hail the King! on King Princess' Cheap Queen

by Mitchell Griffin

MusicFools MagOctober 29, 2019King Princess, Mitchell Griffin

REVIEW: National Theatre Live's Fleabag

by Grace Oeth

CultureGrace OethOctober 24, 2019Grace Oeth, Phoebe Waller-Bridge

An Afternoon with Markus Zusak

by Mitchell Griffin
Design by Noah Pottebaum

CultureFools MagOctober 22, 2019Markus Zusak, English Society, Mitchell Griffin, Iowa City, Literature, Bridge of Clay, The Book Thief, Penguin Random House

Writing the Everyday, the Octogenarian Way

Writing the Everyday, the Octogenarian Way

by Jen A. Becker

CultureFools MagOctober 22, 2019Jen A. Becker, Carl Klaus, College of public health, Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program, Essays, octogenarians

Homecoming: Bad Suns & The Greeting Committee Take the Pentacrest

Homecoming: Bad Suns & The Greeting Committee Take the Pentacrest

by Georgia Sampson and Hayley Anderson

MusicFools MagOctober 21, 2019bad suns, the greeting committee, SCOPE, Hayley Anderson, Georgia Sampson

REVIEW: On Susan Steinberg's Machine

by Franny Marzuki

CultureFranny MarzukiOctober 14, 2019Franny Marzuki, Susan Steinberg, Machine, Graywolf Press, Prairie Lights, iowa city, literature

Com Truise, ford., & Thoma at Gabe's: A Gallery

Com Truise, ford., & Thoma at Gabe's: A Gallery

by Hayley Anderson

Music, CultureFools MagOctober 9, 2019ford., Com Truise, Thoma, Hayley Anderson, Gabe's Iowa City, Gabe's, Electronic, Luc Bradford, Tristan Francois de Liege, Benjamin Hill, Odezsa, Foreign Family Collective, Seth HaleyComment

Iowa City's Contribution to the Student Climate Strike, featuring Greta Thunberg

Iowa City's Contribution to the Student Climate Strike, featuring Greta Thunberg

by Grace Oeth & Madalyn Whitaker
Photos by Hayley Anderson

CultureFools MagOctober 6, 2019Madalyn Whitaker, Grace Oeth, Hayley Anderson, Greta Thunberg, climate strike, global climate strike, iowa city, student climate strikeComment

A Parade of Locals: An Interview with Elizabeth Moen, Penny Peach Jr, and Dana T.

A Parade of Locals: An Interview with Elizabeth Moen, Penny Peach Jr, and Dana T.

by Lauren Arzbaecher & Mitchell Griffin
Photos by Lauren Arzbaecher

Music, CultureLauren ArzbaecherSeptember 23, 2019Elizabeth Moen, Dana T, Penny Peach Jr, Elly H, Englert Theatre, iowa city, Iowa city local, music

No Planet B

by Sarah Poultney
Design by Lauren Arzbaecher

CultureFools MagSeptember 23, 2019Sarah Poultney, global climate strike, climate strike, Democratic Socialists of America, Fools Mag, Iowa City, Sunrise Movement, 100 Grannies, Greta Thunberg, Veterans for Peace, Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association

Soccer Mommy and Squirrel Flower at The Mill

Soccer Mommy and Squirrel Flower at The Mill

by Georgia Sampson
Photos by Hayley Anderson

MusicFools MagSeptember 20, 2019iowa city, Iowa city local, Music, Soccer Mommy, Squirrel Flower, Georgia Sampson, Hayley Anderson

I'll Keep This Safe Here: An Interview with Bottom of the Lake

I'll Keep This Safe Here: An Interview with Bottom of the Lake

Midwest Band Series
By Bailey Gabrielle
Photo by Josh Giesfeldt

MusicBailey GabrielleSeptember 18, 2019Bailey Gabrielle, Bottom of the Lake, Midwest Bands, Wisconsin

Hinterland Day 3

by Sarah Poultney

Culture, MusicFools MagAugust 5, 2019Sarah Poultney, Hinterland Music Festival, Elizabeth Moen, Brandi Carlisle, The War and Treaty, The Nude Party, Ruston Kelly, Brent Cobb, Maggie Rogers

Hinterland Day 2

by Sarah Poultney

Music, CultureFools MagAugust 4, 2019Sarah Poultney, Hinterland Music Festival, Adam Bruce, The Maytags, Ron Gallo, John Moreland, The Dead South, Colter Wall, The Wood Brothers, St Charles, Iowa, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Jason Isbell, Hinterlanders

Hinterland Day 1

by Sarah Poultney

Culture, MusicFools MagAugust 3, 2019Sarah Poultney, Hinterland Music Festival, Hozeier, Hozier, Kasey Musgraves, Jade Bird, Hippo Campus, Jake Luppen, Nathan Stocker, St Charles, Iowa