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Top Stories
Jen Kober brings booming comedy and “live escapism” to East Peoria
Comedian on the rise Jen Kober brings ‘live escapism’ and diversity to Illinois Central College in East Peoria Tuesday evening.
Sash Bash wraps final year this weekend in Iowa City with diversity, pet play, bootblacks and more
Sash Bash ends its 10-year run of kink and leather fun and learning at Studio 13 in Iowa City with three days of networking, workshops, socials and drag shows, starting tonight.
News & Features
Minors at drag shows, “obscenity” in libraries and art are targets of bills headed to Iowa subcommittees this week
Two bills on One Iowa Action’s “anti-LGBTQ+” list go to Iowa legislative subcommittees this week, while eight others have already advanced through subcommittees or committees.
Uncertainty, anxiety control, and emergency fundraising for some HIV service providers in Iowa, Illinois
Managing anxiety and preparing for possible future cuts are what some HIV service providers in Illinois and Iowa are focusing on, as the Trump administration enacts chaotic funding cuts on many international and health programs that affect HIV treatment, testing and prevention.
Opinion
How our dramatic reactions to Trump play into his TV-shaped strategy of fear and chaos
Are you old enough to have witnessed Donald Trump’s start as a professional wrestling star in 2004? In case you're among the few people who don't already know this, pro wrestling is that strange world of glitzy fake drama, with fake violence and scripted conflict, to...
Orville Peck helps demonstrate the future of country music is ‘gay’
Orville Peck, mask and all, brings authenticity to queer storytelling in country music.
