Iowa’s exclusive caucus system favors the privileged
I attended my first Iowa Caucus this year. Though I went through mixed emotions before, during,...
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Category: Columns
To step into your writer self, read your own story
I constantly have conversations with people who commend me for being a writer and within the same...
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Writers are pushed to write more through NaNoWriMo
At least 50,000 words written in thirty days. Such is the insanity I undertake every November,...
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Roller Derby Lags on Trans, Nonbinary Inclusiveness
The first-ever gender policy for the organization that helps roller derby grow worldwide came out...
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Roller derby carves spaces for inclusive strength
Why did women and gender-fluid people start up to 2,000 roller derby leagues worldwide? We needed...
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QUEERIES by Varla: How to reach my queer crush
Help me Varla! I have a crush and I don’t know if she is queer or non-monogamous. ...
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Slam poetry in Iowa born 19 years ago
Caleb Rainey In the documentary, “Louder Than a Bomb,” a poet takes the stage and says “poets,...
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Why stay in Iowa if you identify as progressive? Here’s why
IOWA CITY, IA — When I first moved back to Iowa in late December 2016, I left behind...
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Hey Varla: how to keep it “hot”
“I am not an expert. Just a kinky ol’ polyamorous, pansexual, lesbian entrepreneur who’s been around the block and is more experienced in the art of makin’ whoopi and wooing potential lovers than most. No question is too weird or kinky for this ol’ gal!”
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Speaking their truth: IC Speaks gives high schoolers a taste of spoken word
A new program gives high schoolers in Iowa City a chance to experience spoken word poetry.
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