Natalie Dunlap
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Monica Nassif founded the company Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day, using her mother, Thelma Meyer, as the spokeswoman.
Samantha McIntosh
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Iowa Public Radio
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The End of Oak Street is an admirable attempt to revive the dinosaur blockbuster outside the confines of the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World franchise. However, an underdeveloped plot and a painfully wooden performance from Ewan McGregor prevent the movie from fully capturing that old Spielbergian magic. -
“Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World” was screened earlier this month in Iowa City and will air on PBS as part of "American Masters" on Aug. 25. -
Iowans put their talents on display with competitive floriculture, fine art, baking, canning, weaving and more. Rob and Deb Zeitler have gone from winning blue ribbons to being featured at the Smithsonian.
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A new art installation in Des Moines will honor former Des Moines Water Works CEO Bill Stowe, who spent years advocating for better water quality in Iowa. The artwork doubles as an outdoor classroom, where people can learn about the threats to Iowa’s drinking water. -
The legacy of former President Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover is on display at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, open now for the first time since January 2025. -
The films will be screened at Drake University Aug 6-8. The festival ends on Aug. 8 with the Motherland Experience Festival, a day of African arts, culture and community.
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Members of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe are crossing the Midwest on a tour of ancestral sites. The 11-day journey brought them across Iowa and included a stop in Decorah, where they met with a researcher of the tribe’s native language. -
After conquering the Oscars with Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan turned his attention to the foundation of all modern epics, finding inspiration in the ancient Greek poet Homer. His resulting adaptation of The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and many more A-list stars, is a towering cinematic achievement and yet another filmmaking leap forward for Nolan. -
Rebecca Fons knows art house cinema when she sees it. The Iowan has spent nearly two decades in independent film exhibition and now works in London as a film curator. Ahead of Art House Theater Day on July 30, she shared what it means to bring independent movies to cinemas across the world.
