Snow Patrol's latest disc has a lot of pretty lyrics. "A Hundred Million Suns" has hints of old Snow Patrol albums, utilizing the formulaic driving beat of the emotionally damaged song. That's it, though. The driving passion from "Eyes Open" is gone....

Two of the biggest musical acts of all time are releasing new albums by the end of the year. Of course I'm talking about Eminem and Guns N' Roses. So before the highly anticipated albums come out, let's examine the first batch of leaked songs. Guns N'...

On the season premiere of "South Park," the "Indiana Jones" franchise is "raped" by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Obviously, the writers feel like the "Indiana Jones" series was tarnished to a terrible extent by this sequel. So, in honor of the best...

"House of Wax" In this film a group of friends set out on a road trip only to end up in a small abandoned town. Soon they find out that the town is not as quiet as they thought as the town is made out of wax and all the statues of people are more than...

Before a small group of "friends," Peter Sagal stood behind a podium beside a blazing fireplace. Not wanting to repeat himself, he "furiously" wrote a new speech on his laptop earlier in the day in a friend's office. The good news is that his speaking...

The midnight release party is somewhat of a staple of shame in the gaming community. After all, how many other hobbies lead to droves of people hanging out in front of a store at midnight on a Monday? I can still count how many midnight releases I've...

"The Others" This 2001 film stars Nicole Kidman as a mother with two children who cannot be in the light. To make the movie even more chilling, there is a surprise twist ending that makes the movie unforgettable. - Lindsey Kastning "Saw" It had everything...

Apple has done a very good job of marketing the Mac in a more gamer-friendly-than-before format. However, the Mac is still not ideal for gamers. Outside of emulating Windows XP, Mac OS has a lot fewer games than Windows. It's important to note, however,...

5. Final Fantasy XII: Zeromus Of course, you could always power-level your way to victory. That's no fun though. Zeromus is the most recent "gravity boss" in the series. The "gravity boss" deals damage by percentage instead of by force, which decreases...

In theory, the most American thing in the world is free stuff. Freedom and free stuff go hand-in-hand. This similarity begins with the fact that both things have the word "free" in them somehow. Following this logic, it looks like the two most American...

Flavors of the Week ranks events in and around the NIU community in accordance with scoops of ice cream. One scoop is given to the least extreme event, with three scoops being given to the most extreme, stand-out event. These events can be positive or...

It's Halloween week! If you are still stuck on figuring out what to do in DeKalb, here are five events that will make your Halloween week a treat. TODAY "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with NPR host Peter Sagal 7 p.m. - $25 Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center...