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Leaked Eminem, Guns N’ Roses tunes not exciting

By TONY MARTIN | October 30, 2008

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'...

Sequels that killed the repuation of movie series

By TONY MARTIN | October 30, 2008

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...

Worst horror movies of all time

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | October 30, 2008

"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...

Peter Sagal brings the laughs to NIU

By ORLANDO LARA | October 30, 2008

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...

Midnight release madness

By DAN STONE | October 30, 2008

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...

Most American things are free, like tacos and Dr. Pepper

By TONY MARTIN | October 29, 2008

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...

Best horror movies of all time

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | October 29, 2008

"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...

Macs still not ideal for gamers

By DAN STONE | October 29, 2008

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,...

The five hardest moments in Final Fantasy

By DAN STONE | October 29, 2008

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...

Streaming movies for free – legal or not?

By DAVID MATZ | October 28, 2008

I have recently come across a dilemma. There is a website on the vast internet that allows users to stream full movies for free. It requires no sign-in accounts, no special programs and doesn't download to your computer. So my dilemma is this, is this...

Better Know A Character: Dr. Leo Spaceman of 30 Rock

By ORLANDO LARA | October 28, 2008

"Knock. Knock" "Who's there?" "It's the 21st century and you still don't have a doorbell?" This is "Better Know a Character." With the third season of NBC's Emmy-hoarding show "30 Rock" premiering Thursday night at 8:30, I felt it was time to examine...

Acai becoming more and more popular

By BRIDGET ORKFRITZ | October 28, 2008

Lately, while surfing the web, I've been running across a ton of ads for the Acai berry diet. Usually, I pay little-to-no attention to ads, but since I had been seeing this one pop up on many websites, I thought I'd look into it and see what it's all...

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