With just two weeks to go before the Nov. 4 election, Republican presidential candidate John McCain announced he will replace his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, with Joe the Plumber. "Just as I chose Gov. Palin to ignite my campaign, so too am...

A taste of Iowa has made its way into the DeKalb area. Maid-Rite, a burger joint native to Iowa and southeastern Illinois, opened a new dine-in and carry-out restaurant in September. Maid-Rite, 3206 Sycamore Road, is a restaurant franchise that has a...

This album experience begins with the packaging. The 32-sided, pop-up poster is psychedelically charged with all its colors. Once opened, it sets up the soon-to-be listener for the down-the-rabbit-hole experience that is Of Montreal. Album art is rarely...

Rapper Young Jeezy is set to play the NIU Convocation Center on Saturday, Nov. 15. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. Newcomer The Dream will open the show. Tickets go on sale this Friday, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. at the Convocation...

1. Ice Man's block-jumping sequence - Mega Man As previously listed in "Five Moments in Videogames that ruined my Childhood," the introduction of the block-jumping sequence in the first Mega Man game produced hours of frustration and countless broken...

Open seven days a week from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., Blackstone Restaurant, 1262 W. Lincoln Highway, is available for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Atmosphere The restaurant is dimly lit, and the front is rather dark. However, in the main seating area, there...

I wouldn't say that am the best at procrastinating, but I know how to get distracted enough that I tend to do things last minute. I have found some amazing internet sites that have aided me in my venture to get distracted from what needs to be done. First...

Three years can make a dramatic change in a band's musical direction. Unfortunately, the change doesn't always come out as intended. Haste the Day's 2005 effort, "When Everything Falls," is a gem in the hardcore community. It's a rare album because it...

Mike Skinner (a.k.a. The Streets) has just put out a new album, "Everything is Borrowed." The only problem - it's not very good. In the past, Skinner relied on heavy hip-hop beats and interesting wordplay. However, this new record is a lackluster effort...

The days of movie double features are over. Today's big budget Hollywood epics require total concentration and a minimum cover charge of $5. To the broke college student, that is not a plausible thing, which ultimately results in a poor knowledge of cinema....

Mark Wahlberg isn't funny. In the last 20 years, he's gone from rapping about "Good Vibrations" in his tighty-whities to earning an Oscar nomination. However, there has been one constant throughout the diverse career of Mr. Marky Mark: he manages to avoid...

Google's G1 phone, featuring the new operating system "Android," will be available on T-Mobile's network this week. The G1 is intended to compete with the iPhone and Blackberry on the smartphone market. Though the G1 doesn't beat the iPhone and Blackberry...