Blu-ray was a hard sell for me. I'll admit it. I'm a believer now, but when I heard the Sony PR people claim that using blu-ray as the disc format for games would create an environment in which game developers would be "limited only by the power of their...

With Detox opening its doors in just a few weeks, here are a few suggestions to avoid the same downfalls that other bars have had in the same location. 5. Fights After a long day's work, the last thing you want to deal with is a police barricade around...

I have a problem with the statement "based on a true story" when paired with movie titles. It occurred to me while watching a trailer for an upcoming movie "The Express," which is tagged with "based on a true story." After seeing that trailer, it reminded...

Beer of the Week: Sierra Nevada Wheat Beer Grade: B Sierra Nevada and wheat beer combined? What could possibly go wrong? Very little actually. Sierra Nevada's take on wheat ale is worthy of the brand name, and a good example of an American-style wheat...

ABC's brand new show "Opportunity Knocks" proves itself worthy enough to be called "this falls smartest new game show." "Knocks" is based simply around the question: "How well do family members know one another?" The series travels around the United States...

For a generation that grew up with spunky girl bands like the Spice Girls, the Black Eyed Peas and 3LW, one group that should have kissed the music world goodbye is the Pussycat Dolls. After several attempts to make it big in the music industry, the girl-group...

I have a confession to make: I love a Sum 41 album. It's not a nostalgia thing for "All Killer, No Filler" either. I'm talking about "Chuck." It's hard to believe the same band that wrote "Chuck" also wrote "Half Hour of Power," "All Killer, No Filler,"...

NIU English professor and author of "Sweat: The Story of the Fleshtones, America's Garage Band," Joe Bonomo, lists five books you should have read by now. This is pretty tough, since my list of top five favorite books changes and rotates, but here's this...

A collection of sketches and vignettes from American humorist and cartoonist James Thurber will be performed by the School of Theatre and Dance Sept. 25-28 and Oct. 1-5. "A Thurber Carnival" is an adaptation of Thurber's short stories, cartoons and essays...

Students waking up from a two-day bender now have a place to get rid of that unwelcome visitor. Dr. Travis Flanders is celebrating the grand opening of DeKalb's first tattoo removal facility. Removing Ink 182, 182 Sycamore Road, has the latest equipment...

Lindsay Lohan is at it again. She's out of rehab - or so the paparazzi report - and she's making waves again. This time, MySpace is her chosen platform for change. According to eonline.com, the reformed partier is joining the ranks of Pink and Matt Damon...

Over the past couple years, companies seem to have run out of ideas for witty commercials. Remember when watching the Super Bowl was twice as fun because of all the new commercials being released, which subsequently left you with no time to take a bathroom...