The third season of "Heroes" premiered Monday with a two-hour long season premiere. To describe it in one word: intense. All of the original characters were reintroduced, including Niki and Nathan, who supposedly died last season. Peter (Milo Ventimiglia)...

What happened to Stallone? Sylvester, not Frank. That guy is hilarious. If you look at his best stuff, he was great at what he had to be. Of course, I'm talking about "Rocky" and "First Blood." After being nominated for best actor and best writer at the...

The future of learning has arrived in the form of a virtual reality cocoon that could produce an entirely new way to learn. Of course this is only one of the many possibilities that the virtual cocoon, developed by NAU, the international design collective...

Monday night not only ushered in the dawn of the new Fall television season, it also gave way to a major twist on the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother." However, it only lasted 22 minutes. On the fourth season premiere of the best sitcom currently on...

The sound of indie rock floated throughout The House Cafe, 263 Lincoln Highway, on Monday night with three diverse acts. The heaviest sound of the night came from the final band and headliner, Say Hi. Formerly Say Hi To Your Mom, the lo-fi rock group...

The girly movie of the year is out on DVD Tuesday. In honor of Sarah Jessica Parker, New York, and everything designer-made, here are the five most notable episodes. 1) "The Real Me" - Season four, episode two - Carrie is selected as one of New York City's...

Looking for an excuse to break out your spandex and poofy hair? The Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., hosted "Back to the '80s" all weekend. Children's Community Theatre puts on the musical, featuring actors ranging from middle school students to adults....

I'm torn. Last week, I reviewed Bloc Party's latest album "Intimacy". Originally, I didn't think it would be available until October, which the band's Web site lists as the release date for the hard copy. The band, however, is officially Web-savvy, and...

"Ghost Town" - 7/10 Starring: Ricky Gervais, Tea Leoni, Greg Kinnear Plot: Bertram Pincus (Gervais) is an antisocial dentist that lacks people skills. After he dies during a routine operation, and then revived after seven minutes, he is now able to see...

"My Best Friend's Girl" - 3/10 Starring: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs Director Howard Deutch's latest film "My Best Friend's Girl," fails to live up to the genius of the director's work in the 1986 film "Pretty In Pink." The first mistake of the...

The 60th annual Emmy Awards Ceremony was televised Sunday night, complete with everyone's favorite television stars. From "The Office's" Steve Carell to Oprah Winfrey, who began the Emmys with a rather lengthy speech about her thoughts on TV, everyone...

Welcome to the first of many installments of "Better Know a Character." Each entry a different character, real or not, from the world of television, film, literature or some other place will be examined. You may have heard of some, but probably not. The...