While there is still a ways to go before the upcoming Academy Awards, this years mega-hit "The Dark Knight" is already being talked up for a re-release at the beginning of the new year. Although there are few that could have missed it the first timeâ€"let...

A couple years ago, Marvel Comics managed to transform its core group of heroes and villains into a group of zombies. About time. All of the publisher's charactersâ€"Captain America, Hulk, Spider-Man, Iron Man and the restâ€"were turned into flesh-eating...

It is officially over. "Big Brother 10" is complete. As of Wednesday night, the doors of the Big Brother house opened, and the winner emerged. After watching every episode religiously of CBS's "Big Brother 10," it was hard to say goodbye to the 13 houseguests...

Annual polls always rank "Citizen Kane" as the greatest movie of all time. In a recent blog, Roger Ebert mentioned that he agrees that "Citizen Kane" is the greatest movie, but admitted to using the movie as a scapegoat when asked his favorite. He stated...

As a child of the '80s and '90s, I grew up watching action movies with fancy pyrotechnics, stunts I was not to try at home and pro-Reagan motifs. Granted I'm happy to see the pro-Reagan motifs removed as they are no longer socially relevant, the age of...

On Sept. 5, the USA network series "Monk" hit 100 episodes. Ever since the series began on July 12, 2002, Mr. Monk has become a familiar and favorite character in homes across the nation. What is so enjoyable about another detective show? Monk, played...

The ground floor of DuSable Hall was filled with more than 60 students ready to take part in the human resistance as they organized for the impending zombie threat. President Caitlin Yimet, Vice President Timothy Peterson, founder Emily Sturnfield and...

College Student's Spanokopita: This recipe is a cheap, easy take on the Greek dish spanokopita that only uses a handful of ingredients. Serves 4 1 tube of crescent rolls 1 package frozen spinach ¾ cup goat cheese salt, pepper, tomato powder (optional)...

This week, the flavors are dictated by good will. Look at it like a scoop of Neopolitan Ice Cream, if you will. The niftiest person or group is honored with chocolate. Strawberry goes to second fiddle, with vanilla going to whoever warranted a "Yeah,...

review: Ne-Yo- "Year Of The Gentleman" rating: 9/10 Ne-Yo's latest album "Year of the Gentleman," is sure to spice up the playlist of any boring iPod. The R&B singer's third album is one of the sexiest summer albums around. However, the slow jams...

review: Bloc Party- "Intimacy" rating: 8/10 "Intimacy" is exactly that: intimate. More a poetry recitation than a music album, Bloc Party delves deep, deep, deeper into its melancholic side with the band's third album. The album opens with "Ares," a combination...

The DeKalb-based band, Zirra, will be performing at the House Café tonight along with Son of Starkiller, Picture Books and The Evangelicals. Zirra consists of NIU students Matt Zingale and Drew Hartman. The duo is releasing its debut CD, "The Lesson...