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...

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...

review: Metallica- "Death Magnetic" rating: 7/10 Metallica must have the world's only time machine and the band's new album, "Death Magnetic" is the proof. During Metallica's field trip back to 1989, they rediscovered how to write thrash metal with progressive...

10. Eminem He either angrily raps about his terrible life ("The Way I Am," "Mockingbird") or childishly raps about nothing ("The Real Slim Shady," "Just Lose It"). It's the latter part that makes me put Eminem on this list. 9. Good Charlotte Lead singer...

In Memoriam: Richard Wright When people think of Pink Floyd, is it Syd Barrett's guitar or Roger Water's bass that is most reminiscent? Keyboardist Richard Wright, one of the original members of the group of musicians that we would come to identify as...

"Heroes" begins again Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. on NBC, so I decided to list five reasons why everyone should give the show a chance. 1) Sylar: He eats brains, never seems to die and posesses enough superpowers to give Peter Petrelli a run for his money. Where...

The name's Bond, James Bond, and I'm single and looking for "whatever I can get." "A-Space," which is being called a "Facebook for spies," is officially being launched at the end of the month and is aimed at socially connecting spies across the country,...

More than a year after being finished, Bruce Campbell's "My Name is Bruce" is finally going to be released. But if you know who Bruce Campbell is, you probably already knew that. For those of you unfamiliar with Bruce "The Chin" Campbell, he's Ash from...

I'm, like, really excited. As a female bookworm, there's nothing more worthy of my excitement than a newly released, bona fide chick novel. No, I'm not even ashamed to admit to it. Hah! Lauren Weisberger's newest novel, "Chasing Harry Winston," is staring...

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...

review: "The Women" rating: 6/10 If it is possible to overdose on estrogen, "The Women" could be the pill. As the Diane English directed film is rightly named "The Women," there is not a single scene in the movie with a man. Instead, the film is all about...