Many films in the past have managed to stir up a little more than your average movie buzz. Here are just a few that have caused feathers to be ruffled in the past. 1. The Passion of the Christ (2004) Director: Mel Gibson The Plot: The film focuses on...

DeKalb has historically had a pretty decent local music scene. Usually in DeKalb, there is a show almost every night somewhere in the city. There are multiple awesome venues, and as a whole, many opportunities for small bands to gain a solid following....

Technology is constantly evolving. Products are released and within a year or so, become obsolete. This is the case with the new Apple iPod Nano. A year ago, Apple released an updated version of its popular iPod Nano. This Nano had a shorter, more box-like...

Anyone who supports the paparazzi has some explaining to do. On the morning of Sept. 11, Kanye West was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport. The 31-year-old allegedly destroyed a video camera worth $10,000, according to E! Online. While most...

Wine: Cavits' Pinot Grigio 2007 I like my wines to have purpose. Either I dig a dark, sassy merlot or a light, tart pinot grigio. With anything else, my taste buds send cringes through my body in protest. I like to keep them happy, and Cavit does that....

"Burn After Reading" Score: 9/10 Starring: George Clooney, Francis McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton The Plot: Another one of the Coen Brothers "heist-turned-disaster comedies," the film is about the attempted blackmail of Osborne Cox...

If you have a book, you've arrived. You know, in the event you didn't know. Back when Barack Obama first started his bid for the White House, I remember all of sudden seeing his books on the "Barnes And Noble Bestseller" table at the fronts of their stores....

This weekend the Ellwood House, 509 N. First St., held its first "Wine on the Terrace" event, which unfortunately became "Wine in the Visitor's Center" due to inclement weather. The event was a wine tasting benefit to help re-carpet the visitor's center,...

"Top 40" radio. It seems like every time I listen to the radio, no matter what the station, I'm hearing the same songs over and over. This bothers me. Yes, some of the songs that are played on the radio are enjoyable, but why can't lesser-known bands...

"Righteous Kill" - 8/10 Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, Carla Gugino Plot: Two New York City cops (De Niro, Pacino) search for a person who is killing suspected criminals. Soon, other members of the NYPD realize the...

What's in a hospital? What is so interesting about hospitals and the medical field that there are so many shows revolving around them? We have shows like "House," "ER," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scrubs," which are all very popular and all very good shows....

Everyone knows a music nostalgia freak. They're convinced the music of today is inferior to the music of the past. The problem exists in the fact that every generation in the music listening history of humanityâ€"with the exception of the birth of...