Summer Hits "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (May 22) It use to be that Harrison Ford was "that guy" who made movies with George Lucas, but recently, the actor's face has been plastered everywhere to hype the fourth installment of...

The rap group known as A Tribe Called Quest probably had no idea that its single "Scenario," featuring Dinco D and Busta Rhymes (then of the group Leaders of the New School), would eventually become the super anthem of the hip-hop universe. The song represents...

Before teenagers were wearing mascara and donning tight jeans, there was Neil Diamond. His songs of sorrow and loss are probably some of the most downright emotional songs ever written. Therefore, it should be assumed that "Home Before Dark" would continue...

Brian "Hash" Aureden and Aaron "Tac" Aleman, two junior communication majors, started the hip-hop group ABiCA five years ago. "When we first started, we were just jokin' around, making funny songs for our friends," said Aureden. "But then people really...

I'm thrilled for summer. The sun's neat and everything, but there's nothing quite like poking your eyes out, waiting for the end of a tough semester. In high school, senioritis comes three-and-a-half years into your four-year term. In college, it comes...

Dear NIU and others, It has been a great year for entertainment, and it has been an even greater year covering it for your pleasure. We have both learned a lot about each other, mainly that some people actually do like Motley Crue and Panic! At The Disco...

Ween might be the most versatile band ever. They released a country album in 1996, and most of their other albums are a mish-mash of genres. On "Buenos Tardes Amigo," Gene Ween spins an epic, yet cheesy, Spaghetti Western yarn. The track opens with Gene...

The Joker's madness varies in intensity from comics, to television, to film. Cesar Romero's light-hearted performance in the original television series gave way to Jack Nicholson's more mental, but still fairly silly portrayal, of the Joker in Tim Burton's...

Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine Director: Alfonso Cuarón Plot: Everyone seems to have a favorite future-dystopia novel like "1984" or "Brave New World." Well, "Children of Men" is the best equivalent film that has been produced...

Director: David Zucker Starring: Trey Parker, Matt Stone Plot: Lifelong friends Joe Cooper and Doug Remer love basketball, but they hate the whole dribbling-and-running part. So, they combine all the skill of basketball and the standing around of baseball...

Rating: 6/10 Boy meets girl, they become friends and then something complicates their relationship. Girl dates other people, boy realizes he loves her, boy fights for girl, they fall in love and live happily ever after. This ever-so-typical equation for...

Here are Tony's picks for what to rent on DVD today: "I'm Not There" - The Bob Dylan biopic finally hits DVD after what seems like forever. Brilliant performances by Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere and others highlight this film about the many...