"Night at the Museum" might not be a classic family movie, but star casting, special effects and a lack of competition helped it become this winter season's top family film. Based on a 32-page illustrated children's book, "Night at the Museum" taps into...

I feel bad for smokers. Or at least I would if they didn't get to look so cool. Here's a group of people willing to brave heinous weather, lingering odors and social rejection all for a cause. Then, along come the politicians and a majority of the public,...

DeKALB | The House Cafe was less than packed for Dr. Manhattan's performance Wednesday, perhaps due to the unfortunate absence of originally scheduled headliner Wax On Radio. "Dr. Manhattan and these other bands are going to pull in people regardless,"...

Has it really been five years since the world has seen a moustached Alex Trebek? Sigh... Prince is conducting the halftime festivities at this Sunday's Super Bowl. Suffice it to say, I will be watching the Discovery Channel's alternative, the "Bissell...

DeKALB | Imagine going to a show where the performers are talented mimes who play makeshift instruments that emit bright lights, color and artful sound into an otherwise darkened room. That's what Blue Man Group promises at all of its shows. Its turned...

Gina Troy is a sophomore elementary education major. Northern Star: Why do you want to get into elementary education? Gina Troy: I'd like to make a positive influence on generations to come. NS: Coincidentally, that's the reason I am getting into journalism....

Every Wednesday, The Fold will revisit the lost memories of your childhood. "Legends of the Hidden Temple" (Nickelodeon, 1993-1995) In the era of children's physically challenging game shows, "Legends of the Hidden Temple" perhaps exemplified the genre...

After choosing to emulate Stevie Ray Vaughn a bit too closely and developing a fondness for Stratocasters, Texas blues, drugs and alcohol, Kenny Wayne Shepherd disappeared from the music scene sometime around 2000 until his "comeback� in late 2004....

We are all familiar with the famous term "less is more," but that doesn't exactly apply to the experimental pop-rock band Deerhoof. The band's newest release, "Friend Opportunity," the band's ninth since 1997, shows no slip in the style that has defined...

It never sounded quite right to hear Natalie Portman claim The Shins could "change your life�? in one of the all-time great product placement/attempts at indie credibility during the film "Garden State.�? Not that the New Mexican foursome weren't...

Every Tuesday, The Fold takes a brief look at six of, well, anything in "The Six Pack." 1. Jack Bauer, "24" (Kiefer Sutherland) Sutherland's raspy voice has two functions: shouting, and whispering. It's hard to avoid 24 because it is a blast to ponder...

"Freedom Writers" is based on the true story of Erin Gruwell and her students in Room 203 at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif., in 1994, when the Rodney King riots were still fresh in the minds of many. In the film, the audience is introduced...