Since 1929, the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., has been a colorful fixture in DeKalb. Since the nonprofit organization Preservation of the Egyptian Theatre (PET) took over the building in 1978, more than $2.3 million has been put into renovation...

Today is the dreaded Friday the 13th. But what about those superstitions that didn't catch on? Here are a few lesser-known, but equally as legitimate, terrifying theories. -Revolving doors are a gateway to satan See those spinning entrances to buildings...

The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, will hold a combined Patsy Cline tribute concert, volunteer thank-you and fundraiser for the DeKalb Public Library on Oct. 14. The library is finishing up a fundraising push that took place this summer, said Jill...

David Rauch is a Northern Star employee studying abroad. "An American In Paris" will chronicle his studies and adventures in France. We met for the train from Paris to Strasbourg at 7 a.m. on a Saturday morning. It was a program-provided trip — everything...

"Exercises in Style" is the next production from the School of Theater and Dance. It opens Thursday and runs through Sunday in the Stevens Building Corner Theater. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are...

On Saturday, pop-rock act MER will perform at Otto's, 118 E. Lincoln Highway. Also scheduled to perform are Monkey Fingers and Scottie Long. Admission is $6 at the door and the first band will take the stage at 9 p.m. MER has a lengthy history and relationship...

iTunes' darling Jet has discovered a way to avoid the sophomore jinx: improve. "Shine On" is a pure 70's rock record. The distorted vocals, brief songs and springy keyboards littered throughout are a step forward from the AC/DC obsession that plagued...

Imagine the most stereotypical dive bar possible, complete with dim lighting, dirty glasses and peanuts all over the floor. That was the Hold Steady's bar last year when its sophomore effort, "Separation Sunday," was released. But somehow, with "Boys...

The Las Vegas quartet's sophomore release features the good, bad and the ugly at its own expense. In 2004, "Hot Fuss" brought the synth-rockers success with singles "Mr. Brightside" and "All These Things That I've Done." Both bands the Bravery and Fall...

Beck has never been one to repeat himself, unless it's absolutely intentional. Between the mellow melancholy of 2002's "Sea Change" and the pseudo-techno beats of last year's "Guero," a more jarring contrast is difficult to imagine. But "The Information"...

"Open Season" is the story of Boog (Martin Lawrence), a grizzly bear who has been raised since he was a cub in the quiet town of Timberline by Park Ranger Beth (Debra Messing). He meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), a small, hyperactive deer who happens to...

The concept of the hunter becoming the hunted is very prominent in, "School for Scoundrels." Billy Bob Thornton plays Dr. P, who teaches guys who are considered losers, to win. The cast includes Jon Heder of "Napolean Dynamite," Horatio Sanz of "Saturday...