DJ Shadow single-handedly rewrote the book on what a DJ was capable of. His 1996 release, "Entroducing," mixed elements of rock, jazz, soul and funk with electronic and ambient music, making one of the most mind-blowing albums the genre has ever seen....

"There will be pain," the tag-line for the two "Saw" films, is a more appropriate tag-line for the "Jackass" movies. The sequel to "Jackass The Movie" has more extreme violence, extreme vulgarity and objects inserted into people's bodies. There is more...

"Jet Li's Fearless" is the story of Huo Yuanjia (Jet Li), founder of the Jin Wu Sports Federation. This movie shows Yuanjia's lust for being a champion fighter, which started with his first defeat as a small child. The defeat causes the main character...

"All the King's Men" is based on Robert Penn Warren's 1946 novel of the same name. It tells the story of Willie Stark (Sean Penn) — a man with ideals who dreams of a life where the government will work for the good of the people and not toward its own...

Take a look at one of NIU's most notable Huskies, and a few current students who share a similar DeKalb path. Could they be next? Robert Zemeckis The man behind film such as "Back to the Future," "Cast Away," "Forrest Gump" and "Romancing The Stone" studied...

DeKALB | Ron Carter has been the director of NIU's jazz program for more than a decade. Before that, he taught in East St. Louis for 18 years. On top of that, he has logged time as a professional jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist and vocalist. The...

DeKALB | The School of Music will hold its Opera Workshop in the Music Building's Recital Hall at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Oct. 10. This class will focus on the performance aspect of musical theater. It is free and open to the public. "It is a chance for...

The original full-sized cast of Rodin's "Thinker" sits alone atop a stone pedestal, towering over Paris from a cold and solid stoop. When one stands under "The Thinker," it towers over everything. It is one of the only works in the garden surrounding...

Anything with fabio on the cover By Middle-aged women everywhere It doesn't matter if the "Declaration of Independence" gets re-issued with his flowing locks on the front. The Italian is immediate grounds for dismissal. "The Davinci code" By Dan Brown...

DeKALB | Legendary bluesman Johnny Winter will play Otto's Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, Saturday. The guitarist has more than three decades of experience and more than 20 albums to his credit, including his most recent, Grammy-nominated outing, "I'm...

The third time could be a charm for Spitalfield, regarding its upcoming release, "Better Than Knowing Where You Are." The Chicagoland natives will play Friday at The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. Singer/guitarist Mark Rose shares his thoughts on...