Pop culture has always been entranced with the criminal underworld. Here are a few of my prime mobster cuts, each providing a glimpse into the seedy underbelly of America's true first family. Mafia Movie: "Goodfellas" opens with an amazing direction from...

The Audition is fiercely proud to be from Chicago. Band members grew up in the Chicago scene where they learned to play their instruments. On the band's MySpace account, The Audition claims to be "So Chi you'd think we were bashful." Its latest release,...

Last week our attempt at turning lead into gold didn’t work quite as well as we hoped. However, I’m back again to give the old "lead to gold" another try. Get your safety goggles on, call your parents and then put your phone on vibrate as to not bother...

If you’re wondering what to do in DeKalb this weekend, fear not. There is a diverse array of shows for you to check out, including two Dave Matthews Band tributes, a rocker with a soul-meets-glam sound, an up-and-coming rock-pop group, a Peal Jam tribute,...

1) In a given semester you: a. Overload your schedule with every major class you can get into. b. Take half major classes, half gen-eds. c. Stick with all gen-eds. 2) How often do you see your major professors? a. They are coming over tonight for pizza...

1. Don’t go through your high school to add people you haven’t talked to since you were 15. 2. So your relationship has lost its luster and you no longer wish to date the person. You hop on Facebook to change your relationship status back to "single"...

Today’s children are dragged into lives of crime by an unexpected source - new Nickelodeon programming. Old Nickelodeon shows brought happiness to a generation of children, but not having those shows is leading to the demise of the next generation....

Having led the music video revolution in the 1980s, MTV is leading reality television mediocrity. Here’s a few interesting recruitment drives MTV mentions on its Web site. Do you see God? "Have you had a vision or a spiritual experience that changed...

As more and more films based on video games, comics and fantasy novels (as opposed to real people and situations) are released, the lines of reality begin to blur in equal amounts. Often we see people dressing as their favorite Star Wars character or...

7 - 8 a.m. Former President Palmer was assassinated. Michelle Dessler was killed and Tony Almeida critically injured by a bomb blast. Chloe feared she was next on the list to be killed and called Jack. President Logan was about to sign a terrorism treaty...

Thursday night, Smallville will celebrate its 100th episode and according to the WB, someone in Clark Kent’s life will die. At the beginning of the fifth season, Clark Kent (Tom Welling) was stripped of his "Superman" powers and later given the opportunity...