Chris Shim, a 2002 graduate of Harvard University, won Weekender’s 2005 Oscar contest by correctly predicting 19 of the 24 winners. The Seattle native came across the Northern Star’s Web site while searching the Internet for Academy Award competitions....

From the signs on the door to the patio bar turned desk, anyone can tell that 528 Grant South Tower B is a bachelor pad run amok. "Neither of us brought anything to decorate with when we moved in," said Patrick Weaver, a freshman business administration...

Omar Lopez and Cedric Bixler constantly reap the benefits of their At The Drive-In days. Even the 2003 debut, an experimental masterpiece, profited from the kneejerk reaction to recall the past. But what that debut had and this follow-up lacks is a rallying...

A spiritual soul searching journey has come to the creation of Tori Amos’ ninth album, "Beekeeper." "Beekeeper" evokes an emotional, physical and mental healing through abstract songs. The tracks are not all autobiographic, but are from stories that...

When riding the bus early in the morning one day, a girl had a loud and unnecessary 15-minute conversation on her cell phone. Do you have any advice for me if that happens again? My question to you is what is so important to talk about at 8:30 a.m? Next...

If love is like a kick to the head, in Tyler Perry’s "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" it’s more like whacking your newly paralyzed husband of 18 years behind his head. In the beginning, the gorgeous Helen (Kimberly Elise) has the "perfect" life: a successful...

Omarion seeks to establish his manhood and solo talent in his self-titled album "O." The former member and lead singer of the boy band B2K is on his own, taking all the spotlight after the band’s bad breakup. The bad blood between them hasn’t hindered...

There’s warmth attained when Sam Beam’s tranquil melodies glide across his simple acoustic arrangements. With the lovely winter weather beating down once again, Iron and Wine’s EP Woman King provides a soothing accompaniment to brave the sting of...

From the outside, the DeKalb Area Women’s Center, 1021 State St., resembles what you might imagine a house constructed in 1917 would look like: unappealing to the eye. The inside, however, is alive with ideas and spirit. Functioning as a meeting and...

Weekender Art & Theater Reporter In the theater before the show, a midwestern ambience emanates from every corner of the sparsely furnished Stevens Building Players Theatre, an atmospheric device conceived by Carl Myers, sound designer for "Far Away."...

An exhibit chronicling the life and career of a local resident, "Sights and Sounds: Photographs by Arthur Montzka," premiered March 1 at the Nehring Center Gallery, located on the second floor of the Nehring Center for Culture and Tourism for the DeKalb...

At a time when the Paris Hilton "US Weekly" cover is considered must-read literature, Rebecca Reynolds still finds time to curl up with a good book ... or 10. Reynolds, a sophomore political science and psychology major, said she likes her page-turners...