Now that's what I call a lame album. The pop music collection juggernaut, "NOW That's What I Call Music," has released a new album, the 29th in the series. The "NOW" series should have called it quits years ago, but almost biannually, a new album is released....

The Beer: Leinenkugel's Fireside Nut Brown is an English style lager with a chocolate and nut taste. It has a thick, dark-mouth feel, medium carbonation and a great aftertaste that features hints of chocolate and hazelnut. It's very reminiscent of Frederick...

Last week, Adult Swim aired the conclusion of its two-part special "Young Person's Guide to History." It was a 15-minute, live-action show that followed the founding of America and its first few years. This show only took the fundamental facts of the...

The Liberace Jazztet will be performing at the Recital Hall tonight. The acclaimed jazz group from NIU features undergraduate and graduate students, along with members of the faculty. Of the sixteen current members, six are members of NIU's faculty and...

One day, after failing to make it to one of my classes, I turned on the TV only to encounter the dumbest show I've ever seen in my life. "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" trumps any other show I've seen on levels of sheer stupidity. First off, I would like...

Los Rancheros, 2350A Sycamore Rd., offers a nice place for students to enjoy Mexican cuisine on a typical college budget. Atmosphere: The restaurant is warm and cozy with nicely decorated walls and big booths to hunker down in for a nice private dinner....

The new season premieres have come and gone, and it's tough to find anything decent to watch on TV. Luckily, this week three new shows will premiere, which may be a good way to mix it up and get the taste of "Hole In The Wall" out of your mouth. "Estate...

Let me make this clear: T-Pain writes songs, not albums. That should explain the lack of cohesiveness that he has just unleashed on the world: his third album, "Thr33 Ringz." The album features a handful of familiar names (Kanye West, Chris Brown, Lil'...

On Monday night, few people braved the unknown and ventured into the Recital Hall for TechArt 2008. Even fewer sat through the whole performance. IMMArts presented the third annual exhibit of electro-acoustic music, TechArt 2008. From the description...

Here is a list of the best video game commercials to exist: MTV Sports: Pure Ride (Sony Playstation) If you ever needed an instructional video on how to chuck a geriatric from the passenger's seat of your parents' car, this is it. Is it offensive? Yes....

A show that never fails to stay relevant, "South Park" debuted a new episode on Nov. 5, not 24 hours after the election, featuring Barack Obama accepting the presidency. Not only was there dialogue from Obama's actual acceptance speech, but there were...

There is a collection of aging movie reels in the Film Department at Founders Memorial Library. It houses Oscar winners, documentaries and everything in between, including educational films that date as far back as 1900. After some scrounging around,...