Shiny Toy Guns are in their teen years. It's only their second album, but the disc shows growth and a stronger point of view of who they are as musicians. "Season of Poison" opens more like an emo album would rather than an electronica album. Early on,...

NIU has a historical and entertaining past. By digging through the Northern Star archives, Flavor was able to examine what was going on Nov. 6 oh-so-many years ago. 5 years ago: Flavor sat down to talk with musician Robert Randolph of Robert Randolph...

It seems like with every new action movie comes a corresponding video game. "James Bond: Quantum of Solace" is the latest movie-turned-video game to follow the trend. But it's not just James Bond that has videogames made after it, there's all the "Spiderman"...

It seems impossible for writer/director Christopher Nolan not to make another Batman film. "The Dark Knight," closing in on $1 billion worldwide, was critically acclaimed and went crazy on all sorts of box-office records. But Nolan said he's not sure...

At last, the 2008 presidential election is (hopefully) over. No more constant strings of political commercials on television, round-the-clock panels discussing terrorist ties and certainly no more guest spots on "Saturday Night Live." For some, Tuesday...

Aside from controversial depictions of violence and drug use, the post-apocalyptic adventure "Fallout 3" may go down in gaming history for something unexpected: implementing ethics as a game aesthetic. For those unfamiliar with the series, the "Fallout"...

Three days past Halloween, a spooky punk rock show overtook DeKalb's premiere venue, The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, on Monday night. The results, however, were much less spectacular than expected and left me with a poor taste in my mouth. Michael...

Cory Matthews be danged, the Philadelphia Phillies are World Series champions. If my years of television viewing have shown me anything, it is that sports play a big part in not only the story lines, but the makeup of the show on the whole. Here are a...

'Joker' Gotham City's most sadistic villain was inexplicably released from Arkham Asylum, and he intends to take back his city. Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo's latest graphic novel, "Joker," showcases the demented behavior of the Joker as he commits...

There's a rumor going around that The Jackson Five will be reuniting. How do I feel about this? I'm really not sure. I liked Michael's stuff back in the day, but with everything that's happened in recent years, I'm not sure I'm for a reunion. It would...

Politics are everywhere today, due to the election. If you need to take a break from the political pundits analyzing and re-analyzing the election tonight, find comfort in other things election related as we examine the greatest election movies of all...

Here we go again with FOX's cartoon cancellations. It was announced that "King of the Hill" will be no more. The latest order of 13 episodes, which will most likely air during next season, seems to be the end for the show. I say "seems" because FOX has...