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...

You can't put a price on love. If you ask three of Hollywood's most revered, experienced directors if that is true, they will not deny it. Take Sidney Lumet as a foremost example. With films such as "12 Angry Men" and "Dog Day Afternoon," he cemented...

SPOILER ALERT: *Please note this blog is about a major plot spoiler* A few weeks ago I got in to a debate about the major mood-altering scene in "Burn After Reading." If you haven't seen the movie, you should stop reading now because this entire blog...

Larry David lives to cringe another day. According to an Oct. 23 article in The New York Times, HBO has ordered a 10-episode seventh season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Lordy, help us all. The grit-your-teeth-and-hope-it's-over-soon TV series is famous...

Flamboyant costumes, massive amounts of makeup ‘Time Warped' their way to DeKalb this weekend. Insert, a NIU theater group, along with College Activity Board (CAB), hosted a performance of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to a packed theater. "Rocky...

The word "change" seems to be a buzz word for the past couple of years. A lot has changed in the eight years since AC/DC has embarked on a world tour. But when AC/DC took the stage at the Allstate Arena on Saturday, it seems like nothing has changed....

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...

The implementation of the "trophy" system on the Playstation 3 is a pretty cool idea, but it has a few drawbacks. It's nice to be able to boast my gaming accomplishments against my friends on PS3 like X-Box 360 players could since launch. However, adding...

The parking lot at the Convocation Center was dotted with out-of-state license plates, making it obvious that Garrison Keillor had drawn quite a crowd Thursday night. Few guests were younger than 40, but Keillor's jokes and anecdotes were entertaining...

After Labor Day Weekend, I was able to bring my family's N64 back with me to college. Various covers are missing, the connector cables barely survived my brother's "terrible-two" years and one of the four controllers mysteriously vanished. And yet, all...