Come one, come all! NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance has announced its Spring 2023 season featuring plays, actor showcases and a dance concert. Productions will begin Feb.10 going until April 30 in the Corner, O’Connell and Sally Stevens Players...

Award show season is in full swing, and the Oscars draw millions of viewers in each year. The 95th Academy Awards will take place at 7 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 12.  ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE There are five nominees for the best Actor In A Leading Role...

For readers, the new year brings the discovery of new authors and loveable stories. Here are four books to add to that 2023 reading list.  “Alone With You In The Ether” by Olivie Blake Independently published in 2020, Olivie Blake’s novel “Alone...

Shania Twain - “Queen of Me”  On Feb. 3, Canadian pop-country musician Shania Twain will release her first album in six years, titled “Queen of Me.” This will be her sixth studio album. The album features lead singles such as “Waking Up...

“GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY” (NETFLIX) A tech billionaire, played by Edward Norton, invites his friends to his private island for the weekend, but they find themselves in a suspenseful situation when he is mysteriously found dead. With the...

Editor’s Note: This review will contain spoilers, so read with caution. The first few weeks of January, at least in the film industry, are when studios drop the movies that didn’t turn out well. These weeks are the garbage dump of the film calendar...

Indie-phenoms Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker released three new singles under their shared name boygenius.  “$20,” “Emily I’m Sorry” and “True Blue” are the lead singles for their upcoming project titled “the record.”  After...

Fans of the beloved sitcom “That ‘70s Show” should keep their expectations at bay when watching Netflix’s new reboot, “That ‘90s Show.” “That ‘90s Show” follows Leia Foreman (Callie Haverda), daughter of Eric Foreman (Topher Grace)...

2022 was one of the best years for films and TV shows. Here were some of the most bingeworthy TV series that came out last year. House of the Dragon (HBO Max) Return to the Game of Thrones world in “House of the Dragon.” The show follows Princess...

As a proud Christian, Satta Kendor would not be the person expected to write a series about the seedy underbelly of Christianity, but her debut novel tackles just that.  Author, NIU graduate and Northern Star alumn Satta Kendor’s novel “Liberty...

It can be hard to keep up with the constant media coming out. Instead of trying to search through the constant barrage of content, here are a few great pieces of media coming out next week.    Kristen Mei Chase “A Thousand Miles to Graceland”  Kristen...

Editor’s Note: This review will contain spoilers, so read with caution or watch the film and come back later. Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell star in the film “Bones and All,” directed by Luca Guadagnino, the director of films such as “Call...