The Screenic Paradigms exhibit showcases a trippy and psychedelic style of art with traditional forms of media to create a digital aesthetic.  The exhibit is curated by Ruth Lantz and features some of their own paintings alongside artists Su A Chae...

As DeKalb’s cold wave comes to an end, NIU students are still bundled up to fight against frozen fingers.  Scarves, heavy coats and snow boots adorn those walking from class to class.  Here are some photos that show the fashion items students...

Former Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke along with Jonny Greenwood, former Radiohead guitarist, and Tom Skinner, former Sons of Kemet drummer, combine into the indie hit The Smile.  After debuting in 2022, the trio has released another album, and with...

2023 was difficult, to say the least. Jobs seemed harder than usual, and romantic relationships went downhill quickly. Planetary placements were inconsistent, and many signs were burnt out by the time the year came to an end. Well, look no further because...

“Mean Girls” was a terrible movie ... and I loved it. Now, don’t get me wrong. This is not one of those movies where I like it in spite of all of the abhorrent things wrong with it.  No, I liked it because of everything wrong with it. To...

DeKALB - With the Oscars only two months away, the organizers behind it will be showing previous film nominees and Academy Award winners in a special film series to celebrate the upcoming event.  The movies shown will be “The Philadelphia Story”,...

Editor's note: If you want your event featured in next week's Weekend Roundup, email information to [email protected] Friday Night: Play "Unintended Consequences": 7:30 p.m. at Stage Coach Players, 126 S. 5th St. Michael Patterson...

For bookworms, a new semester and new year means getting to read anticipated novels releasing in 2024. Of course, with back-to-school season 2.0 in full swing, readers will have less time to read as academic work quickly builds up again. Whether readers...

The film “American Fiction” is not what it seems.  The trailers make it out to be a simplistic comedy about a Black man who writes an overly-stereotyped book about Black life to thumb his nose at the publishing industry. The film itself looked...

With films like “Oppenheimer” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” coming out in 2023, it was a strong year for movie releases. Since 2024 is just beginning, here’s a list of some of the most anticipated movies released over winter break. “Wonka” Timothée...

When it comes to film, I tend not to like the most masculine ones out there. I thought “The Godfather” was an objectively great movie, but I don’t really care for it. Westerns are my least favorite genre; I would much rather watch a good noir-romance.  So,...

Myth and magic collide as Disney delivers an enchanting mix of Greek mythology and modern pop culture in “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” based on the best-selling series of the same name by Rick Riordan.   The series follows the adventures...