A 16-year-old video game franchise rises from the darkness Tuesday with the release of the stealthy, single-player “Thief.”In the game, the less action the player sees, the better. As a thief, Garrett needs to traverse through a Victorian city using...

Classic story: Boy met girl, boy invited girl to dinner, girl has gluten allergy. This is the story of a gluten-free date.The guy thought about what he could possibly make for this girl, but pasta, sandwiches and pizza were a no go. The guy wanted it...

A good drink talks to you, and a good drink listens. It tells you when you’re done, when you’ve had too much, when to have more. A good drink thinks. It’s not mindless, not easy. You don’t make it in a keg or a cooler or a plastic bowl with a...

When it comes to starting a band or learning an instrument, musicians from the School of Music have good insight.Guitar, amps, stringsUndergraduate jazz guitar students Brian Quinlan and Andy Czarnecki have their own preferences for guitars, strings and...

David Reed, frontman of The Great Influence Machine.Northern Star: What don’t you like about the DeKalb music scene?Reed: That I don’t hear about enough stuff, you know? I don’t do Facebook or ... have an online presence. I tend to rely on phone...

The Music Building’s Recital Hall had a lot of talent and experience being demonstrated and experience Friday night during the Faculty Recital.Faculty members Mark Ponzo, Jeremy Moeller and JeongSoo Kim performed a recital Friday at the Music Building’s...

Word of NBC’s “Heroes: Reborn” may be drowned out by groans, but if done right it could be the reboot of something special.After a teaser aired, the Internet was ablaze with the fandom clashing on whether “Heroes: Reborn” was the best idea....

Rosy’s RoadhouseRosy’s Roadhouse is a great place to hear any kind of music you can imagine.Rosy’s Roadhouse, 930 Pappas Drive, wants all kinds of bands or DJ’s to perform and entertain the crowd. With different genres from rock to EDM you can...

While this winter proved to be cruel to local musicians — closing the House Cafe and Otto’s — there is hope for spring to bring life back to the music scene.Arguably, one of the best aspects of the House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, was its appeal...

With “3 Days to Kill” this weekend, moviegoers shouldn’t waste them at the theater.“Pompeii”“Pompeii” tells the story of a former slave who is now a gladiator fighting for his life and his true love all before Mt. Vesuvius erupts.The movie...

DeKalb | Students can witness the downward spiral of German solider Woyzeck as he struggles with his jealousy and rage.This dark play opens today and will have performances this weekend at Huntley Middle School, 1515 S. Fourth St.“Woyzeck” shows the...

DeKalb and Sycamore public libraries are teaming up to build and donate books and bookcases for low-income families.The libraries will host the third annual Bookcase Project banquet 6 p.m. Thursday at DeKalb High School, 501 W. Dresser Road. The banquet...