Phantogram’s electrifying new album, “Voices,” could be played for hours on end and your ears would be grateful.Based out of Greenwich, N.Y., duo collaborators Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter leaked their sophomore album online before its official...
The shutdown of Irrational Games has raised countless questions in the gaming community. How rational was this decision?Irrational Games were the developers of huge AAA games such as “BioShock” and “BioShock: Infinite.” As the creators of Rapture...
Just because “Flappy Bird” went under doesn’t mean other apps aren’t thriving. Four gaming apps lead the iTunes chart.1. “Splashy Fish”Users navigate a fish who passes through a series of ancient-looking pillars in “Splashy Fish.” This...
The weeklong attack against “Flappy Bird” game developer Dong Nguyen shows the “if you don’t please me, you are a failure at life” way of thinking needs to stop.It’s ridiculous to see obnoxious game critics let their passion for the game fuel...
I’ll admit: Cupcakes are pretty mindless.I know a lot of bakery upstarts and soccer moms and frosting jockeys are gonna get all angry when they read that because “I’ve been working on these red velvet cupcakes but they’re blue instead of red and...
“Come Together” appropriately described the Wooden Box Theater’s fourth annual Beatles Nite over the weekend.Wooden Box Theater, an Illinois performance team, presented the Beatles Nite at the Ellwood House Museum Visitor Center, 509 N. First St.,...
Gaelic Storm provided concertgoers with an interactive Celtic show at the Egyptian Theatre on Saturday night.A sea of green hats, shirts, scarves and headpieces turned the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., into something akin to a St. Patrick’s Day...
A fast-paced tennis match of DJ setlists was the focus of Rosy’s Roadhouse this weekend.DJ Statut3 and Zebo delivered a unique setlist that brought the house down.Since last semester, Statut3 beats have matured from a small number of greasy samples...
Politicians in Washington D.C. are on the verge of collapsing like a house of cards.The second season of the Netflix original series “House of Cards” was released in whole on Valentine’s Day. Many shared their Friday with the charismatic and wonderfully...
Producers of the action-packed “RoboCop” destroyed all creativity and fun in sight.I love reminiscing on the pre-CGI, saturated Hollywood 1987 “RoboCop.” The director and producers made do with what they had and created a funny, action-packed,...
DeKalb | NIU’s play “Intimate Apparel” focuses on love, emotion and even female empowerment.The School of Theatre and Dance will put on the play “Intimate Apparel,” written by Lynn Nottage. The show runs Feb. 13 to 16 at the Diversions Lounge...
Television’s most dysfunctional couples can help your Valentine’s Day insecurities.5. Fitz, Olivia Pope and Mellie Grant of “Scandal”President Fitzgerald Grant or Fitz, has a lot of nerve cheating on the First Lady with Olivia Pope. Mellie Grant...
