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Summer Movies: Sicko

By Tony Martin | August 29, 2007

9.8 / 10 If you don't like Michael Moore, this movie isn't going to convert you. If you like Mr. Moore, prepare to hail this movie as his best. And, if by chance, you are one of the five people in the world who doesn't have an opinion on America's most/least...

Summer Movies: Transformers

By Patrick Battle | August 29, 2007

7 / 10 "Transformers" is the latest Michael Bay film in which lots of things explode, lots of property is destroyed, and lots of expensive gasoline is burned up in car chases. The film centers around Sam Witwicky ("Disturbia's" Shia Lebeouf), whose father...

Summer Music: Common

By Patrick Battle | August 28, 2007

Very few rap albums are timeless in the sense that their themes are universal enough to be understood by any individual. However, Common's latest album, "Finding Forever," generates an extraordinarily euphoric sensation that prompts the listener to confront...

Summer Music: Lollapalooza in Chicagoland

By Evan Thorne | August 28, 2007

How can we talk about summer music in Chicagoland without mentioning Lollapalooza? And how can we talk about Lollapalooza without mentioning Parisian dance moguls Daft Punk? The two deejays who rarely tour, especially in America, co-headlined the first...

Summer Music: Fergie

By Herminia Irizarry | August 28, 2007

Fergie: Big Girls Don't Cry Finally a Fergie song that doesn't showcase her spelling skills! "Big Girls Don't Cry" has been a Top 40 number one hit for several weeks this summer and is a first in Fergie's collection of radio singles that slows down and...

Summer Music: Ryan Adams

By Northern Star staff | August 28, 2007

Ryan Adams has historically released amazing songs on good albums, but he's never really released a truly amazing album. "Gold" and "Heartbreaker" both come close, but the former was too long and the latter retained a bit too much twang from his Whiskeytown...

Summer Music: M.I.A.

By Andy Mitchell | August 28, 2007

After "Arular" made her a household name for hipsters in 2005, M.I.A. proves she's more than a one-album fluke thanks to her ambitious, experimental and dangerous sounding sophomore album, "Kala". Listening to the rhythmic assaults of "Bird Flu" and "Boyz"...

Summer Music: The National

By Andy Mitchell | August 28, 2007

Upon first listen, The National do not feel like a large-sounding band, but on their fourth and most accomplished album, they defy that notion amazingly through restraint and refinement. This is one of the best grower albums of the year, one that reveals...

Summer Music: Rihanna

By Herminia Irizarry | August 28, 2007

Off her new album, "Good Girl Gone Bad", Rihanna's "Umbrella", which features Jay-Z, rocked the pop charts this summer. As a result of this success, the album was overplayed on virtually every Top 40 radio station across the country. The song is cleverly...

Beatle-mania rocks Cornfest

By Carlene Eck | August 27, 2007

Despite DeKalb's high waters, Beatlemania came alive Saturday afternoon with the three-hour performance of American English at Cornfest. The Beatles tribute band played to a crowd of more than 400 fans, ranging from diaper-aged toddlers to punk-rock teens...

Bourne returns with an ultimatum

By Lindsey Kastning | August 27, 2007

Rating: 9 / 10 Once again, Jason Bourne is on the run and trying to find his lost identity. On Aug. 3, Matt Damon returned to the screen as Jason Bourne in "The Bourne Ultimatum." During the course of this 111-minute film, there are a few slow-moving...

Light Pollution plays Target

By Andy Mitchell | August 27, 2007

On Aug. 23, Target, 2555 Sycamore Road, played host to the indie-rock band Light Pollution and electronic artist Son of Starkiller. The two bands played at opposite corners of Target as part of a promotional event. According to Store Manager Carol Van...