On Feb. 4, The Egyptian Theatre hosted its sixth annual Jazz at the Egyptian concert. The event included performances by the DeKalb and Sycamore high school jazz ensembles, the Northern Illinois University Jazz Orchestra and Jazz in Progress, a local...
Though the comedic stylings of Mel Brooks represent an older, perhaps antiquated form of comedy, the actor-director-writer has unexpectedly returned to the limelight with “History of the World Part II.”
The original film, which was released in...
The snow is melting and the trees are coming back to life. As the beginning of spring approaches, here are some albums that perfectly embody the beginning of the season.
Lloyd Cole - “Don’t Get Weird on Me Babe”Miles Da
Lloyd Cole’s second solo...
If you bombed a midterm, look no further than this list for a way to cry it all out.
“ATTACK ON TITAN” (Crunchyroll)
Set in a world where mankind was almost entirely wiped out by ginormous, man-eating monsters, “Attack on Titan”...
Storytelling is at the heart of the human experience. Angélica Maria Aguilera, a latina musician and writer known for highlighting the power of latina women, will be holding a poetry workshop at NIU.
Angélica Maria is known for holding a number of...
With a multitude of recent awards season wins, Apple TV+ is quickly becoming one of the premier streaming services. But is it worth the price?
Apple TV+ launched on Nov. 1, 2019, with eight original shows to start things off including “The Morning...
Norman Lake’s “Songs for Long Distance Lovers” delves deep into what it means to be apart from the one you love.
Joey MacMahan is the man behind Norman Lake, a name that MacMahan uses as a stage name. MacMahan showed up to our meeting in a gray...
My expectations for “Cocaine Bear” were not high but that black bear sure was.
I went into “Cocaine Bear” thinking it would be a bad survivalist movie that takes itself far too seriously. Then, in the end, the viewer would learn everything...
Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation company, has produced 23 films that are full of magic, nature and love. Choosing the best films from Ghibli’s almost 40 years of work is an intense debate. In no particular order, here are the top five best Studio...
Haunting melodies, smooth hip-hop and heartbreak all grace this week’s playlist.
Nick’s picks
Little Simz - “Angel”
De La Soul - “Eye Know”
Ms. Lauryn Hill - “Lost Ones”
Little Simz’s “Angel” is an almost six-minute-long...
It’s the week before spring break! Here’s how each sign can best use their time before a week of well-earned rest.
Aries (March 21 - April 20)
What would make you feel most at peace right now?
Do: physically write out your feelings
Don’t:...
Sleepy music, the new Scream film and the next book by Margaret Atwood will be coming out next week.
Margaret Atwood’s “Old Babes in the Wood: Stories”
Margaret Atwood, known for her books “The Testament” and The Handmaid’s Tale,” is...
