You might be a geek or you might be a celebrity. Paul Goebel, known as the TV Geek from Comedy Central’s "Beat the Geeks" is both. There is a reason why he was chosen to be the TV Geek. He knows his stuff and has a lot of views on television and the...

Producer turned hip-hop artist Kanye West returns to the music scene with another swaggering, brash album. The follow-up to 2004’s "The College Dropout," West’s sophomore release’s credits name-drop more than Ryan Seacrest. The catchy "Gold Digger"...

Luc Besson’s career can best be described as a wild roller coaster that’s almost impossible to predict. Breakneck action, over-the-top martial arts and surprisingly deep stories are about the only constants which can be attached to the prolific writer/director...

DeKalb welcomes the J. Davis Trio to Otto’s Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, Saturday and also to The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, Saturday, Oct. 8. The J. Davis Trio, with lead singer Stuart, combine hip-hop with classic jazz to make a sound...

Some people use music to chill out, but others prefer tunes that pump them up. Josh Marsh, sophomore recording technologies major, is the latter. Marsh’s tastes veer towards the extreme side of the spectrum. For Marsh, the ultimate playlist is one that...

rban legends extend further into the daily routines of campus students than most may know. For example, according to folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand, "The Obligatory Wait," a rule by which students can leave class if their professor is 15 to 20 minutes...

The HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" appears to be a documentary of comic genius Larry David. There is only one problem: there is no way the things in the show could actually happen to anyone. The use of very natural lighting, the too-bizzare-to-be-completely-fake...

Chris Carrabba is the epitome of emo music and he knows it. While he is able to take any subject, make it depressing as all get up and throw a minor-key chord progression behind it, he also knows his fans love to wallow in self pity with him. It’s why...

The Flaming Lips have changed a lot since the band's inception in the mid ’80s. This movie, by the group's tried and true video man, Brad Beesley, chronicles the progression from before the band began, when members created the "Fearless Freaks," an...

For more than a year, Brenden Kisiel has owned and managed the Wild Rose Bistro, 850 D Pappas Drive. His vision of the ultimate dining and entertainment experience has gradually expanded. On top of a changing food and drink menu, the Wild Rose Bistro...

NIU has more than 10,000 anthropological artifacts in its storage space in the lower recesses of Cole Hall. NIU’s Anthropology Museum, located in Stevens Building’s north wing, is officially staffed by one person, Ann Wright-Parsons. The museum is...