The title "Intolerable Cruelty" suggests we're about to view something unbearably cruel. It's a film that attempts to be both humanistic and cruel at the same time. George Clooney plays Miles Massey, a brightly-smiling divorce lawyer who makes a killing...

You feared it, you hated it, you probably knew it could one day kill us all in a moment. But admit it, sometimes you miss it. That's right, we at M.O.O.S.E. take a look back at that glorious institution called communism. Now calm down, Nick Arhos, before...

-It's hard walking up to a complete stranger and asking to do a makeover. You put yourself at risk of getting back-handed or having a drink thrown at you. Regardless, we here at the Weekender felt a little frisky and decided to brave the dark world of...

Plug and play. One usually thinks of this phrase in reference to computer parts, but it works admirably well in reference to the various elements of "Good Boy!" Plug in the earnest young boy. Plug in the serious parents who just don't understand. Plug...

Before Umphrey's McGee performed at Otto's, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, on Oct. 8, I had a chance to talk to the band while they ate lunch. Umphrey's McGee includes Brendan Bayliss (guitar), Jake Cinninger (guitar), Ryan Stasik (bass), Joel Cummins (keyboards),...

Belle and Sebastian has always worn its influences on its collective shoulder. "Dear Catastrophe Waitress" plays with the melodies of the band's record collection. The band's taste seems to have moved away from the more morose sounds of Nico and Leonard...

Those menacing orange bugs are everywhere! Even if there is a window screen, the multicolored Asian lady beetles find a way in. If they're this smart, why haven't they figured out humans are a threat and started fearing and avoiding us? These questions...

John Lennon said a successful recording career was like walking naked through a forest without a mosquito bite. Chicago's Kill Hannah has been standing stripped at the threshold since 1995. In April, KH brought its fusion of glam and industrial pop to...

Lemuel Watson is the new chairman of the department of counseling, adult and health education in the College of Education. Watson was helping a doctoral student look for a position when he found out about a higher-education position at NIU. He applied...

Author Walter Kimbrough will speak at 7 p.m. today at the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium about the origin of Greek organizations. Kimbrough wrote the book “Black Greeks 101: Culture, Customs and Challenges of the Black Fraternities...

CHICAGO - Cubs fans have waited, and waited, and waited. And after Tuesday night’s 8-3 loss to the Florida Marlins, they’ll have to wait until tonight to see if their team will make it to the World Series. While many Cubs fans were moaning during...

As technologies advance, women are moving past conventional forms of birth control and reaching toward new-age methods.The Northern Star will examine five alternative methods of birth control in a four-day series. Tuesday: Ortho Evra (patch) Today: Depo-Provera...