Verlyn Klinkenborg, writer and member of the New York Times editorial board, expressed his ideas about humans and their connection to nature Thursday night at Founders Memorial Library. The name of his speech was “The Conscience of Nature.” Klinkenborg...

More than 1,000 people gathered for Yell Like Hell on Thursday night at the Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway. The night started off with the football players being introduced, which was followed by speeches from running back Michael Turner...

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) Wednesday:...

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...

This past Sunday night, I was in front of a large crowd, blindfolded and holding my prickly thing in my hands. Unfortunately, it wasn't my usual post-"Alias" orgy. It was the announcement of Homecoming king and queen. In case you didn't know (and from...

After a couple years of meddling with other bands like Oysterhead and The Frog Brigade, Les Claypool finally has decided to rejoin the group that made him famous — Primus. Unfortunately for him, it wasn't the best decision. -On the band's new CD/DVD...

Say what you want about Michael Moore, but he's made one hell of a career for himself. The man who spends nearly all day trashing capitalism has become quite the capitalist. Now, Moore's back with "Dude, Where's My Country?" It's the third book of his...

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...