Detection of an alcohol dependency is not always easy, since most people do not seem to know when they cross the line from using alcohol for fun to using it for need. "Alcoholism is not only a disease of the body, but of the mind and the spirit. It is...

In 1967, the Beatles recorded a melodic, orchestrated, hypnotizing song for their "Magical Mystery Tour" album. They called it "I Am the Walrus." In 1989, Tears For Fears recorded the same song. They called it "Sowing the Seeds of Love." To be fair, it's...

The current status of the Faraday II building project was presented Wednesday to the Finance and Facilities Committee of the Board of Regents during the first of two days of meetings at NIU. James Baird, from Holabird and Root, the project's architects,...

The movie "Mystic Pizza" is not some psychedelic piece about drugged food, as the title may lead one to believe. However, it is the story of three girls who work at a pizza parlor in the little tourist town of Mystic, Connecticut. Actually, the Mystic...

Everyone has seen the real thing—the "rockumentary" that relates the journeys of a rock band as they tour the country. It's packed with on-stage footage, backstage conversations, airport delays and heated band arguments. The most recent example was...

This one is for the girls. You pick up a glossy fashion magazine, thumbing through the advertisements and encountering model after beautiful high-paid model. "I can do that," you think, imagining yourself in a New York studio, heavily made up and primping...

WNIU-FM, 89.5, has decided to stop carrying Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion show due to doubled costs and decreased number of new shows. Assistant station manager Tim Emmons said a variety of factors contributed to the decision not to carry...

It's good for the heart, and the soul. After years of discussion, a motivated group of DeKalb residents have made the DeKalb "Coffeehouse" a reality. There is no official name thusfar, because the proprietor, Curt Halsted, wants one to evolve from its...

Steadily increasing solid waste in DeKalb County and in Illinois has resulted in the creation of a solid waste management committee to discuss problems and options. The City of DeKalb established a committee about eight months ago to look for alternative...

Most babies don't think or utter too many words, let alone full sentences, between birth and two years. Baby Mikey is a special case, though, and has no problems voicing his opinions and concerns to his mother in the movie "Look Who's Talking." Mikey...

"The Fabulous Baker Boys" is a compelling drama about a pair of down-and-out musicians with a stale act. The Bakers' performances have become so predictable that the audience seems barely aware of their presence, so they decide to modernize their act...

I drove by a flower store the other day and almost had an accident when I looked in the window. The Christmas trees were on display. I checked my watch, making sure it was really the middle of October and the Yuletide season was approximately 70 days...