I’m a big fan of movies that force the audience to think. More often than not, I leave the theater feeling as if the film powers that be have severely underestimated my ability to ponder, to handle anything complex. So when director Ridley Scott (Gladiator,...

Unlike most things, Death Cab for Cutie is better with strings attached. Let me explain. After collaborating with the Magik*Magik Orchestra — a string octet from San Francisco — on 2011’s Codes and Keys, Death Cab decided that some of their older...

Are you ready to get back in the water? Co-hosted by Campus Activities Board and Campus Recreation, the Dive-In Movie is a way to celebrate the imminent warmer weather and freedom that spring brings. Students will have the chance to throw on their bathing...

In a move ensuring that no person’s food need ever go unphotographed, Facebook has announced that it will acquire Instagram for a whopping $1 billion in cash and stock. It’s official: Facebook is going to helm your social media experience forever....

This weekend, The Hunger Games, based on Suzanne Collins’ monster young adult book series, delighted fans and raked in the dough. Millions of people flocked to theaters around the country, and few were disappointed. Counted among those who were delighted...

“You’ve gotta hear this one song; it will change your life, I swear.” It was with that line that the soundtrack to 2004’s Garden State became bigger than the film itself. The soundtrack earned itself an Oscar, while the film garnered barely any...

The Oscars brought something to our attention last night: the past is better than the present, and the present really shouldn’t try to win awards. These Oscars are indeed your father’s. Let’s start with the host. Billy Crystal secured his ninth,...

Ohmygod, you guys! The Tony Award-nominated musical Legally Blonde has blown into this neck of the woods, and it just happens to star NIU alumnae Christine Sherrill. Christine has made a career out of performing, appearing in plays such as Mamma Mia!,...