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Cover image for singer-songwriter Mitski's new album "The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We." This album will be her seventh studio album and will release on Sept. 15. (Dead Oceans via AP)

Zombie wasteland, beloved detective return next week

By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor | September 7, 2023

Reenter worlds discovered and enjoy a range of music next week.  “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon” Beloved “The Walking Dead” character Daryl Dixon gets his own spinoff show, simply called “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” which will premiere...

Willy Adkins is hosting his annual Dark Art and Oddities Con this weekend from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium.

The Dark Art and Oddities Con returns to DeKalb with vendors, paranormal stories

By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor | November 10, 2022

The Dark Art and Oddities Con will return to DeKalb from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Altgeld Hall Auditorium. The convention will feature vendors and creators of art, and items that are related to the dark arts. The dark art movement...

Bob Odenkirk plays Saul Goodman in the “Breaking Bad” spin-off, “Better Call Saul,” which will premiere Sunday on AMC.

AMC revives dead, calls Saul

By Arthur Aumann | February 5, 2015

AMC is kicking off the first Sunday of the year of no football with zombies, lawyers and plenty of morally ambiguous characters.“The Walking Dead”“The Walking Dead” looks to pick up the pieces after the group suffered yet another loss in fall’s...

Season 5 can revive drab ‘Walking Dead’

By Arthur Aumann | November 3, 2014

Cannibals and executions restore fear in season five of “The Walking Dead.” Watch the show 8 p.m. Sundays on AMC. (Courtesy ThinkStock)Although Sunday’s episode was dull, this season of “The Walking Dead” is bringing the show back to life after...

TV shows to get into without wasting too much time

By Sarah Contreras | January 29, 2013

In the third week of school, the last thing any student needs is a new commitment. Homework, essays, research, group work, extracurriculars...the list goes on and on. How are you supposed to find time to invest in a television show when you barely have...