Whenever I come across hip-hop mix-tapes from college students, I usually find the artist to be a sad, washed-up version of Sam Adams or Mac Miller, rapping solely about partying. But never in my life have I listened to one of these albums and found…
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It seems aggravating at this point that “How I Met Your Mother” has yet to reveal who Ted Mosby’s future wife is. I’d probably call this out if it weren’t for the show’s inexplicable charm and infectious sense of humor. Now that the show’s eighth…
Judge Dredd is back, and this time no one will escape his judgment. After a dismal 1995 adaptation starring Sylvester Stallone, the cult comic book antihero returns in a modernized reboot that strips away the one-liners in favor of gritty action and hard-edged characters. Set…
Who releases a six minute single after more than 10 years of lying dormant? The royal ambassadors of ska pop, that’s who. No Doubt has never really been the rule-following type, so when they dropped “Settle Down,” who could really be surprised that it was…
The self-dubbed God of rap is back, and he brought some friends with him. Kanye West dropped his newest album with his newest rap super group, G.O.O.D Music, on Wednesday to anxious fans. The last time we heard from West, he was rapping alongside Jay-Z…
So you know that awesome Southern California lifestyle we all lead here in Central Illinois? No? Fair enough. We’re sort of lacking an ocean, palm trees, medical marijuana and surfers, but in case you like to stay in that California state of mind, you can…
There are roughly one million fall trends this season (trust me, I’ve been keeping track) and separating the winning pieces from the straight-to-sale rack items isn’t always an easy task. What new purchases will really last you your whole life…or, at least, the next three…
Thirty-one years later, adventure still has a name. To celebrate the release of all four “Indiana Jones” films on Blu-Ray, the first and best of the series, “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” returned last week for a brief run in IMAX theaters. And seeing Dr.…
Hollywood likes to romanticize history. World wars, westerns and even the Middle Ages all come off as exciting eras we all wish we could be a part of. The Prohibition is one of those periods, a time when gangsters roamed the city streets waging war…
THE POOF There is room for debate on where the poof actually came from. Some say it started way back in the days of good old “let them eat cake” Marie Antoniette, while others say Cleopatra had a full team of slaves to tease her…