You have heard about it from your parents, or you may have experienced it yourself- a time when you had to go to the library and spend hours looking in books and journals to find any sources for your paper, and if the needed source was not in that library, […]

Energy has become a growing debate for everyone regardless of their party affiliation, religion or social class. It is something that affects us all. So who is going to throw some ideas out to the public? Kilowatt Ours, a not-for-profit group, put out an award-winning solutions-based documentary by the same […]

The ”Time Traveler’s Wife”, written by Audrey Niffenegger, is a love story about a woman named Clare Abshire who falls in love with a time traveler named Henry DeTamble. The book takes the reader on a journey through Clare and Henry’s life together as Henry time travels. During the bulk […]

The movie “The Time Traveler’s Wife” depicts the lives of Henry DeTamble, played by Eric Bana, and Clare Abshire, played by Rachel McAdams.  Henry witnesses the death of his mother at the age of six and also discovers that he is able to time travel.  During one of his time […]

From Bryan Burrough, a former Wall Street Journal reporter currently associated with Vanity Fair, comes the story of an era of crime which many journalists referred to as the ‘Public Enemy’ era which led to the formation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The title refers to the term […]

#8220;Public Enemies,” Michael Mann’s new mobster film, begins with an opening shot that’s so dizzying it’s amazing that the only thing on camera is a single building in the middle of nowhere.  Michael Mann is an odd director in regards to the ideas and styles that he incorporates into his […]

The Hogwarts Express will be departing soon from its only stop in the Midwest. Don’t miss your last chance to walk through slices of life at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Museum of Science and Industry has been host to the world premier of ”Harry Potter: The Exhibition” […]

#8220;Inglourious Basterds” is a strange sort of war movie, caring little about the facts of the war and more about being an entertaining Jewish revenge story.  The movie begins on the greener pastures of farm country. There is a long conversation over pointless topics that goes nowhere and by the […]

#8220;Julie & Julia” is a movie that warms audiences’ hearts and stomachs and grabs a few chuckles along the way. Based on the book by Julie Powell, “Julie & Julia” follows the true story of Julie Powell’s journey of writing a blog about cooking all of Julia Child’s recipes from […]

A few months ago I was shown a news article about Kanye West. In it Kanye stated that he does not read or respect books but he has written one that he would like people to buy. I’m not a big fan of his, but I could usually ignore his […]