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October 12, 2008

The dregs

Don’t smell the cork!

by Caleb Ganzer - Oct. 12, 2008

Does smelling the cork of a freshly opened wine bottle really reveal any information about the stuff in the bottle? buzz columnist Caleb Ganzer takes takes a look.

Movie Review - The Express

Solid sports entertainment

by Dan Puzzo - Oct. 12, 2008

If Remember The Titans is part of your DVD collection… you won’t go wrong with The Express.

Movie Review - Body of Lies

Who can you trust?

by Stephanie Ruiz - Oct. 12, 2008

Body of Lies is an intellectual and thought-provoking film that not only combines a great cast with a great director, but also presents the issue of power and its potential to corrupt the true nature of those that invest their strengths in the gaining of that power.

Movie Review - Religulous

Championing for doubt

by Rachel Storm - Oct. 12, 2008

If you're not offended by it, Religulous will make you laugh until you're crying.

Youtube Pick

The Real Version Of Photograph By Nickelback

by John McDermott - Oct. 12, 2008

Movie Review - Quarantine

Is that foam coming out of your mouth, or are you just happy to see me?

by Andy Herren - Oct. 12, 2008

October 11, 2008

Concert Preview

Missy Higgins visits Canopy

by Morgan Bonges - Oct. 11, 2008

Find out why you should get to know this Australian singer-songwriter.

October 10, 2008

I like feminism

P.C. bullshit?

by Eric T. Roth - Oct. 10, 2008

Eric has an affinity for political correctness.

October 09, 2008

Heads will roll

by Shannon Jilek - Oct. 9, 2008

What You Will Shakespeare Co. Presents Titus Andronicus. Brutally. ...

Building your affordable wine cellar, part 2

by Caleb Ganzer - Oct. 9, 2008

Continue your saga of building a wine cellar here.

The Made-for-TV-Election sheds light on some shady business

by Tiffany Champion - Oct. 9, 2008

During elections, TV can make it hard to distinguish the lies from the facts. The Made-for-TV Election is here to change that.

Doin' It Well

HIV: walking toward a cure

by Kim Rice and Ross Wantland - Oct. 9, 2008

Doin' It Well discusses HIV and how we can work together for awareness and education.

Homecoming invades the University

by Elyse Schmidt - Oct. 9, 2008

One of the biggest weekends of the fall, Homecoming, is in just a few days. The pep rally, football game and school spirit make everyone proud to be an Illini!

A healthy alternative: cobb salad

by Lauren Whalley - Oct. 9, 2008

Coffee, tea, etc.

by Maggie Puniewska - Oct. 9, 2008

A Quickie With...

A Quickie With ... Matt Wagemann

by Stephanie Pavlovcik - Oct. 9, 2008

And another Thing...

Top of the pops

by Michael Coulter - Oct. 9, 2008

Editor's Note

by Stephanie Prather - Oct. 9, 2008

Hidden Gem

Lone Star 1996

by Syd Slobodnik - Oct. 9, 2008

CU Sound Review

Can a columnist get a new picture already?

by Mike Ingram - Oct. 9, 2008

The canvas evolves

by Jean Kim - Oct. 9, 2008

Album Review

No Aha Shake, just heartbreak

by Michell Eloy - Oct. 9, 2008

DVD Review

Iron Man and Forgetting Sarah Marshall

by Stephanie Poquette and Clifford White - Oct. 9, 2008

One-on-one with José Porcel

by MaryPat Flanagan - Oct. 9, 2008

Mason Jennings chills out Canopy

by Tom Cyrs - Oct. 9, 2008

October 07, 2008

How to avoid eye contact on the Quad

by Stephanie Murphy - Oct. 7, 2008

You see her from a distance on the Quad: that girl you wish you had never met. What is the best way to avoid eye contact, and ...

TV Review

Back to the Future

by Katharine O'Brian - Oct. 7, 2008

There is a grim future awaiting the people of Heroes. Again.

October 06, 2008

Movie Review Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist

A decent Playlist

by Liza Booker - Oct. 6, 2008

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist is not a must see, but it could provide a good chuckle. ...

Digital Domain

100 versions of a to-do list?

by Tim Anderson - Oct. 6, 2008

How Apple's Application Store selectivity might be crippling its development.

Movie Review Blindness

Eyes wide open

by Rachel Storm - Oct. 6, 2008

Blindness hypothesizes the effects of an epidemic of blindness in an industrialized, "developed" society not at all unfamiliar to those of us living in the Western world.

A taste of home

Sweet and sour dipping sauce

by Kim Nguyen - Oct. 6, 2008

Columnist Kim Nguyen shares her mom's recipe for this dipping sauce that might be good enough to drink.