Culture

  • Musically rising from the ashes

    Their mixture of old style rock with a little country and blues is what makes Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights an electrifying phenomenon. This real world, no studio tricks band who was recently the late night act for “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and has rocked out while sharing the stage with musicians like AC/DC, Lynard…

  • A funny, heartwarming story

    It starts on a trestle. A 16-year-old boy is walking across a trestle that hovers over a bustling New York City street. His parents show up and tell him how selfish he is for wanting to jump off and, a second later, he is falling into the water. The boy wakes up. “It’s Kind of…

  • Film’s prediction for future has its hits, misses, 25 years later

    “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” This line, from 1985’s “Back to the Future,” is uttered by Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) to Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) moments before they take off in Doc’s Delorean time machine into the future. Thirty years into the future to 2015 to be exact. In “Back to…

  • John Legend delivers message on education, big set list

    John Legend came to Clowes Memorial Hall on Oct. 29 to help everyone “wake up” and open their eyes to the issue of American education. “I don’t think this is a left-right issue,” Legend said of the politics surrounding American education. He opened this year’s Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series with a speech and…

  • Hollywood composer guides Butler musicians for Halloween concert

    Golden Globe nominee Christopher Young scored big with the Butler Symphony Orchestra and fans during a Halloween performance at Clowes Memorial Hall Sunday. Known most often for his terrifying compositions, Young’s music can be found in the major motion pictures of “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” “The Grudge” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street Part…

  • Stewart brings sanity, comedy to capital

    When it was certain that President Barack Obama would be the first sitting president to appear on “The Daily Show,” a perfect storm was brewing for Jon Stewart. Not only would Stewart be interviewing the leader of the free world, but it was perfect publicity for his “Rally to Restore Sanity”, held in Washington, D.C.,…

  • ‘Paranormal Activity 2’ leaves you wanting more

    The deceptiveness of “Paranormal Activity 2” can be found in the title. While it was created after the first 2007 box office hit, you’ll find that “PA2” is actually a prequel to the first movie. If you left “Paranormal Activity” questioning why an unknown demon would want to terrorize the lives of a young married…

  • Amanda Meyer shines on, off stage

    Senior Amanda Meyer knew acting was her calling from an early age. “I’ve wanted to become an actor since preschool,” Meyer said. “I was in a circus play and was cast as the ringmaster.” She has not looked back since. Meyer, a senior theatre major, has been one of Butler’s leading actors in previous theatre…

  • The ‘Rocky Horror’ phenomenon

    Every Saturday night before midnight at Hollywood Boulevard Theater in Woodridge, Ill., average moviegoers are scared away as the “Rocky Horror Picture Show’s” cast and crew arrives. Between a petite blonde usher in a white tank top, walking furiously down the aisles screaming at the audience, and pre-show hosts embarrassing first-timers, if you haven’t experienced…