After taking last year off to receive treatment for prostate cancer, Northwestern's favorite sociology professor, Charlie Moskos, is back and irreverent as ever. His Introduction to Sociology class (so popular the registrar offered 600 spots this year), is a perennial freshman favorite.… Post the First Comment

In the mess of awards shows that crowd our airwaves, the mtvU Woodie Awards take the college cake for nominating bands you might actually find in the hazy glow of our inch-wide-and-begging-to-be-sat-on iPod screens. The Woodies, in their fourth year, were determined by online votes.… Post the First Comment

Inspired by the movie American Gangster­, the tale of drug kingpin Frank Lucas, Jay-Z has returned with a product as potent as the Blue Magic his first single was named after. A cross between his classic debut album Reasonable Doubt and the soulful classic Blueprint, American Gangster grabs the day-one fans that drifted when mainstream fame hit, the folks that hail Hov as the greatest rapper alive and those aching to vibe instead of snap.… Post the First Comment

If Bono decided to focus all his energy on a new U2 album, we'd have just the replacement for the global do-gooder. With an impressive record of philanthropy, chances are Nathaniel Whittemore is up for the challenge-and he's only 23. During his undergraduate career, he studied in Cairo, Egypt and traveled to more than 10 countries at or recovering from war to research American youth volunteerism trends abroad.… Post the First Comment

Having spent the night at Navy Pier's Shakespeare Theater feeling like I had watched a foreign film without subtitles, I plopped down at D4 (345 E. Ohio St.) with my pals and ordered a Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA. With a 9 percent alcohol content, it's a beer identity crisis in a bottle.… Post the First Comment

Four years after the start of violent conflict in Darfur, sterile statistics about refugees and displaced people seem tired. Even death tolls begin to sound worn. Darfur Now refreshingly resists packaging the genocide in government reports or trite sound bites.… Post the First Comment

You don't have to do this!" pleads a young woman, begging for her life from an unstoppable killer. "You know, everyone always says that," replies her tormenter. "Every time." The killer is the unspeakably evil hit man Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) in The Coen Brothers' new thriller No Country for Old Men, based on the 2005 novel by Cormac McCarthy.… Post the First Comment

It's a story based on true events but filled entirely with lies. With aesthetic inspirations like Tim Burton and Edward Gory, Vertigo's fall production The Curious Case of Caroline Crane is a surreal gothic fairy tale sure to visually enthrall playgoers. Set in 18th century Victorian England, Caroline Crane tells the story of a young girl who lies persistently until her lies start to become reality.… Post the First Comment

It's just like tequila," says Becca Flemming, a Communication senior and director of the new WAVE production Shoppers Carried By Escalators Into the Flames. "In color and in strength, [and] in its sneakiness and absurd fun. This show can make you pass out and kill you.… Post the First Comment

My favorite day of the year is slowly approaching. It's filled with crazy relatives (when I was 12, my grandma told me "every outfit always needs a little bit of sex"), begins my countdown to Christmas (yes, I still believe in Santa Claus) and basically requires that the deadly sin of gluttony be committed.… Post the First Comment

Well, this is it kids. Here I am, sitting in the Daily office, writing my last column ever as PLAY editor. Never again shall I eat oh-so- yummy Norris food at my desk or run downstairs for a caffeine fix in the form of a grande mocha. Tonight is the last night I'll witness the antics of the guys at the Sports desk and the general on-goings of the newsroom.… Post the First Comment

Is the duration of sex an important factor in determining whether or not the experience itself was pleasurable? Many men feel inadequate in the bedroom after letting go too soon. Unfortunately for women, it takes a lot longer to orgasm than the average time of two minutes for males.… 2 Comments