What if I told you that the company that invented Agent Orange, artificial sweeteners, Posilac (milk-cow/bovine growth hormone), GMOs, etc. was coming to Champaign to enlighten us about their new “green revolution?” Well, it doesn’t …
Everyone’s favorite chart-topping singer-songwriter from Mechanicsville, Virginia, Jason Mraz, plays the Assembly Hall on May 2. Tickets went on sale this Saturday for 36 big ones, each. In case you’re scratching your head, wondering, “Have …
I’m always amazed by the number of University of Illinois students that I meet who have never stepped inside the Assembly Hall. So, if that includes you, here’s a nice view of the spaceship from …
It should be obvious by now, but there is no such thing as “clean coal.” The Coen Brothers wanted to make sure that you know. Fantastic. As usual.
Pardon me, but I thought I’d at least get come cookies and milk with this wasted 12 minutes of my life. If the GOP thinks that this is their answer to Barack Obama, then they …
Welcome to Worth Sharing. This is where we’ll share what we think is some of the best of what is out there on the internets beyond C-U. Up first, your chance to buy the new …
How did I miss this? These two Tesla coils are being controlled using something called a “Lippold Haken Continuum Fingerboard,” some sort of Midi device under the control of local musician/engineer Mark Smart. This March …
Here’s an old video of Braid playing on the University of Illinois campus, but we can’t tell where. (Can you?) Our guess is this footage is from 1998, when the “Please Drive Faster” single came …
U2 played at the “University of Illinois Auditorium” (a.k.a. Foellinger Auditorium). In his typical interactive nature, Bono grabbed a camera from a photographer in the front row and took a picture of the audience, then …
Best edit ever. And a good excuse to make a hint, hint that Smile Politely will be sponsoring some Lebowski action here in C-U this April. Stay tuned …
