One photographer from Columbia tried something new-he didn't shoot his own photography. Instead, he ordered prints online and manipulated the printed image to get the desired effects.The artwork of Columbia photographer Curtis Mann is featured at the exhibit "Are We There Yet?" The curator, Columbia photography professor Dawoud Bey, has gathered lens work as a commentary on the way people currently see the world. Five out ...

With so many bands and so little time, making decisions on which sets to check out at Lollapalooza, Chicago’s biggest music festival of the year, and which to miss out on can be a bit stressful. Of course, headliners like Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Wilco, Nine Inch Nails and Kanye West are givens, but with so many promising smaller acts performing in different areas at the same times—in forecasted temperatures...

When was the last time a superhero was overshadowed by his alter ego? It’s difficult to imagine an audience preferring to see a film solely about boorish billionaire Bruce Wayne or squeaky-clean geek Peter Parker.APRobert Downey Jr. is absolutely smashing as the titular super-robot in ‘Iron Man.’But in the case of Iron Man, the real hero is the man behind the mask, Tony Stark. With his bitingly brusque wit, whimsically caref...

His shows draw upward of 3,000 fans in his hometown of Minneapolis, though according to singer-songwriter Mason Jennings, he doesn’t have a favorite city when he performs live. The only thing that matters, he said, is that the audience enjoys the moment.Jennings is known for his voice, which is one of the most unique in folk rock music. It has a honey-thick, meandering tone that dodges in and out of the foreground, awkw...