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Backstreet’s back with a boring album

If you’ve been a Backstreet Boys fan since “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart),” you’ll want to like this album. But while some songs are catchy, the group lacks the maturity they should have after 16 years together.

Building on a career’s worth of consistency

About a month ago, I argued that Yo La Tengo has demonstrated extraordinarily consistent talent throughout its career.  The same could easily be said of Built to Spill, and the band’s seventh and most recent album, “There Is No Enemy,” is no exception.

Trying desperately to be original

HORSE the Band’s “Desperate Living” would be nearly indistinguishable from the sea of metal releases this year if it weren’t for the band’s obsession with "Nintendo."

Breaking up is hard to do

Mayday Parade’s 2007 effort “A Lesson In Romantics” took pop-punk fandom by storm, but songwriter and primary vocalist Jason Lancaster left the band amidst a flurry of hateful MySpace postings and he said/he said. Since then, fans assumed that follow-ups without Lancaster would be disappointing – but Mayday’s new record proves them wrong. Sort of.

We’re not crazy about it

In his latest effort, Michael Buble moves away from his typical mix of big-band numbers and revamped versions of Sinatra classics. The voice of the sultry jazz singer has made millions of fans swoon worldwide, but “Crazy Love” is an odd mixture of styles for Buble.

No slowing Relient K

Long mislabeled as a “Christian band,” Relient K have churned out sweetly satisfying pop-rock albums since 2003’s “Two Lefts Don’t Make a Right ... But Three Do,” and their newest effort “Forget and Not Slow Down” is their best yet.

Matching the Promise campaign exceeds $1 billion

IU’s Matching the Promise campaign exceeded its $1 billion mark on Tuesday.

Student reports being sexually assaulted in SRSC parking lot

The IU Police Department is investigating an incident involving a sexual assault that occurred on Sunday morning.

A split decision

IU field hockey split this weekend’s games in Bloomington, faltering against No. 8 Michigan State and defeating Central Michigan.

Awards show honors Def Jam Records

The sixth annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors will air Tuesday at 9 p.m.

Ostrom becomes first woman to win Nobel Prize in Economics

Faculty, staff and students discuss the significance of IU professor Elinor Ostrom being the first woman to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

IU professor receives honor for award Monday

IU professor Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday.

Nobel Timeline

Notable years for the Nobel Peace Prize

Biologist Richard Dawkins talks evolution, religion

Safety Series Part 2: Culture part of accident problem

Jenny Rubenstein looked both ways and still didn’t see the car until it hit her. “I mean, I was taught that when I was five,” she said. “I’m not an idiot. The car came out of nowhere ... It knocked me down onto the pavement. I fell on my left arm and broke it.”

Berlusconi ‘first above equals’

MILAN - Become head of the country, and you are off the hook.

The Prize should be an award for action

Here’s a novel idea: Nobel Prizes should be given to people after they have done things – not before. 

Nobel Endeavours

President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Great. Now can we please, as a society, move on? There are five other Nobels given out each year to people who have actually done good work in the service of mankind.

Peace be the journey

The more we focus on “what has he done?” the less we will work toward the ideals he was chosen for.

Obama’s promises

I wonder if Kanye West will let President Obama finish his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize. I can picture him opening with a general thank-you addressed to the audience, only to be interrupted by West’s claim that Beyonce is one of the best peace advocates of all time.