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    Grand visuals aside, ‘Star Trek’ sets predictable course

    Spock (Zachary Quinto, left) and Capt. Kirk (Chris Pine) continue to clash in “Star Trek Into Darkness.”

    May 14, 2013 4:29 PM

    "Star Trek Into Darkness" is like fan-boy fiction on a $185 million budget. It's reverential, it's faithful, it's steeped in "Trek" mythology.It's also an excessively derivative what-if rehash. In short, the new chiefs of Starfleet aren't coming up with much to call their own.

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    Best bets: Characters welcome at Anime Central

    Anime Central is the Midwest’s largest convention for fans of Japanese animation and manga. It returns to Rosemont this weekend.

    May 14, 2013 6:00 AM

    Anime Central 2013, the Midwest's largest convention of Japanese animation and manga, returns for a weekend-long bash at Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Scale a 25-foot rock wall, balance on a paddle board and more during the JustPlay! Sports & Rec Festival at the Carol Stream Town Center. See works created by artists on the autism spectrum in the exhibit “Brilliance of Autism” at the Art Museo in the InterContinental Chicago O’Hare.

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    How and why of Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy

    Actress Angelina Jolie has revealed that in April she finished three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts as a preventive measure.

    May 14, 2013 9:24 AM

    Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie announced on Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer. Here's a crash course in the procedure Jolie had and why.

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    Gluten-free chocolate cake a reason to celebrate

    Annie Overboe tweaked her vegan chocolate cake so it can now be enjoyed by people who are gluten intolerant.

    May 14, 2013 1:25 PM

    Annie Overboe spent time at the Gluten-Free and Allergen-Free Expo and noticed brownies and flourlesscake desserts seemed to be popular items offered by baking vendors. When she asked people attending the expo what dessert they missed most due to their gluten-free diet a simple chocolate cake emerged as a common answer. So she set out to create one.

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    Suburban bars brew events for Craft Beer Week

    Bartender Ashley Penick pours a Purple Haze at Heaven on Seven in Naperville. The restaurant is one of many participating in Chicago Craft Beer Week.

    May 14, 2013 2:27 PM

    Chicago Craft Beer Week launched four years ago as a way to celebrate all the breweries and beer-focused spots that the area has to offer. Since then it's continued to grow every year. This year more than 300 spots in the city and suburbs are using the event as an opportunity to offer something special to their existing customers, lure in more patrons and test the appeal of new beers.

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    George Strait still cruisin’ in the studio

    George Strait, “Love is Everything”

    May 14, 2013 3:50 PM

    George Strait is amid a two-year tour before retiring from the road, but new album "Love Is Everything" proves he still has plenty of great new country music in him. As usual, he proves he can stay contemporary, nicely handling the modern romantic ballad "I Believe," with its orchestrations and organ accents, and the tricky melody of "Give It All We Got Tonight," his current hit.

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