Lifestyle Stories from June 30, 2010 (Change date)
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Mel Gibson sells 75-acre Conn. estate for $24 milAug 09, 2010 5:22 pm - GREENWICH, Conn. --- Actor Mel Gibson has sold his 75-acre estate in Greenwich, Conn., for $24 million. The property, known as Old Mill Farm, had been on the market sinc...
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'Avatar' star Zoe Saldana is engaged to longtime beau Keith BrittonAug 09, 2010 5:22 pm - LOS ANGELES --- Zoe Saldana is capping off a string of hit films with another big engagement -- to her longtime boyfriend. A spokesman for the 32-year-old actress says s...
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China launches global 24-hour English TV newsAug 09, 2010 5:22 pm - BEIJING --- The news agency run by China's ruling Communist Party launched a global English-language television channel Thursday as part of efforts to expand its influen...
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Acoustic pop at Party in the ParkAug 09, 2010 5:20 pm - Catchy pop Chicago native Dave Tamkin specializes in folky, acoustic pop that isn't afraid to get people dancing. He and his band will perform at the Party in the...
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Lame dialogue, awkward acting drag down 'The Last Airbender'Aug 09, 2010 5:21 pm - "The Last Airbender" blows. The main characters in this special-effects stuffed epic don't just bend air. They bend fire, water, earth, plus logic, humor, acting and sto...
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Stand up and fight for your very own 'Grease Sing-A-Long'Aug 09, 2010 5:21 pm - 'Grease' on demand? "Grease Sing-A-Long" opens next Thursday exclusively at the River East 21 Theater in Chicago. But if Daily Herald readers go online and demand...
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William S. Merwin named 17th U.S. poet laureateAug 09, 2010 5:23 pm - WASHINGTON -- A writer who stopped using punctuation in the 1960s and spent much of the last 30 years secluded in Hawaii will become the nation's next chief poet. The Li...
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Sour note: Economy, glut hit summer toursAug 09, 2010 5:22 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. --- A slow economy and a glut of choices is turning the once ironclad summer tour season into something of a gamble. The evidence is everywhere. The alw...
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'Lego Harry Potter' casts a spell with lighthearted magicAug 09, 2010 5:21 pm - There isn't a pop-culture franchise better suited for video games than the Harry Potter epic. It has magic, combat and a vast imaginary world to explore. It has appealin...
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Local actor makes return to Chicago theaterAug 09, 2010 5:20 pm - Even after all his roles in Hollywood movies, TV shows and on stage, Kevin Anderson hasn't forgotten his beginnings at Viking Junior High in Gurnee. Playing the King in ...
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