Entertainment
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Feder: Steve Cochran relaunches podcast with updates from Magers, MiddlebrooksJul 27, 2020 11:00 pm - Longtime Chicago radio personality Steve Cochran is relaunching his podcast today on an array of new platforms — with a little help from two of the most successful local...
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In a virtual escape room, a family finds clues for getting through their reality
Jul 27, 2020 6:00 am - "What do we know?" It's a question I ask my family almost daily, and the answers, no matter how trivial or small, provide a steadying toehold in a trembling world. It's ...
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'Live from the Lot' drive-in concert pulls into Schaumburg Aug. 6-8Jul 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Some of Chicago's most beloved bands are once again taking to the stage as part of an ongoing carpool concert series that reconnects fans with music performances and off...
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Will we ever be able to dive back into ball pits?
Jul 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Natalie Pariano was feeling some pandemic-related wanderlust, and found herself looking through old travel photos when something stopped her scrolling finger dead in its...
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Chicago's Manual Cinema marks 10 years of theatrical storytelling with online 'Retrospectacular!'Jul 26, 2020 7:00 am - If asked to define their ensemble's mission and aesthetic, the five co-founders/co-artistic directors of Manual Cinema would not come up with an identical response. “You...
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'Tell Me a Story'? The CW does just that -- with creepy, contemporary twistsJul 26, 2020 7:00 am - Some stories are worth telling anew. The CW evidently believes so, since it's bringing a series from a sister outlet to broadcast television. "Tell Me a Story'' streamed...
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Q&A: Nick Offerman on harnessing the power of ignorance
Jul 26, 2020 7:00 am - Like so many, national arts reporter Geoff Edgers has been grounded by the novel coronavirus. So he decided to launch an Instagram Live show from his barn in Concord, Ma...
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Online art brings more than just wasting time
Jul 25, 2020 11:00 pm - As the pandemic grinds on, I find myself trying to be more disciplined about wasting time, especially online. I want to go there only with a purpose, not just to while a...
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The crowd might be missing, but new Wrigley Field organist is in full swingJul 25, 2020 2:00 pm - You might have heard John Benedeck playing one of his favorite hymns for an event at Christian Fellowship Church in Crystal Lake, where he is an active leader. Or you mi...
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Universal canceling Halloween Horror Nights because of virus
Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - It's hard to scare the bejesus out of someone in a haunted house while socially distancing, which may explain the decision by Universal to cancel it...