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Book Review: ‘Secret Life of the Universe’ is a primer on search for life beyond Earth

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Aug 16, 2024 9:10 am - As director of the Carl Sagan Center for Research at the SETI Institute, astrobiologist Nathalie A. Cabrol’s work is focused on answering the question of whether we’re al...
Book Review: Nate Silver makes a compelling case for taking more risks in ‘On the Edge’

By KRYSTA FAURIA
Aug 16, 2024 8:32 am - In “On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything,” Nate Silver compellingly theorizes that humans are in general too risk averse, and that those who can discerningly fight that impulse often benefit greatly in life.
‘He left us such a gift’: In ‘Love From the Front … and Beyond,’ daughter shares WWII vet’s stories

By Dave Heun
Aug 16, 2024 3:00 am - The daughter of World War II veteran and longtime St. Charles resident Bill Wiebmer has published a book with his letters and stories, “Love From the Front ... And Beyond.”
Lily Collins has found ‘Emily 2.0’ in Paris

By KAITLYN HUAMANI
Aug 15, 2024 3:50 pm - The new season of “Emily in Paris” will have many of the same elements as the first three: daring fashion, flirty romance and workplace drama. One thing that has changed? Lead actor Lily Collins’ confidence.
Katy Perry to be given the Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV VMAs

By MARIA SHERMAN
Aug 15, 2024 2:21 pm - Katy Perry will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards next month. She will also perform.
‘Hollywood Squares’ host and Broadway star Peter Marshall dies at 98

By ANDREW DALTON
Aug 15, 2024 2:13 pm - Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on “The Hollywood Squares,” has died. He was 98.
Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry lead a middling spy comedy in ‘The Union’

By LINDSEY BAHR
Aug 15, 2024 12:53 pm - “The Union,” an action comedy released Friday starring Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, should have been more fun. Or more exciting. But it’s lacking a certain charm that could help it be something more than the Netflix movie playing in the background.
World’s steepest dive coaster planned for Six Flags Great America

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Aug 15, 2024 9:03 am - Six Flags Great America in Gurnee announced plans Thursday to debut a new a dive coaster next year featuring the world’s steepest drop and the most inversions.
Racing pacing, wince-inducing finale diminish flourishes of cinematic greatness in ‘Alien: Romulus’

By Dann Gire
Aug 15, 2024 8:42 am - An undisciplined, maddening, exhilarating grab-bag of goop, greatness and grateness, Fede Alvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” should have qualified as the second-best sequel in the nine-feature “Alien” franchise, film critic Dann Gire says.
Ron Onesti: M&Ms USED to be my favorite candy!

By Ron Onesti
Aug 15, 2024 7:00 am - It’s been a whirlwind!!! We have had soooo many shows recently, even more than normal! And coming up in October we have one stretch of 15 shows in 11 straight days! Live music is back … and people are loving it!

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