Entertainment
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Sterling K. Brown has 3 Emmys, but Dan Fogelman has a bottle of scotch and a story
Sep 12, 2025 9:41 am - Sterling K. Brown has three Emmys, including best actor in a drama for “This Is Us.” His friend, “This Is Us” creator Dan Fogelman, has none, despite nine nominations. Both are heading into Sunday’s Emmy Awards with fresh nominations, this time for the first season of their new collaboration, “Paradise.”
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Shaun White and Nina Dobrev call off their engagement, break up after 5 yearsSep 12, 2025 9:11 am - Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have called off their engagement and brought an end to their five-year relationship, a person close to the couple told The Associated Press.
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‘The Long Walk’ more like the long talk, with grisly violence thrown in
Sep 12, 2025 8:14 am - Where the “Hunger Games” franchise is an exercise in maximalist world-building, Stephen King’s book “The Long Walk ” is on the minimalist side and leaves much to the imagination. So does the new film, even though it covers more than 300 miles and five days.
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Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts hosts fotoMuses exhibit on ‘The House — Personal Environments’Sep 11, 2025 11:13 pm - The fotoMuses, a group of women photographers, present their newest exhibit "The House - Personal Environments" at the Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts.
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Local authors take the stage at Water Street Writers eventSep 11, 2025 8:46 pm - The first Water Street Writers event of the season will feature four authors: Sandra Marchetti, Donna Latham, Heather Lynn, and Cathy Borders.
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Want a little autumn in your fall? You’re in luck.
Sep 11, 2025 3:36 pm - Want a little autumn in your fall? You’re in luck. The Pumpkin Spice Latte is back on the menu at Starbucks in the U.S. and Canada.
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Batavia First Pour Fridays monthly wine tasting series kicks off the weekendSep 11, 2025 3:09 pm - The Batavia Park District is starting a monthly wine tasting event called First Pour Fridays in the Sky Loft Room of the new Patrick J. Callahan Community Center. It will feature wine, small bites, and live music.
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Hitmaker Bert Berns posthumously included in Songwriters Hall of Fame
Sep 11, 2025 3:02 pm - Songwriter and producer Bert Berns, who had a hand in some of the biggest hits of the 1960s, including co-writing “Twist and Shout” for the Isley Brothers and “Piece of My Heart” sung by Janis Joplin, has been inducted posthumously into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Dan Brown on his new book, ‘The Secret of Secrets,’ and how he manages the writing process
Sep 11, 2025 2:53 pm - The plots of Dan Brown’s novels have so many turns that even the author has to make sure he can keep it all organized. “Anybody who writes a thriller needs to have a plan,” he says of writing his new book, “The Secret of Secrets.”
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Drury Lane delivers stylish revival of classic suspense thriller ‘Dial M for Murder’Sep 11, 2025 11:20 am - Drury Lane Theatre delivers a stylish, wonderfully designed revival of “Dial M for Murder,” Jeffrey Hatcher’s taut examination of greed, sex, jealousy and revenge adapted from Frederick Knott’s classic 1952 suspense thriller.