Columns
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Widescreen: A freebie from Marvel and two must-listen film scoresAug 03, 2023 6:00 am - As they've done before with select episodes of "Andor" and "The Mandalorian," ABC will again be broadcasting a Disney+ streaming series for free. One key difference this...
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Sincere Engineer keeps building with new music and Sad Summer, Lolla setsAug 03, 2023 6:00 am - Deanna Belos' projected career path had her studying to be a dentist. Instead, the Orland Park-native artist is kicking people's teeth in (sonically, of course) with her...
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Zipper pockets, comfy shoes and baby wipes: Lollapalooza veterans offer tips on navigating festAug 03, 2023 5:30 am - Hydrate. Hydrate. Hydrate. Lollapalooza veterans offer that advice to fans heading to the four-day music extravaganza beginning today in Chicago's Grant Park. "Hydrati...
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Understanding the separation of artistic criticism and politicsAug 03, 2023 1:00 am - In more than 45 years of working in journalism, I have never seen someone ask that a movie be reviewed. I have been told many times that a particular review stinks and t...
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Why we're asking the wrong question about the industrial policy pushAug 03, 2023 1:00 am - Proponents of the ongoing push for national industrial policy, whether they come from the left or the right, frequently argue that we need to promote certain sectors or ...
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Spotlight: Music Theater Works revives 'The Producers,' Fleetwood-Jourdain stages 'The Light'Aug 02, 2023 11:00 pm - We got the beat A fictional royal family struggles to outrun prophecies that would spell the end of their kingdom in "Head Over Heels," a jukebox musical set to the musi...
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Stars align for Evanston resident Jacqueline Williams to perform in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' national tourAug 02, 2023 11:00 pm - It seems Jacqueline Williams was fated to play Calpurnia. During the initial Broadway run of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” adapted by Aaron Sorkin from Harper Lee's Pulitzer ...
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Sound check: Matchbox Twenty comes to the suburbsAug 02, 2023 6:00 am - Matchbox is back The chart-topping, '90s radio-ruling Matchbox Twenty brings the faves along with some newly released music to the suburbs when the "Slow Dream Tour...
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How to drink wine like a European, or like meAug 02, 2023 6:00 am - Editor's note: This column was first published on Nov. 21, 2005. When folks learn how much wine Europeans drink compared to most Americans, they're astounded. (In 2020, ...
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Enjoy this refreshingly light soup with summer's best bountyAug 02, 2023 6:00 am - I may not like the weather this summer, but my basil and cherry tomato plants sure do. They have gone bonkers. As a result, I have been living on pasta with pesto, serve...