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Disney's 'Jungle Cruise' takes viewers on predictable, pun-filled adventureJul 29, 2021 6:00 am - “Jungle Cruise” - ★ ★ If the absurd, supernatural action-thriller comedy “Jungle Cruise” doesn't qualify as a disastrous waste of acting talents, it certainly unde...
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NFL camps open with celebration of 'a return to normal'Jul 29, 2021 1:00 am - NFL training camps are open and, most notably, team facilities are open. Players, coaches, front office folks and media were all in the same rooms Tuesday. As people ren...
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Speech suppression is habit-formingJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - Speech suppression is a habit that the Biden administration and its liberal supporters can't seem to break. Many staffers may have picked up the habit in their student y...
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The search for truth on Jan. 6 brings tearsJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - I don't need a hearing to tell me what happened on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, which was stormed by an armed mob. But the nation needs a reckoning on that deadly day. It...
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Trade chatter can't take away how Bryant feels about playing for CubsJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - The Cubs' core will be known forever as the streak busters, finally satisfying generations of Cubs fans wondering if they'd ever celebrate a World Series title in their ...
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Sound check: Lolla is back in person this weekendJul 28, 2021 6:00 am - Lollapalooza weekend Lollapalooza, one of Chicago's biggest annual summer music festivals, invades Grant Park this weekend, bringing a mix of pop, rock, electronic ...
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Pull out the map: Geography lesson adds color to class on making homemade kimchiJul 28, 2021 6:00 am - When cooking with kids, I find it helpful to pull out a map. The history of food and how geography and culture shaped dishes can require a few spins of the globe to unra...
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Comparing the merits of two cauliflower pizza crustsJul 28, 2021 6:00 am - I love pizza; I'm not alone. My pizza love affair began as a very early teenager with delivered pizza. My folks didn't allow any soft drinks (sugar, you know), so we had...
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Tommy Trojan goes for the goldJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - It was the summer of 1984. I had never set foot on the University of Southern California campus. The joke among law professors was that if we dropped USC and just called...
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Jim O'Donnell: Simone Biles scores a victory for the enduring glory of independent thoughtJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - ROBERT FROST CALLED IT "The Road Not Taken." The Beatles sang, "Think For Yourself." The fierce French nationalist Charles de Gaulle referred to it as the unique sort of...