Entertainment Columns
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Five curiosities to explore when Disney+ launches in NovemberOct 20, 2019 7:00 am - Nov. 12 will bring the launch of Disney+, the streaming platform that CEO Bob Iger has called the conglomerate's “highest priority.” The service that hopes to put a dent...
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O'Donnell: Ditka is feisty, feeling blessed and grateful on his 80th birthdayOct 18, 2019 1:00 am - MIKE DITKA CELEBRATED his 80th birthday Friday. He played some golf in the morning at The Olde Florida Club in Naples, which he owns a piece of near his winter home. Lat...
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Feder: Why today's Sun-Times is in the pinkOct 18, 2019 1:00 am - In a first for the Chicago Sun-Times, today's entire print edition has been tinted pink to raise awareness of National Mammography Day. “Our pink paper is a reminder of ...
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O'Donnell: Bob Costas not interested in Marquee of Cubs new TV networkOct 16, 2019 1:00 am - THE QUESTION HAS BEEN swirling around the Cubs cosmos almost as long as the team's search for an effective leadoff man. So during a Yankees-Astros ALCS game this week, T...
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Feder: CBS 2 anchor Irika Sargent stars in Hawaiian weddingOct 16, 2019 1:00 am - The clouds parted and the sun shined as Chicago television news anchor Irika Sargent took her wedding vows in Hawaii. The 5, 6 and 10 p.m. weekday anchor at CBS-owned WB...
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Elk Grove mother and daughter volunteer weekly at Shedd Aquarium to educate visitorsOct 15, 2019 6:00 am - Elk Grove mother and daughter volunteer weekly at Shedd Aquarium to educate visitors
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Feder: Over-the-air viewers must rescan TV channels FridayOct 15, 2019 1:00 am - For roughly half a million television homes in the Chicago area, Friday will be a very big day. That's when over-the-air viewers will have to rescan their TVs or convert...
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Feder: WBEZ hits 'Reset' button with new daytime lineup todayOct 14, 2019 1:00 am - Starting today Chicago's premier public radio station is putting it all on the line. With the debut of a two-hour local talk show as the new centerpiece of its daytime l...
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Constable: McHenry artist finds his medium in TV's 'Halloween Wars'Oct 12, 2019 1:00 am - An artist from the get-go, Chris Larsen took a while to find the perfect medium for his creative impulses. "I was always into drawing," says Larsen, 36, who grew up in L...
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O'Donnell: NBA coaches and players can craft a compelling response to current China crisisOct 11, 2019 1:00 am - FREE SPEECH AND EXPANDING CAPITALISM have collided at the intersection of NBA Highway and China Grove. All because goofball Houston general manager Daryl Morey apparentl...