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Saturday, February 23, 2019

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“A Star is Born”

Which top Oscar contender had the best movie poster?

Movie posters are plastered on dorm rooms, scaffolding under construction sites and megaplex hallways. Like the films they advertise, they can become cultural icons -- at their best functioning as frameable and collectible works of art.
Brooks & Dunn, seen here performing at Chicago’s LakeShake in 2016, recently returned to the studio for the first time in about a decade.

Brooks & Dunn rework their hits with country's next generation

Country superstar duo Brooks & Dunn got back in the studio together for the first time in about a decade to rework their classic songs with the next generation of country stars, including Kacey Musgraves, Kane Brown and Luke Combs. "Reboot" comes out April 5,
“What It Is,” a new release by Hayes Carll

Album review: Fiancee helps Hayes Carll deliver his prettiest work

Dysfunctional relationships abound on Hayes Carll's new album, "What It Is," from the one-on-one wounds described in the opener "None'ya" to the cultural divide of "Fragile Men." Even so, there's a sunny lilt to the sardonic Texan's familiar warble on the title cut, and a sweetness to the 12-song set.
“The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming” by David Wallace-Wells

Book review: 'The Uninhabitable Earth' explores climate doomsday

The science is clear: Climate change is happening. But does preaching global doom inspire change, or just resignation? The worth of "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming" by David Wallace-Wells hinges on that question.
Sophie Sheridan (Rebecca Hurd) gets ready for her wedding with the help of her mother, Donna Sheridan (Susie McMonagle), in the ABBA jukebox musical “Mamma Mia!” at Drury Lane Theatre.
Drury Lane's 'Mamma Mia!' a tuneful, warm-weather getaway
Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace delivers a sunny and silly "Mamma Mia!" The globally successful ABBA jukebox musical is a carefree getaway from this dreary winter weather.
R&B singer R. Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in Cook County Friday morning, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
R. Kelly turns himself into Chicago police
R. Kelly was charged Friday with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse, after decades of lurid rumors and allegations that the R&B star was sexually abusing women and underage girls.
Jay Pharoah performs at Rosemont’s Zanies this weekend.
5 things to do this weekend in the suburbs
Prepare to be impressed by Jay Pharoah's impressions and comedy this weekend at Rosemont's Zanies. Or take part in an escape room or ax throwing as part of the Lake County Craft Beer Festival Saturday. Here are five fun options for the weekend ahead.
Alfonso Cuarón's “Roma” could make history by winning both Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars Sunday, Feb. 24.
Dann Gire predicts 'Roma' will win Best Picture Oscar
Will Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" make history by winning both the Foreign Language and Best Picture Oscar Sunday? Film critic Dann Gire predicts it will.
The Academy Awards this year have a record number of female nominees, but women are still lagging behind in the top categories.
Oscars: A record year for women, but is it progress?
At the recent Oscar nominees luncheon, film academy president John Bailey told the 171 nominees in the room that there were a record number of women nominated for Academy Awards this year. Fifty-two women were nominated, up from last year's 44. And yet why does it feel like progress is not being made?
Beacon Tap bartender Breanna Weegens entertains the Tuesday afternoon lunch crowd as she lifts the trash can to reveal the Trash Can Nachos.
Des Plaines' nicely revamped sports bar Beacon Tap welcomes a new generation
The Beacon Tap has been a Lee Street fixture in Des Plaines since 1955. But after a complete overhaul of the interior a little more than a year ago, the cozy sports bar has been drawing crowds of all ages with its tasty food and drinks, weekend brunch and welcoming feel.
The Dave Matthews Band performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park Wednesday, July 3.
10 hot tickets: Dave Matthews Band, Al Green and Lara Fabian on sale this weekend
Tickets on sale this weekend: Dave Matthews Band at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Al Green and Lara Fabian at the Chicago Theatre and more.
Charlie Chaplin wrote “Smile” for his 1936 film “Modern Times,” and it has become an international classic covered by more than 20 major stars.
Sponsored | Ron Onesti: The power of a smile
I was recently waiting in my dentist's office when I heard the song "Smile" came on, by Nat King Cole. That song is truly one of my top three favorites. The comforting, fatherly feel his rendition portrays is hot chocolate and heavy socks on a snowy day for me.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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