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Book review: Jim Carrey reveals himself in a novel in which he plays himself

By Thomas Floyd The Washington Post
Jul 14, 2020 6:00 am - "Memoirs and Misinformation" by Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon (Knopf) Leave it to Jim Carrey to tell his truth best through fiction. Considering his flexibl...
'MythBusters' host Grant Imahara, an influential popular science personality, dies at 49

By Timothy Bella The Washington Post
Jul 13, 2020 11:00 pm - Grant Imahara, the electrical engineer and roboticist who rose to fame as a host of the show "MythBusters," died Monday at the age of 49, according to Discovery Channel....
Sheriff: 'Glee' star Naya Rivera saved son before drowning

By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press
Jul 13, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - "Glee" star Naya Rivera 's 4-year-old son told investigators that his mother, whose body was found in a Southern California lake Monday, boosted him back o...
Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Bill Veeck, George Hamilton, Bridge Club, Stateville Prison riot and more

By Jeff Knox
Jul 13, 2020 4:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald images of Bill Veeck, George Hamilton, Des Plaines bridge club, Stateville Prison riot and more in the latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery...
Starry 'Sweet Home Chicago' from home

By Scott C. Morgan
Jul 13, 2020 1:00 am - The stars with Chicago and suburban ties go whizzing by in a new YouTube virtual music video of the blues song "Sweet Home Chicago." There are alumni of The Second City...
Kelly Preston, actor and wife of John Travolta, dies at 57 of breast cancer

By Jake Coyle and Lynn Elber Associated Press
Jul 12, 2020 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Kelly Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in "Jerry Maguire" to Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Twins," died Sunday, hu...
Comedian Esther Povitsky taps her Skokie roots for Comedy Central special

By Scott C. Morgan
Jul 12, 2020 7:31 am - Comedian and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" star Esther Povitsky is both quirky and brutal in her standup comedy. No one is safe - especially when the Skokie native riffs on her ...
It's been an eventful year for Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead

By Hillel Italie AP National Writer
Jul 12, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Even sheltering in place, Colson Whitehead has had an eventful year. Whitehead became the first fiction writer to win Pulitzers for back-to-back novels, “Unde...
A sports legend's view on opening America's eyes

By Geoff Edgers The Washington Post
Jul 11, 2020 7:26 am - Like so many, national arts reporter Geoff Edgers has been grounded by the novel coronavirus. So he decided to launch an Instagram Live show from his barn in Concord, Ma...
35 years after Live Aid, Bob Geldof assesses personal toll

By JOHN CARUCCI
Jul 10, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The legendary Live Aid concerts 35 years ago did a lot of good - helping reduce African famine and putting a spotlight on the world's poorest nations. Bu...

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