Celebrities
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It's been an eventful year for Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead
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...
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A sports legend's view on opening America's eyes
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...
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35 years after Live Aid, Bob Geldof assesses personal toll
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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Tom Hanks on COVID-19, 'Greyhound' and wartime mentality
Jul 10, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Since contracting COVID-19 in March, Tom Hanks has been, by most measures, busy. He and his wife, Rita Wilson, flew home after recuperating in Australia, wher...
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'Palm Springs' arrives for the Groundhog Days of quarantine
Jul 10, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Though most of the films that have debuted during the pandemic never got to screen for packed movie houses, “Palm Springs” had the kind of premiere filmmakers...
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Teams search for 'Glee' star Naya Rivera at California lake
Jul 09, 2020 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Authorities were searching a Southern California lake Thursday for "Glee" star Naya Rivera a day after her 4-year-old son was found alone on a rented boat....
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Broadway veteran Nick Cordero dies from COVID-19 complications
Jul 06, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as "Waitress," "A Bronx Tale" and "Bullets Over Broad...
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Secluded Stars: Naperville's Bob Odenkirk revisits 'Rock 'n' Roll High School'Jul 06, 2020 1:00 am - Former Naperville resident and "Better Call Saul" star Bob Odenkirk made a special appearance on the podcast "Recap and Gown." Co-hosted by Naperville native Brian Croo...
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Carl Reiner, beloved creator of 'Dick Van Dyke Show,' dies
Jun 30, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a "second banana" to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy's front ranks...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Doug Buffone, Cloris Leachman, draft registration, aerobics class and moreJun 29, 2020 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald images of Doug Buffone, Cloris Leachman, draft registration, aerobics classes and more in our latest "Through the Film Magnifier" gallery. ...