Celebrities
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Star-studded 'Knives Out' cuts sharp, comic whodunit taleNov 27, 2019 5:00 am - “Knives Out” - ★ ★ ★ ½ To call “Knives Out” Ian Fleming meets Agatha Christie might be tempting, but it would be highly inaccurate. That's because Daniel Craig breaks hi...
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Book review: Sample a bit of Jenny Slate's imagination in 'Little Weirds'Nov 25, 2019 5:00 am - “Little Weirds” by Jenny Slate; Little, Brown and Co.; 240 pages Jenny Slate is an artist in the broadest sense of the word. You may know her as a comedi...
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How comic Sebastian Maniscalco went from Arlington Heights kid to 'The Irishman'
Nov 24, 2019 6:31 am - Sebastian Maniscalco looks annoyed. Irritated even. But there's no need to worry: That's his natural look - his wife says he has a mean resting face. Counterintuitive fo...
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Already a star in China, U.S. fame comes to 'Farewell' actressNov 24, 2019 6:24 am - LOS ANGELES - To American audiences, the woman who plays the grandmother in the film "The Farewell" might as well be an unknown. But the 75-year-old Chinese actress is a...
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Album review: Coldplay do a 180-degree turn from arena pop-rockNov 23, 2019 6:28 am - Coldplay, "Everyday Life" (Parlophone/Atlantic) At the end of a year that saw musicians like Niall Horan and Ed Sheeran gingerly dip their toes into other languages, Col...
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Weekend picks: Polar Express rolls into South Elgin; Mother Truckin' Booze Fest at Sears CentreNov 23, 2019 6:26 am - Holiday train The beloved Christmas children's book by Chris Van Allsburg is the inspiration for The Polar Express, a train that travels to the "North Pole" to meet...
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Tom Hanks didn't want to be Mr. Rogers. Then he met Marielle HellerNov 22, 2019 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Tom Hanks has never played a superhero. But when the actor recently donned a very simple cardigan sweater, and the slacks to go with it, he felt like one. "I ...
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From 'Knives Out' to Bond, Ana de Armas is on the riseNov 22, 2019 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Ana de Armas is fumbling with a packet of sugar and talking about her breakneck schedule on a recent afternoon in Los Angeles when her already enormous alm...
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In Musgraves' Christmas special, her grandma steals the show
Nov 20, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves knows who the real star is in her family - her grandmother. That's why the singer put the woman she calls Nana in her upcom...
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Best bets: Illumination returns to Morton Arboretum, Botanic Garden debuts LightscapeNov 20, 2019 5:46 am - Luminous outdoors See the great outdoors colorfully decorated in two interactive light and sound displays this season: Illumination: Tree Lights returns for another run ...