Celebrities
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Emmys 2019: 12 things to know, from a quiet end for 'Game of Thrones' to that Jenny McCarthy red-carpet disasterSep 22, 2019 11:00 pm - This year's hostless version of the Emmys shocked, surprised and disappointed in equal measure. Let's be honest: It wouldn't be much an awards show if it didn't. From th...
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Book review: Atwood's 'The Testaments' takes readers on a wild rideSep 22, 2019 7:29 am - "The Testaments" by Margaret Atwood; Nan A. Talese/Doubleday; 432 pages Margaret Atwood wrote her much-anticipated sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale" in a n...
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Best bets: Dweezil Zappa plays Zappa at the Arcada; Shaun Latham does standup at ZaniesSep 22, 2019 7:00 am - Zappa anniversary Dweezil Zappa pays tribute to his father, Frank Zappa, with a 50th anniversary concert featuring the entirety of the album “Hot Rats” with the “Hot Rat...
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The 'Downton Abbey' cast wants to take you back to a more innocent time - 2012Sep 21, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Ah, Downton Abbey. We missed you so. Has it really been just four years since you left? Feels like ages. A lot has happened since then. Britain wasn't bicke...
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Emmy predictions: Amid newcomers, will 'Thrones' slay again?Sep 20, 2019 6:00 am - In the Way Too Much TV Era, it truly is an honor just to be nominated. Imagine that you're working on a television series, one of the many actors, writers and others who...
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'Ad Astra' star Brad Pitt still has a lot of questions about spaceSep 20, 2019 6:00 am - When Brad Pitt is on a panel with NASA officials, he's the one with the questions. "If we were going to make a trip to Mars, we would have to take off from the moon, bec...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsSep 20, 2019 6:00 am - Load up on apple treats galore at the Long Grove Apple Festival, check out the "Minefaire" experience in Schaumburg or get nostalgic when Micky Dolenz of "The Monkees" p...
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Need a 'Downton Abbey' refresher? Here's where all of the major characters left offSep 19, 2019 11:00 pm - The television gods heard "Community" fans' desperate pleas to extend the single-camera comedy into six seasons and a movie and said, hey, wouldn't it be hilarious if we...
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Brad Pitt's performance in 'Ad Astra' is simply stellarSep 19, 2019 6:00 am - “Ad Astra” - ★ ★ ★ ½ In English, “Ad Astra” means “to the stars,” but it's precisely the film's earthbound emotional truths that give it heft, meaning and grandeur. Afte...
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Actor Henry Winkler to discuss new book in Naperville Oct. 4Sep 17, 2019 6:00 am - New York Times bestselling author, actor, producer and director Henry Winkler will be in Naperville next month to discuss his new "Alien Superstar" middle-grade series o...