Celebrities
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Book review: Bios put spotlight on director Lumet, actor McKellenJan 26, 2020 5:00 am - "Sidney Lumet: A Life" by Maura Spiegel, St. Martin's, 416 pages; "Ian McKellen: A Biography" by Garry O'Connor, St. Martin's, 368 pages New biographies ...
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Brittany Howard looks past and forward ahead of the GrammysJan 25, 2020 6:27 am - NEW YORK - Leaving a successful band is never easy. For Brittany Howard, stepping away from the roots-rockers Alabama Shakes wasn't easy - but it was necessary. "Being o...
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Jim Lehrer of the 'MacNeil-Lehrer Report' dies at 85
Jan 23, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jim Lehrer, co-host and later host of the nightly PBS "NewsHour" that for decades offered a thoughtful take on current events, has died, PBS said Thursda...
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Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
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Parents scramble to keep up with genius kids in new Fox sitcom 'Outmatched'Jan 20, 2020 5:00 am - Many parents hope their children will be smarter than they are, and a new sitcom runs with that notion. Premiering Thursday, Jan. 23, Fox's "Outmatched" teams Maggie Law...
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Loverboy is 'Working for the Weekend' at Waukegan's Genesee TheatreJan 19, 2020 6:32 am - During their '80s heyday, the Canadian rockers of Loverboy experienced some of their greatest Chicago success in the suburbs, playing outdoors at Poplar Creek in Hoffman...
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A journalist's version of the '2020 tip challenge' plays outJan 17, 2020 5:00 am - It's hard to say what I would have done if Donnie Wahlberg and his wife, Jenny McCarthy, the celebrities who call St. Charles their home, hadn't supplied a dose of motiv...
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'Joker' leads Oscar noms; '1917,' 'Irishman' close behindJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - Female filmmakers were shut out, "Parasite" made history and "Joker" edged out "The Irishman," "1917" and "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" in Monday's Oscar nominatio...
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Best bets: The Boomer Babes are 'Still Rockin'' at the MetropolisJan 12, 2020 6:30 am - Generational laughs Pam Peterson and Jan Slavin are The Boomer Babes, and they perform parodies of 1950s and '60s songs in their show "Still Rockin'" at the Metropolis P...
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Will #OscarsSoWhite trend again? Murphy, other stars of color deserve nominations MondayJan 10, 2020 5:00 am - The nominations for the 2020 British Academy Film Awards, better known as the BAFTAs, were greeted with incredulity Tuesday when moviegoers noticed something about the 2...