Celebrities
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How Rami Malek, Christian Bale and other actors became unrecognizable on-screenJan 06, 2019 6:29 am - Actors who undergo major transformations are a staple of award-season chatter, and this year is no exception. We've heard a great deal of it already: Did you recognize T...
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9 for '19: Entertainment options heading to Chicago, suburbs this yearJan 06, 2019 6:00 am - The new year is less than a week old, but we're already looking forward to all the entertainment options coming to Chicago and the suburbs in the months ahead. Here are ...
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The 10 books to read in 2019 based on what you loved in 2018Jan 05, 2019 6:29 am - They say out with the old and in with the new when the year turns, but don't shelve last year's books quite yet: The titles you devoured in 2018 can help determine what ...
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How 'The Outsiders,' 'Harry Potter' and 'The Hunger Games' transformed YA fictionDec 31, 2018 5:00 am - For a genre that's so popular among readers of all ages, young adult (YA) lit is surprisingly young: The term was only coined in the 1960s, introducing an official way t...
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New Year's Eve countdown specials 2019: Where to watch, who has the best celebrity guests
Dec 31, 2018 12:00 am - Staying in for New Year's Eve? If so, there are quite a few TV options, and it just depends on your mood: Do you want to see Christina Aguilera on ABC's “New Year's Rock...
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After a decade of dormancy, Chaka Khan blooms againDec 30, 2018 6:28 am - PASADENA, Calif. - If Chaka Khan were a flower, she'd be a perennial. "Because I go dormant and then I ..." Khan stops and gracefully lifts her arms together, then slowl...
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'Tombstone' 25 years later: Revisiting the cast of the surprise Western hitDec 30, 2018 6:23 am - "Tombstone" is one of those movies that you rewatch on cable and everyone who shows up gives you a spark of recognition. There's Val Kilmer giving a scenery-chewing perf...
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Review: Book reflects on Rock Hudson's stardom, closeted love lifeDec 23, 2018 6:28 am - "All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson" by Mark Griffin, Harper, 496 pages Had Rock Hudson not died of AIDS in 1985, he might be best rememb...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda calls 'Mary Poppins' sequel role a dreamDec 22, 2018 6:28 am - NEW YORK - Working on "Mary Poppins Returns" put Lin-Manuel Miranda in a comfort zone, sort of. The theater actor, composer and creator of the Broadway smash "Hamilton" ...
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Book review: How running transformed the life of NPR host Peter SagalDec 22, 2018 6:27 am - "The Incomplete Book of Running" by Peter Sagal, Simon & Schuster, 208 pages You'll want to love Peter Sagal's book, "The Incomplete Book of Running," especially if...