Celebrities
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Craig Ferguson plays it loose with new game showSep 21, 2014 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Craig Ferguson approached his first TV game show host's job with a subversive attitude. Then came the simple matter of his wardrobe for “Celebrity Name Gam...
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Book notes: Jim Peterik signs new book in Glen EllynSep 20, 2014 6:15 am - • Photographer/author Seth Casteel discusses and signs copies of his new book of photos, "Underwater Puppies," at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W....
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Polly Bergen, versatile actress, singer dies at 84Sep 20, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Emmy-winning actress and singer Polly Bergen, who in a long career played the terrorized wife in the original "Cape Fear" and the first woman president in "Ki...
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Book of Barbra Streisand pics out in DecemberSep 19, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - How obsessive are Barbra Streisand's fans? A coffee-table book may provide an answer. Publisher Taschen announced recently that "Barbra: Streisand's Early Yea...
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Groundbreaking 'David Bowie Is' exhibit at Chicago's MCA shows him as consummate artistSep 19, 2014 5:45 am - The biggest tour, maybe not in the rock world, but certainly in the world of museum exhibits, touches down in Chicago next week for an extended stay. And it brings the e...
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Alec Baldwin passionate about green energySep 19, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Alec Baldwin says he is passionate about green energy and is hoping next week's U.N. climate summit brings home to Americans that the United States has fallen...
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Hamm, other stars join campaign against campus sex assaultSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The White House has enlisted Hollywood stars including Jon Hamm of "Mad Men" and Connie Britton of "Nashville" to help fight campus sexual assault. Presiden...
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Backup dancers sue Cher for alleged discriminationSep 18, 2014 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Three backup dancers sued Cher on Thursday claiming they were wrongfully fired from her current tour and the singer engaged in racial discrimination to pre...
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Kate cancels Malta trip due to morning sicknessSep 17, 2014 11:00 pm - LONDON - Prince William will replace his wife Kate on this weekend's official visit to Malta because the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge is still suffering from acute morn...
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Book on Jewish food features intro by Joan RiversSep 17, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - A few months before she died, Joan Rivers agreed to contribute to a book about Jewish food. She began with some old family stories and some old Jewish jokes. ...