Celebrities
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Book review: Sly Stone wants to take you higher in memoir
Oct 28, 2023 6:00 am - While summoning stories from his remarkable yet erratic life in music, Sly Stone admits he occasionally had to depend on the recollections of others because his own memo...
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Matthew Perry, Emmy-nominated 'Friends' star, dead at 54
Oct 28, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Friends" star Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated actor whose sarcastic, but lovable Chandler Bing was among television's most famous and most quotable...
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Funny business: 'We're just trying to get people to laugh' say 312 Comedy Fest headlinersOct 25, 2023 11:00 pm - Actress/comedian Mary Lynn Rajskub has a few words for fans attending the inaugural 312 Comedy Festival. “I have high expectations for Chicago,” said Rajskub (“24,” “It'...
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Best bets: Lee DeWyze, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Peppa Pig, Enrique IglesiasOct 25, 2023 6:00 am - Fun for grown-ups Rosemont's Parkway Bank Park entertainment district, 5501 Park Place, hosts its adults-only Crawl-O-Ween Halloween Bar Crawl featuring specialty f...
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'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81
Oct 24, 2023 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultrasmooth private detective in several "Shaft" films beginning in the early 1970s, has died....
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Britney Spears' book 'The Woman In Me' makes private details public, and public events personal
Oct 23, 2023 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears' highly anticipated memoir "The Woman in Me" will be released Tuesday, revealing the pop superstar's personal take on events that have playe...
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Music review: Celebrate the spooky season with Duran Duran album 'Danse Macabre'
Oct 23, 2023 11:00 pm - There aren't that many Halloween albums out there and so tip your masks to Duran Duran for giving us a treat this spooky season. "Danse Macabre" is a 13-track - even the...
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What to stream this week: '1989 (Taylor's Version),' Emily Blunt and 'Five Nights at Freddy's'
Oct 23, 2023 6:00 am - Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists are Julian Fellowes' "The Gilded Age" back for a second season on HBO ...
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Book review: Dolly Parton gives a tour of her closet in 'Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones'
Oct 21, 2023 6:00 am - Dolly Parton's iconic look - big hair, big heels and tight low-cut dresses covered in rhinestones or beads - is a big part of her lasting appeal, nearly as important as ...
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Martin Scorsese is still curious, still awed by the possibilities of cinema
Oct 19, 2023 6:00 am - NEW YORK - A moment from years ago keeps replaying in Martin Scorsese's mind. When Akira Kurosawa was given an honorary Academy Award in 1990, the then 80-year-old Japan...