Literature
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No one knew a Naperville teen couldn't see until he was 15. His mom's new book explains why.Mar 24, 2020 1:00 am - Sebastian Duesing is an art student who can't see - at least not in the typical way. His blindness wasn't discovered until three years ago, when he was 15 and his famil...
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Review: 'Untold Story' dives backstage at 'The Office'
Mar 23, 2020 7:00 am - 'œThe Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History,'ť Dutton, by Andy Greene The show started as practically a shot-for-shot remake of ...
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Review: 'The Glass Hotel' a tragic tale for the times
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Today's recommended read: 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' by Maria SempleMar 23, 2020 6:00 am - You may have seen the movie "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" with Cate Blanchett and Barrington teen Emma Nelson. If not, add it to your list. But before you stream it, chec...
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Book review: Harlan Coben's 'The Boy From The Woods' thrills with many surprisesMar 22, 2020 7:00 am - “The Boy From The Woods” by Harlan Coben (Grand Central) He's known as Wilde, and he has no idea of his background or family. Found living in the woods as a young b...
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Book review: 'Darling Rose Gold' an excellent debut by WrobelMar 21, 2020 7:28 am - The phenomenon Munchausen syndrome by proxy - in which a parent purposely makes a child ill to gain sympathy and attention - receives a fresh update in Stephanie Wrobel'...
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Q&A: Brian De Palma on why movies should be beautifulMar 19, 2020 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Movie theaters may be shuttered across the country, but there is still newly released work of lurid and pulpy goodness from Brian De Palma. The 79-year-old fi...
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Review: 'The Boy From The Woods' thrills with many surprises
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Review: 'Darling Rose Gold' an excellent debut by Wrobel
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7 things to do when there's nothing to doMar 18, 2020 11:00 pm - With live theater gone dark, restaurant dining rooms closed and malls temporarily shuttered, we all have time on our hands but few options to entertain ourselves. Excep...