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Inside the Met Gala: Under a petal-filled sky, guests honor Black style, hail a ‘monumental night’

By JOCELYN NOVECK
May 06, 2025 7:40 am - “Well, it took a minute,” said Spike Lee, surveying the glittering Met Gala crowd during cocktail hour through bright orange glasses that matched his New York Knicks cap. “But we’re here now, that’s the most important thing.”
Rihanna is expecting baby No. 3 with A$AP Rocky, the rapper confirms at the 2025 Met Gala

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON
May 06, 2025 7:07 am - At a historic edition of the Met Gala with tons of news-making moments, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky once again stole the show. The power couple is expecting their third child, the rapper A$AP Rocky revealed.
Met Gala pays tribute to Black style and menswear

By LEANNE ITALIE
May 05, 2025 7:58 pm - A rainy Met Gala got underway Monday with a tuxedoed choir and a trend true to the menswear theme: Emma Chamberlain, Zendaya, Teyana Taylor and many other women in pinstripes and other traditional men’s detailing.
Trump has threatened a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US. Here's what we know

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
May 05, 2025 5:07 pm - NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is eyeing Hollywood for his next round of tariffs, threatening to levy all films produced outside the U.S. at a steep rate of 100%. Ove...
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins among Pulitzer winners in the arts

By HILLEL ITALIE
May 05, 2025 3:33 pm - NEW YORK — Percival Everett's novel “James,” his radical reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of the enslaved title character, has won...
The Met Gala, fashion’s biggest night of the year, is here. Here’s how to watch.

By LEANNE ITALIE
May 05, 2025 3:21 pm - Pharrell Williams has high hopes for the Met Gala, the first to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme.
Cary’s Breaking Bread teams with Wheeling bakery to sell fresh bread, desserts

By Michelle Meyer
May 05, 2025 2:40 pm - Breaking Bread Catering and Deli in Cary, known for its sandwiches, has partnered with a bakery from Wheeling to sell fresh loaves of bread and desserts.
New Italian restaurant Florio’s now open in Crystal Lake, aims to be ‘upscale and friendly’

By Michelle Meyer
May 05, 2025 2:02 pm - After a year of planning and construction, locally owned Florio’s Italian restaurant is now open off Randall Road in Crystal Lake.
Chicago Sinfonietta closes season with ‘Tonal Transformation’

Submitted by Natalia Dagenhart
May 05, 2025 12:58 pm - The “Tonal Transformation” concert includes Chicago premiere of “In the Beginning” by Brittany J. Green, Hailstork's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Strings performed by Timothy McAllister, and Tchaikovsky's emotive Symphony No. 4.
What to stream: ‘Poker Face,’ Blake Shelton, the spy thriller ‘Black Bag’ and Vince Vaughn

May 05, 2025 5:30 am - The popular whodunit series “Poker Face” starring Natasha Lyonne is returning for its second season and Steven Soderbergh’s sleek and lean spy thriller “Black Bag” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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