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Comedian Esther Povitsky taps her Skokie roots for Comedy Central special

By Scott C. Morgan
Jul 12, 2020 7:31 am - Comedian and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" star Esther Povitsky is both quirky and brutal in her standup comedy. No one is safe - especially when the Skokie native riffs on her ...
It's been an eventful year for Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead

By Hillel Italie AP National Writer
Jul 12, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Even sheltering in place, Colson Whitehead has had an eventful year. Whitehead became the first fiction writer to win Pulitzers for back-to-back novels, “Unde...
A sports legend's view on opening America's eyes

By Geoff Edgers The Washington Post
Jul 11, 2020 7:26 am - Like so many, national arts reporter Geoff Edgers has been grounded by the novel coronavirus. So he decided to launch an Instagram Live show from his barn in Concord, Ma...
35 years after Live Aid, Bob Geldof assesses personal toll

By JOHN CARUCCI
Jul 10, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The legendary Live Aid concerts 35 years ago did a lot of good - helping reduce African famine and putting a spotlight on the world's poorest nations. Bu...
Tom Hanks on COVID-19, 'Greyhound' and wartime mentality

By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer
Jul 10, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Since contracting COVID-19 in March, Tom Hanks has been, by most measures, busy. He and his wife, Rita Wilson, flew home after recuperating in Australia, wher...
'Palm Springs' arrives for the Groundhog Days of quarantine

By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer
Jul 10, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Though most of the films that have debuted during the pandemic never got to screen for packed movie houses, “Palm Springs” had the kind of premiere filmmakers...
Teams search for 'Glee' star Naya Rivera at California lake

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer
Jul 09, 2020 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Authorities were searching a Southern California lake Thursday for "Glee" star Naya Rivera a day after her 4-year-old son was found alone on a rented boat....
Broadway veteran Nick Cordero dies from COVID-19 complications

By MARK KENNEDY
Jul 06, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as "Waitress," "A Bronx Tale" and "Bullets Over Broad...
Secluded Stars: Naperville's Bob Odenkirk revisits 'Rock 'n' Roll High School'

By Scott C. Morgan
Jul 06, 2020 1:00 am - Former Naperville resident and "Better Call Saul" star Bob Odenkirk made a special appearance on the podcast "Recap and Gown." Co-hosted by Naperville native Brian Croo...
Carl Reiner, beloved creator of 'Dick Van Dyke Show,' dies

By MIKE STEWART Associated Press
Jun 30, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a "second banana" to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy's front ranks...

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