Celebrities
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Book review: In 'Fame,' Justine Bateman recounts the terrible side effects of being a superstarSep 29, 2018 7:28 am - "Fame: The Hijacking of Reality" by Justine Bateman, Akashic Books, 208 pages, $26.95 In 1982, when she was 16, Justine Bateman landed the role of Mallory Keaton in...
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Monty Python's Eric Idle recalls days of old in 'Sortabiography,' Naperville appearanceSep 29, 2018 7:00 am - “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography” by Eric Idle, Crown Archetype, 304 pages, $27 When you have a tour guide as engaging as Eric Idle, you'll...
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Bill Murray gives former agent Michael Ovitz the business
Sep 27, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The man promoting a book was Michael Ovitz, the former Hollywood super-agent. The biggest speaking part belonged to Bill Murray. "I'm going to talk for a...
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Psychologist: Cosby a predator with uncontrollable urges
Sep 24, 2018 1:00 am - NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby's sentencing hearing opened Monday with a debate over whether the 81-year-old comedian should be declared a "sexually violent predator" - a ...
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Julie Chen exits 'The Talk'Sep 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Julie Chen is officially done with CBS' "The Talk." Chen, the moderator and one of the original hosts since its debut in 2010, announced Tuesday that she has left the ta...
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Jenifer Lewis in Nike swoosh, Johansson a goddess at Emmys
Sep 17, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Jenifer Lewis stood with Nike in a bedazzled swoosh sweatshirt on the Emmys new gold carpet and Scarlett Johansson stunned as a goddess in white during the pa...
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Penn & Teller tour coming to Waukegan's Genesee TheatreSep 17, 2018 1:00 am - Broadway veterans and the title stars of The CW's "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" are bringing their brand of comic illusions to Waukegan. Penn & Teller play the Genesee Theat...
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'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' finds the Emmy Awards marvelousSep 17, 2018 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," a new sitcom about a 1950s homemaker turned edgy stand-up comedian, took an early lead at the Emmy Awards, which gently m...
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'Girl, Wash Your Face' writer Rachel Hollis ready for moreSep 15, 2018 7:28 am - NEW YORK - How to kick butt at the office. How to kick butt as a parent. How to kick butt, so to speak, in your marriage. There's no shortage of books, podcasts, blogs a...
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Book review: Bob Woodward's 'Fear' is a meticulous, frightening look inside the Trump White HouseSep 14, 2018 12:30 pm - "Fear: Trump in the White House" by Bob Woodward; Simon & Schuster; 420 pages It's hard to imagine a more disturbing portrait of a president than the one Bob Woodwa...