Celebrities
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Book review: 'Home for Wayward Girls' about rising above abuse
Apr 29, 2023 6:00 am - "The Home for Wayward Girls" (Harper) by Marcia Bradley There have been a number of recent accounts of young people, particularly young women, who were s...
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Judy Blume, on top of the world (and her Key West bookstore)
Apr 29, 2023 6:00 am - KEY WEST, Fla. - At Books & Books, the nonprofit store Judy Blume and her husband have run for the past seven years, you will find her own work in various sections: from...
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Spotlight: 'Abbott Elementary' star Lisa Ann Walter headlines Batavia's Comedy VaultApr 28, 2023 6:00 am - Sitcom star Actress/comedian Lisa Ann Walter, co-creator and star of several sitcoms and unscripted series, who currently plays Melissa Schemmenti on ABC's "Abbott Elem...
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Steve Austin steps out of comfort zone on 'Stone Cold Takes on America'
Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin missed out on many seemingly mundane experiences during his legendary, bloodied, broken-bodied rise to becoming one of the most popu...
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Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79
Apr 27, 2023 1:00 am - CINCINNATI - Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all - sometime...
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Book review: Laura Dern, mom Diane Ladd exchange intimate stories
Apr 25, 2023 6:00 am - "Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding)" by Laura Dern and Diane Ladd (Grand Central Publishing) When actor...
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Carol Burnett marks a big birthday with NBC specialApr 25, 2023 6:00 am - For anyone who's ever thought Carol Burnett's birthday should be a national event, now it is. One way in which the much-beloved comedy icon will spend her special day We...
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Keri Russell evolves from silky spy to sweaty 'Diplomat'
Apr 22, 2023 6:00 am - The first sign is the hair. Not exactly a total mess. But definitely not neat, either. Keri Russell's hair on "The Diplomat," her new Netflix series set in the world of ...
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Following stroke, Lucinda Williams back with book, album and two tour dates at FitzGerald's
Apr 20, 2023 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Lucinda Williams is returning to the spotlight this spring with an autobiography, a new album and concert appearances around the world, including two sold out...
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Best bets: Lady A, 'The Office' Reunion, Winger, Pat McGann, Chicago Dance CrashApr 19, 2023 6:00 am - 'Homerathon' The National Hellenic Museum, 333 S. Halsted St., Chicago, hosts a public reading in its entirety of “The Odyssey” - Homer's epic poem tracing the post-Troj...