Entertainment
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Company linked to Alex Jones doubles offer to buy Infowars after failed bankruptcy auction
Jan 13, 2025 2:57 pm - A company linked to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is now offering over $7 million to buy his Infowars platforms, more than double what it proposed when it lost to The Onion satirical news outlet in a bankruptcy auction that was later voided by a judge, a lawyer in the case said Monday.
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Beyoncé donates $2.5 million to fire relief, Meghan delays show launch, Oscar noms pushed back
Jan 13, 2025 1:22 pm - Weaker winds and intense firefighting efforts over the weekend boosted containment of fires burning in and around Los Angeles, but the effects of the blazes on the entertainment world continue, including the postponement of the Oscars nominations.
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Fox News names Will Cain to replace Neil Cavuto in weekday afternoon lineup
Jan 13, 2025 1:09 pm - Fox News Channel is promoting weekend host Will Cain to the weekday afternoon slot vacated by longtime personality Neil Cavuto, who left the network last month.
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Palatine to hire Chicago events manager to run Street FestJan 13, 2025 1:00 pm - Palatine will hire an events manager to run the 25th edition of its annual Street Fest
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Carriage rides, sled dog demos add fun to Vernon Hills Winter FestJan 13, 2025 12:31 pm - A pack of huskies was a crowd-pleaser as Century Park Pavilion came alive Saturday during Winter Fest in Vernon Hills.
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Oscars push back nominations announcement amid California wildfires
Jan 13, 2025 12:27 pm - The Oscar nominations are being pushed back almost a week from their original date amid the ongoing California wildfires. Nominations will now be announced on Jan. 23, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday.
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Book Review: ‘Open Socrates’ shows why philosophy isn’t a spectator sport
Jan 13, 2025 11:35 am - In “Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life,” Agnes Callard illustrates how philosophy isn’t just a spectator sport. It requires engaging with one another and arguing with each other, and admitting mistakes.
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Noon Year celebration a family-friendly way to ring in 2025Jan 13, 2025 9:35 am - The Salt Creek Park District rang in the New Year with a Noon Year’s celebration at the Sports Center in Palatine.
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‘Right time and a great fit’: After 16 years, Nirvana Wine & Grillerie expanding in a new locationJan 13, 2025 9:29 am - Nirvana Wine and Grillerie, a scratch kitchen that opened in 2008 in a strip center in Vernon Hills, is moving and expanding into a new space nearby on Hawthorn Row.
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What to stream: ‘Severance’ returns and ‘A Real Pain’ arrives
Jan 13, 2025 5:30 am - Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg playing mismatched cousins in the acclaimed “A Real Pain” and Mac Miller’s second posthumous full-length album “Balloonerism” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.