Entertainment
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Father-and-son team of Eugene and Dan Levy to co-host the EmmysAug 16, 2024 9:56 am - Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will make history at the Emmy Awards next month as the first father and son co-hosts.
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Book Review: ‘How to Leave the House’ by Nathan Newman marks the debut of a bold new fiction voiceAug 16, 2024 9:48 am - Before you read a word of “How to Leave the House” by Nathan Newman, it may help to know that a TV adaptation is already in the works. This is a book that unfolds like it’s destined for the small screen.
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Book Review: ‘Secret Life of the Universe’ is a primer on search for life beyond Earth
Aug 16, 2024 9:10 am - As director of the Carl Sagan Center for Research at the SETI Institute, astrobiologist Nathalie A. Cabrol’s work is focused on answering the question of whether we’re al...
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Book Review: Nate Silver makes a compelling case for taking more risks in ‘On the Edge’
Aug 16, 2024 8:32 am - In “On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything,” Nate Silver compellingly theorizes that humans are in general too risk averse, and that those who can discerningly fight that impulse often benefit greatly in life.
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‘He left us such a gift’: In ‘Love From the Front … and Beyond,’ daughter shares WWII vet’s storiesAug 16, 2024 3:00 am - The daughter of World War II veteran and longtime St. Charles resident Bill Wiebmer has published a book with his letters and stories, “Love From the Front ... And Beyond.”
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Lily Collins has found ‘Emily 2.0’ in Paris
Aug 15, 2024 3:50 pm - The new season of “Emily in Paris” will have many of the same elements as the first three: daring fashion, flirty romance and workplace drama. One thing that has changed? Lead actor Lily Collins’ confidence.
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Katy Perry to be given the Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV VMAsAug 15, 2024 2:21 pm - Katy Perry will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards next month. She will also perform.
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‘Hollywood Squares’ host and Broadway star Peter Marshall dies at 98
Aug 15, 2024 2:13 pm - Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on “The Hollywood Squares,” has died. He was 98.
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Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry lead a middling spy comedy in ‘The Union’
Aug 15, 2024 12:53 pm - “The Union,” an action comedy released Friday starring Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, should have been more fun. Or more exciting. But it’s lacking a certain charm that could help it be something more than the Netflix movie playing in the background.
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World’s steepest dive coaster planned for Six Flags Great AmericaAug 15, 2024 9:03 am - Six Flags Great America in Gurnee announced plans Thursday to debut a new a dive coaster next year featuring the world’s steepest drop and the most inversions.