Entertainment
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Harry Potter Shop Chicago rings in holiday season with hot Butterbeer, sock drive and other treats for Wizarding World fansNov 13, 2025 3:35 pm - Hot Butterbeer, limited-edition confectionery treats and merch, a snow globe photo wall, and a holiday tree scavenger hunt are among the magical treats in store for young witches, wizards and muggles at the Harry Potter Shop Chicago.
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This show ‘is on fire’: Alicia Keys-inspired ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ is a moving daughter-mother dramaNov 13, 2025 3:04 pm - “Hell’s Kitchen,” a semi-autobiographical Broadway musical inspired by the life of Grammy Award-winner Alicia Keys, is now making a stirring Chicago touring debut at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, with exemplary performances all around.
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Yard House to open Naperville location Nov. 23Nov 13, 2025 2:12 pm - Yard House restaurant, at 412 S. Route 59 near the Fox Valley Mall, opens Nov. 23, marking the chain’s fourth location in the greater Chicago area.
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From gowns to pantsuits, Michelle Obama explains her iconic fashion picks in ‘The Look’
Nov 13, 2025 11:52 am - On any day during her eight years as first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama said she could go from giving a speech to meeting with a counterpart from another country to digging in her vegetable garden with groups of schoolchildren. And her clothes had to be ready for that, which she details in her new book, “The Look.”
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Sarah Jessica Parker to be honored with Carol Burnett Award at the Golden Globes
Nov 13, 2025 10:46 am - Sarah Jessica Parker is going from someone who gives out prizes to getting one. The Emmy- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winner — and judge for the 2025 Booker Prize — was named Thursday as the recipient of the Carol Burnett Award for her “outstanding contributions to television on or off screen.”
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Now, it’s her story: HBO’s steamy ‘Seduction’ reimagines ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ with a female gaze
Nov 13, 2025 10:22 am - “Welcome to the delicious hell that is high society,” beckons the trailer for “The Seduction,” HBO Max’s steamy new French-language drama inspired by “Dangerous Liaisons” premiering Friday.
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Nicolas Cage’s ‘The Carpenter’s Son’ turns an apocryphal text about Jesus’ youth into a horror film
Nov 13, 2025 9:50 am - When filmmaker Lotfy Nathan was introduced to the apocryphal text about Jesus’ childhood, he immediately began poring over it as a springboard for what would eventually become “The Carpenter’s Son,” the supernatural thriller starring Nicolas Cage opening in theaters Friday.
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Netflix’s new ‘Last Samurai Standing’ pays respect to the original
Nov 13, 2025 9:10 am - “Last Samurai Standing,” a Netflix series launching on Thursday, is set in a Japan where the feudal samurai era is about to end. The hero, Saga Kokushu, played by Junichi Okada, is one of dozens of samurai in a live-or-die survival game to save family, community and honor.
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Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey partner with ElevenLabs for AI voice cloning
Nov 13, 2025 7:03 am - Oscar-winning actors Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey have made deals with voice-cloning company ElevenLabs that will allow its artificial intelligence technology to replicate their voices.
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‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ brings back the magic with new faces and tricks
Nov 13, 2025 5:15 am - Ten years or so between installments of a successful Hollywood franchise is a lifetime. When it comes to the third “Now You See Me” movie — poof! — time doesn’t matter. These magicians still got it.