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Missing Muti no Pavarotti

Whatever angst there may be over Riccardo Muti's missing his third set of concerts in less than three years as Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director, know that the flu-ridden superstar conductor...

Kiss in 'Bloody Sunday' broke rules

Kiss in 'Bloody Sunday' broke rules

After John Schlesinger made "Midnight Cowboy," which won the Oscar in 1969 for best picture and director, he had carte blanche to make any...

Jodie Foster's Globes speech moves, mystifies

Jodie Foster's winding, emotional acceptance speech upon receiving the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes...

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Golden Globes: 'Les Miz' 'Argo' and 'Girls' win big; Jodie Foster honored

Golden Globes: 'Les Miz' 'Argo' and 'Girls' win big; Jodie Foster honored

Hosting the 70th Golden Globes Sunday in Beverly Hills, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler proved it was possible to skewer their Hollywood colleagues...

Kate Baldwin, Bobby Steggert join cast of 'Big Fish'

Broadway stars Kate Baldwin and Bobby Steggert have been added to the previously announced cast of "Big Fish," the new musical based on...

Logan Center at U. of C. looks, sounds, feels like nothing else in town

Logan Center at U. of C. looks, sounds, feels like nothing else in town

On a recent wintry evening, a crowd of sleekly dressed dance lovers filtered into an elegant new auditorium to catch a robust performance by...

'Girls' recap: 'It's About Time'

'Girls' recap: 'It's About Time'

It’s been a long f--king wait--get it? “It’s About Time”?--but “Girls” finally returned for its season 2...

Sighting: Guess who crashed the Pippens' party?

Sighting: Guess who crashed the Pippens' party?

Scottie Pippen and Larsa Pippen were overshadowed Tuesday at their own party by another celebrity, but the...

Sensible splurge

Sensible splurge

Shrimp and bacon, two splurge items for many, come together for an indulgent-tasting dish.

Review: 'Going Clear' by Lawrence Wright

Review: 'Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief' by Lawrence Wright 

Wright's account of the church's history and struggles is helpful, admirably fair-minded and, at times, absorbing. The book's most...

Judge rescinds protection for Prentice, but gives preservationists 30 days

Judge rescinds protection for Prentice, but gives preservationists 30 days

A judge today lifted his court order protecting the old Prentice Women's Hospital from demolition, dismissing a lawsuit by...

Video game creator Eugene Jarvis is Player One

Video game creator Eugene Jarvis is Player One 

The young guy in the trucker cap, skinny jeans and Air Jordans squeezed the trigger on the toy shotgun and his umpteenth round of “Big...

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