There is the first, the last and forever mustache. According to the Associated Press and therefore the Chicago Tribune, it is spelled “moustache.” However, in Agatha Christie’s most famous and meticulous work, her stories featuring the now 103-year-old Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, the spelling favors “moustaches” and often the plural …
Read More »Hollywood strikes enter new phase as daytime shows return
NEW YORK — “The Drew Barrymore Show” will begin airing new episodes Monday, but plenty of off-air controversies will rock its typically cheerful host. The daughter of a proud acting dynasty, Barrymore is producing new batches of her syndicated talk show, despite pickets outside her studio, as daytime television becomes …
Read More »Mosh Pits and Foo Fighters Start Day 1
Music fans flocked to Douglass Park in North Lawndale as Riot Fest kicked off Friday with Turnstile and Foo Fighters. The alternative rock music festival, which has a daily capacity of 50,000 attendees and features more than 90 artists on five stages, features titles such as Death Cab for Cutie …
Read More »Bibliocle Pelaton instructors’ book wave
I have spent all of my 53-plus years on this Earth without being tempted by inspirational self-help books. When inspired to be better, I tend to respond, “No, I’m good.” I’m a safe and easy-going person, or maybe I’m just lazy. In both cases the result is the same. But …
Read More »Photos: Music fans meet at Riot Fest 2023
Riot Fest is coming to Douglass Park to bring fans and artists together for three days, September 15-17, for the annual celebration of music.
Read More »Charles Newell retires from Court Theater after 30 years
Charles Newell, who has been the artistic director of the Court Theater in Chicago since 1994, announced on Friday that he will step down as artistic director next summer after 30 years of work. “This is a good time for me to look for my next challenge,” Newell, 66, said. …
Read More »“Hamilton” reopens unabated in Chicago
Fresh from Alaska and buoyed by an afternoon visit from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the cast of “Hamilton,” the only production currently touring America, opened in Chicago on Thursday night, marking the show’s first return to the city it conquered in 2016. At the time, “Hamilton” ran for 1,365 performances in just …
Read More »Mike Veeck is the subject of an upcoming Netflix documentary
Mike Veeck had a documentary to promote, but he couldn’t start without thinking about something. “What’s going on with my White Sox?” He asked. “Dude, they’re killing me.” I told Veeck that the situation was worse than he could have imagined. The man who gave us the Disco Destruction riot …
Read More »Chicago’s Reeling LGBTQ+ film festival looks back and forward
In April 1981, a year before “Making Love” and “Personal Best” cautiously ventured into the world of mainstream studio dramas featuring queer and bisexual characters, Brenda Webb, managing director of Chicago Filmmakers, launched a festival known as Reeling. By most accounts, this is the second-oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the …
Read More »The story of GameStop shares is fun while it lasts
“Dumb Money” takes us back to a time in American history, the year 2020, when Reddit and YouTube semi-famous Keith Gill soared poor little GameStop shares to incredible heights. He did this from his basement in Brockton, Massachusetts. Played with easy and engaging direction by Paul Dano, Gill has garnered …
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