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Does Naperville have it all?
Chicago has no shortage of household-name suburbs.
Oak Park, Berwyn, Schaumburg, Evanston -- those are all fine and good. But for whatever reason, mention Naperville, even in passing, and you're going to get a reaction. Depending on who's in on the...Tags: Arts, Chicago, Apple iPhone, Entertainment, History
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After Universal strikes gold with a wand, Disney pulls out a light saber
After a year in which Universal Orlando rode the popularity of Harry Potter to record heights, Walt Disney World is pinning its fortunes this summer on the one intellectual property with which the boy wizard is most often compared: Star Wars.
Disney next...Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Star Wars (movie), Tourism and Leisure, Tickets
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Wizarding World of Harry Potter timeline
It's been more than 3 years since Universal Orlando and Warner Bros. announced on May 31, 2007, that they were forming a partnership to produce Wizarding World of Harry Potter, "a theme park within a theme park" to be built at Universal's Islands of...Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Super Bowl, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Sports, New York Dragons
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Apple design guru Jonny Ive wins Blue Peter badge
First, Apple's Jonny Ive, the man credited with being the design genius behind the company's products, got a knighthood. That's Sir Jonny Ive, thank you very much. Now the British designer has received another honor from his home country: a Blue...
Tags: Apple TV, Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple iPad
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'You Were Never Really Here': Nine-10ths of a single?
When readers meet Joe, a former Marine and ex-FBI agent who's now a freelance detective and hired gun, he's fighting off an attacker in an alley. After a tough altercation, Joe throws the assailant's body behind a dumpster, lifts his money clip and...
Tags: FBI, Steve Jobs, Chicago Transit Authority, Manhattan (New York City), Apple iTunes
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Wizarding World of Harry Potter will open in spring 2010 at Universal Orlando
Sentinel Staff WriterA sprinkling of details — including a broad opening date — about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter was revealed by Universal Orlando on Tuesday. "Universal has given me the great honor in revealing to the world that the Wizarding World of...Tags: Movies, Universal Studios Orlando, Entertainment, Harry Potter (fictional character), Islands of Adventure
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Islands of Adventure: Wizarding World of Harry Potter turns 2
Where were you two years ago? I was smack in the middle of Hogsmeade, watching throngs of Islands of Adventure guests stream into the theme park for the official opening day of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. My chief memory of that day is the image...
Tags: Universal CityWalk, Daniel Radcliffe, Islands of Adventure, Fiction
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Mother-Son Book Club
We are a group of mothers and sons in Riverside who have met since summer 2002. Our sons were all friends entering fourth grade, and one of the moms suggested starting a book club for the boys. We all thought she was crazy because we didn’t think...
Tags: Ray Bradbury, Mark Twain, Colleges and Universities, Clubs and Associations, Michael Crichton
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Jonathan Gold quiz: Hail kale
Does kale cure cancer? Will it make your teeth whiter and brighter? Has it publicly canoodled with Pippa Middleton, Khloe Kardashian or J.K. Rowling? Not that we know of, no. But kale is this year's glamorous “it” vegetable, served at all...
Tags: Kale, Khloe Kardashian, Pippa Middleton
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Dave Golonski's cultural timeline
January 1993: Bill Clinton was inaugurated as the 42nd president of the United States. April 1993: Dave Golonski is elected to the Burbank City Council during the city’s general election. At 34 years old, he receives 5,833 votes out of 9,961 cast....Tags: Apple iPhone, Michael Jackson, NASA, Politics, NASA Mars Exploration Program
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