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Mike Huckabee, American Idol: A duo
The Swampby Mark Silva Mike Huckabee was governor of Arkansas. Mike Huckabee has his own TV show. And Mike Huckabee plays bass. All of which is by way of explaining why Kris Allen, the hometown crooner from Arkansas and winner of......Tags: Arkansas, Government, Kris Allen, Britain's Got Talent (tv program), Television
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'Dancing With the Stars' results: Who goes home?
Reality CheckIt's going to be a super quick recap today -- more of a recaplet -- because The Baltimore Sun's blogs will be undergoing maintenance at 10 p.m. for about an hour. Thus, I need to get this posted ASAP. If......Tags: Donny Osmond, Television, Kelly Osbourne, Aaron Carter, Dancing
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Susan Boyle finalist: Britain's Got Talent
The Swampby Mark Silva Never mind Dick Cheney, Rush Limbaugh and Nancy Pelosi. Susan Boyle has made it to the finals. The Scottish singing sensation has secured a place in the final round of ITV's Britain's Got Talent, after her debut......Tags: Adam Lambert, Rod Stewart, United Kingdom, Kris Allen, Britain's Got Talent (tv program)
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Susan Boyle: Winner of a world's heart
The Swampby Mark Silva Life is like a box of chocolates. Since the day that the Scottish singing sensation, Susan Boyle, floored the talent-show judges with her soaring number from Les Miserables, millions of people around the world have logged on......Tags: United Kingdom, Britain's Got Talent (tv program), Susan Boyle
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Readers share ratings, quibbles
The awards season has run its course. It's always a relief to see it in the rearview mirror. Even the winners feel that way. Many of the award-winners qualifying for very goodness and even greatness fed an ongoing debate about historical fiction on...
Tags: Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Arts and Culture, Tony Kushner, Silver Linings Playbook (movie), Art Institute of Chicago
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What's wrong with the media? Just ask Dwight Howard
I have some things on my mind. — The NFL combine is not one of them. I'd rather watch the wife's reality TV shows all night long and have her tell me about her day during the commercials. — I'm big on "Skyfall," but the fact it's not one...
Tags: Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Entertainment Events, Ned Colletti , Entertainment
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Nora Dunn in 'Boeing-Boeing'; 'Les Miz' in Western 'burbs
The former "Saturday Night Live" star Nora Dunn is to star in the upcoming production of the Broadway farce "Boeing-Boeing" at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace. Dunn, who is becoming a familiar face in Chicago theater, is also working on a...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Nora Dunn, Saturday Night Live (tv program)
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After a rough start, Andrew Lloyd Webber revue shines
At the start — the rough start — of the Marriott Theatre's new revue of the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, entitled, with justification, "Now & Forever," the throbbing electronic tones of "The Phantom of the Opera" fill the theater as colored...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Marriott Theatre, Once (musical), Jesus Christ Superstar (musical), Civic Opera House
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'West of Memphis': Trio still seeking justice ★★★
For astonishing injustice put to rest, at long last, the moviegoer has at least two options. One: "Les Miserables." And two: "West of Memphis," a strong, blood-boiling documentary from director Amy Berg, who made the similarly fine "Deliver Us From Evil,"...
Tags: Music Box Theatre, Pearl Jam (music group), Movies, West of Memphis (movie), Dixie Chicks (music group)
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My book recommendations
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column about my fondness for fat books, my current one being Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables," and some readers wrote to ask for other books I would recommend. Here's an incomplete list of my favorite novels, not all...Tags: Victor Hugo
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'Les Miserables' headed back to Broadway
The new touring production of "Les Miserables," which was a huge hit in Chicago this fall, is headed back to Broadway, producer Cameron Mackintosh announced Tuesday. This will be the third Broadway stand for the famous warbling waif. The show will... -
Oscars and American history: True, or true enough?
A modest proposal: Movies exploring some aspect of American history, such as “Argo,” “Lincoln” and “Zero Dark Thirty,” should leave off the “based on a true story” or “inspired by true events”...
Tags: Tony Kushner, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Seth MacFarlane, Awards and Prizes
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