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'Older Children': Chicago's the setting for some universal characters ★★★
The makers of the Chicago-sprung indie "Older Children" have not bitten off more than they can chew: The film barely runs an hour in length, and in his group portrait of married and single friends — variously rudderless, self-protective and...
Tags: Movies, Entertainment
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Howells & Hood goes upscale on a large scale
For decades Chicago journalists' post-work watering hole of choice has been the Billy Goat Tavern, with its three beers on tap ($3.50 Schlitz and Billy Goat Dark and Lager) and $3.15 cheeseburgers just a dark stairway's descent from the Magnificent Mile's...
Tags: Event Planning, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Tribune Tower
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'Mob Wives Chicago' trailer debuts, CM Punk featured on video game cover, celeb-heavy crowd watches LMFAO perform at Studio Paris
For a minute there, I was wondering if there would be any fighting among the cast members of VH1’s upcoming reality show, “Mob Wives Chicago.” There were no signs of tension when I spent an afternoon observing the five women in March and...
Tags: Jennifer Hudson, Gordon Beckham, Bob Saget, A.J. Pierzynski, Disc Jockeys
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Kardashians coming to Chicago area, Taylor Momsen DJing at Nellcote, R. Kelly films video at Angels & Kings
"Keeping up with the Kardashians" stars Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian are koming to the Chicago area to meet with Kardashian Kollection kustomers. (See what I did there?) The famous siblings are scheduled to take part in a meet-and-greet at Sears...
Tags: Lee DeWyze, Field Museum of Natural History, The Head and the Heart (music group), NASCAR, Celebrities
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Bollywood film to close part of lower Michigan Ave., Bravo show shooting in Chicago, Jack White spotted at Public Chicago
“Dhoom 3: Back in Action” -- the latest sequel in the popular Bollywood buddy cop series -- will shoot on and around lower Michigan Avenue Thursday and Friday. There will be street closures from 9:30 am to 4 pm both days on lower Michigan...
Tags: Aamir Khan, Uday Chopra, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Buddy Guy, Haley Reinhart
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We'll still hear Ebert at the movies
Roger Ebert's death is mourned by many, but I will remember it as bringing down the curtain on a special guy in a special time: He was multimedia before multimedia was cool. In today's angrily polarized political times, I particularly appreciate how...Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, Reviews, Chicago Tribune, Roger Ebert, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Stephen Wade: A telling tale of making beautiful music
Stephen Wade's affection for the Chicago in which he grew up and that he left long ago is passionate and palpable in the introduction to his astonishing book, “The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience.”...
Tags: Libraries, Music, Arts and Culture, Education, Maritime (music group)
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St. James Church gathers its faithful
An unforgiving icy wind blew across the three dozen — young and old, black and white, rich and poor — gathered on Palm Sunday in front of the ancient and shuttered St. James Catholic Church in Bronzeville. It was a cold morning for the...
Tags: Francis I, Chicago Loop, Architecture, West Loop, Religion and Belief
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Netsch a true pioneer woman
Dawn Clark Netsch seemed to have been around forever, and so it seemed as if she always would be. She must have been young once, but from the time she came into my consciousness, 20 or so years ago, she seemed old. I mean old in a good way, the kind...
Tags: Minority Groups, Government, Cook County Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Gay Pride Chicago
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Recovering and rebooting after 2012
Goodbye to Seamus, the Irish setter that 29 years ago rode 650 miles in a crate strapped to the roof of Mitt Romney's family station wagon, and to Rafalca, Romneys' Olympic-caliber dancing horse. Goodbye to President Barack Obama's "you didn't build...Tags: Mitt Romney, Holidays, Tony Rezko, Mary Schmich, Old Town School of Folk Music
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Levon Helm, drummer and singer for The Band, dies of cancer
Levon Helm was the rarest of musical multi-taskers: an unflappable drummer and a singer who wrung soul out of every note. He also was a terrific team player and bandmate; he made the people around him sound good. Helm was "the only drummer who could make...
Tags: Chuck Yeager, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Awards and Prizes, Rentals
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Michael Shannon to perform next season at A Red Orchid
Michael Shannon will return to A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago next season to star in a show, the actor has said.
“It’s going to be our 20th anniversary at Red Orchid next season, so I’m going to come back and do a show,”...Tags: Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard, Film Independent Spirit Awards, Take Shelter (movie), Entertainment Events
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