entertainment
Art Institute exhibit ponders binding ties between fashion and painting
The groundbreaking “Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity,” opening June 26, presents 75 paintings and 17 dresses in the museum’s biggest and most important Impressionist presentation in nearly two decades.
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Say amen to the raw power of Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’
REVIEW: Kanye West’s lyrical play is evident on ‘Yeezus,” though there’s less vulnerability and more head-scratchers than on his previous efforts.
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Charlie Sheen gets co-star fired after she gripes about him
BILL ZWECKER: Selma Blair’ loses her job at “Anger Management” after word of her complaints gets back to the hot-headed star. “It’s his show and he holds all the marbles,” says a show insider
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Arway Confections saves Long Grove Confectionery days before closing
It’s a sweet deal: The retail store will remain open, and the nearly 100 employees keep their jobs.
Daily Sizzle
Kim Kardashian has her baby: It’s a girl
Kim Kardashian gave birth Satuday morning to a baby girl Saturday, according to E!, which airs her reality shows. Read More
James Caan learns to say ‘Wilmette’ to play Chicago mobster on ‘Magic City’
James Caan turns up the heat in Miami when he joins Starz’ 1959 period drama, “Magic City,” this season as Jewish mobster Sy Berman, head Read More
CSO’s Muti says he hopes to stay here
While no contract has been signed or finalized, Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti told WFMT Radio and the Chicago Sun-Times in an exclusive Read More
Words cut like a knife in Mary-Arrchie’s ‘Uncle Bob’
When the lights go up on “Uncle Bob,” Austin Pendleton’s treatise on loneliness, failure and tenuous redemption, the audience is introduced to the title character Read More
‘Man of Steel’ off to a high-flying start
Look, up in the sky: It’s a franchise reborn. After a failed attempt to revive the Superman series in 2006, the son of Krypton finally …Read More
Lake Forest’s Jen Lancaster chronicles year as Martha Stewart
Impressed by the domestic goddess’ recovery from incarceration, the best-selling author spends a self-sufficient year cooking and organizing. Read More


