entertainment
Michael Douglas, Matt Damon shine in captivating Liberace movie
LORI RACKL: At first lighthearted and campy, HBO's “Behind the Candelabra” turns dark as it tells of the piano virtuoso's romance with the far younger Scott Thorson.
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Justin Bieber booed because he’s ‘a whiner,’ music insider says
BILL ZWECKER: “He should know how to act,” the source says after the mixed response to Bieber at the Billboard awards. Even Jon Bon Jovi says the teen pop star is acting like “an a--hole.”
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Chief Keef arrested in Georgia hotel after staff smells marijuana
Chicago rapper Chief Keef makes no secret of his fondness for marijuana. The staff at the swanky Le Meridien Atlanta Perimeter hotel doesn’t share that fondness. Chief Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, was arrested for disorderly conduct, after security at the hotel “observed smoke and a smell of marijuana from a room,” according to police in Dunwoody, Ga..
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Taking to the air on the highest trapeze in Chicago
Many people in their first trapeze class expect it to be a one-time experience. But for some, it turns into a full-time hobby.
Daily Sizzle
People
Barbara Walters announces her retirement on ‘The View’
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Toots and the Maytals leader hit with bottle
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Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson break up, reports say
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Zeta-Jones checks into mental-health facility
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‘Community’ star to speak at Notre Dame College Prep graduation
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Michael Jackson’s doctor unqualified to give propofol, expert testifies
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‘Girls Gone Wild’ founder Joe Francis convicted of assault, false imprisonment
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Blackbird’s Paul Kahan shares James Beard Award for outstanding chef
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Maria Shriver returns to NBC News
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‘Downton Abbey’ star cast as Cinderella
Television
Michael Douglas, Matt Damon shine in captivating Liberace movie
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Kellie Pickler wins ‘Dancing with the Stars’
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A poignant finale episode closes out ‘The Office’
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Wednesday’s talk shows
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Tuesday’s talk shows
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Monday’s talk shows
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The paper pushers of ‘The Office’ left an imprint on TV
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The personal lives of police at the heart of ‘Chicago Fire’ spinoff
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Thursday’s talk shows
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10 buildings that revolutionized architecture, according to Geoffrey Baer
Music
Renee Fleming keeps Lyric’s ‘Streetcar’ on course
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Marc-Andre Hamelin positively buoyant in recital at Symphony Center
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Chicago River runs through Orbert Davis’ new musical creation
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Chicago Opera Theater to launch 2014 season with an Ellington rarity
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Rivers run through the CSO’s stellar program
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Tate Stevens proving he has staying power
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Yo-Yo Ma, CSO players offer a robust program of chamber music
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Amina Figarova in a New York state of mind
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Dwight Twilley perfectly content to churn out CDs
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Mei-Ann Chen makes an auspicious debut on the CSO podium
Stage
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‘Company of Men’ hauntingly disturbing, yet irresistible
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Court’s ‘Misanthrope’ mocks eternal quirks of human behavior
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‘Ganesh’ a chilling theatrical experience
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ACT II: A second look at area stages — ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’
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Eifman Ballet finds inspiration in Rodin’s figures
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Out of the shadows: How ‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe’ dancer picks a partner
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Harris Theater to celebrate 10th anniversary in grand style
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Savage and devastating, ‘Roadkill’ upends Greek tragedy
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Rhea Perlman, Francis Guinan save tavern tale from its routine plot
Movies
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‘Hangover 3’ turns out to be another chaser
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Dark ‘Hangover III’ takes series to ‘the next level,’ Bradley Cooper says
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‘Erased’ runs through the conventions of a standard chase movie
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‘Black Rock’ a surprisingly effective thriller
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Family secrets revealed in ‘Stories We Tell’
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‘Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s’ blows an air kiss to a temple of high fashion
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Kartemquin showcase will provide feedback for filmmakers
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Scoring designers was
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‘Pieta’ delivers Kim Ki-duk’s brand of extreme justice
Books
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A backstage look at the ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’
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‘The Cooked Seed’ a powerful coming-to-America story
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Best sellers 05.19.13
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Literary listings
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Review: ‘Raven Girl’ by Audrey Niffenegger
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‘Parenthood’s’ Lauren Graham pens novel
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Best sellers 05.12.13
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Literary listings
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Review: ‘Dead Ever After’ by Charlaine Harris







