entertainment
Summer music preview: With so many stars, Chicago’s too darn hot
THOMAS CONNER: It’s a season of big money and big names — from Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z to Jimmy Buffett and Bob Dylan — but there are affordable alternatives.
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A poignant finale episode closes out ‘The Office’
LORI RACKL: Ain’t no party like a Scranton goodbye party, and the Dunder Mifflin gang proves it with big laughs, emotional moments and the return of the star we most wanted to see.
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Kanye West’s hatred of paparazzi strains his love for Kim Kardashian
BILL ZWECKER: Kim’s hunger for the spotlight isn’t easy for a rapper who just proclaimed, “I ain’t no mother-[expletive] celebrity.”
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‘The Iceman’ creates a chilling portrait of a natural-born killer
If ever there was a movie role perfectly suited to Michael Shannon’s unique brand of creepy indifference and icy rage, it’s that of real-life contract killer Richard Kuklinski in Ariel Vromen’s “The Iceman.”
Daily Sizzle
People
Barbara Walters announces her retirement on ‘The View’
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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
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Country star Jason Aldean files for divorce
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Michael Jordan, Yvette Prieto married in lavish Fla. ceremony
Television
A poignant finale episode closes out ‘The Office’
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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
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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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Peter Sagal hits the road in a Harley to see the Constitution in action
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Randy Jackson: I’m leaving ‘American Idol’
Music
Renee Fleming keeps Lyric’s ‘Streetcar’ on course
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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
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Cassie Taylor, daughter of Otis, sings her own blues
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Chicago band Kids These Days confirms breakup
Stage
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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
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Ordinary men, extraordinary circumstances craft decisions that shape history in ‘Blood and Gifts’
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Robert Sickinger, ‘father of Chicago’s Off Loop theater movment’ (1927-2013)
Movies
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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 a challenge for Bergdorf’s documentary maker
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‘Pieta’ delivers Kim Ki-duk’s brand of extreme justice
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‘Leviathan’ immerses viewers in the wonders of the sea
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







