US News- Tweets http://usnewstweets.com US News- Feeds Fri, 18 May 2012 22:25:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Message in the music: Here for NATO, new voices plan 3 concerts http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/message-in-the-music-here-for-nato-new-voices-plan-3-concerts/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/message-in-the-music-here-for-nato-new-voices-plan-3-concerts/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:25:48 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/message-in-the-music-here-for-nato-new-voices-plan-3-concerts/ THOMAS CONNER: This weekend, some of the best new voices in protest music will be gathered in Chicago, occupying several events (official and otherwise) to sing their dissent in the shadow of the ballyhooed NATO summit.

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/message-in-the-music-here-for-nato-new-voices-plan-3-concerts/feed/ 0 Roy Lichtenstein gets the grand treatment at Art Institute http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/roy-lichtenstein-gets-the-grand-treatment-at-art-institute/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/roy-lichtenstein-gets-the-grand-treatment-at-art-institute/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 14:52:17 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/roy-lichtenstein-gets-the-grand-treatment-at-art-institute/ REVIEW: As big new exhibition reveals, the Pop painter knew how to mock the culture of mass production while at the same time glorifying it.

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/roy-lichtenstein-gets-the-grand-treatment-at-art-institute/feed/ 0 Tension high as ‘Desperate Housewives’ comes to a close http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/tension-high-as-%e2%80%98desperate-housewives%e2%80%99-comes-to-a-close/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/tension-high-as-%e2%80%98desperate-housewives%e2%80%99-comes-to-a-close/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 06:03:08 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/tension-high-as-%e2%80%98desperate-housewives%e2%80%99-comes-to-a-close/ BILL ZWECKER: The crew grumbles about a cheap wrap-up gift from the stars, who leave Teri Hatcher off the card.

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/tension-high-as-%e2%80%98desperate-housewives%e2%80%99-comes-to-a-close/feed/ 0 Summer concert preview: Hot, hot, hot http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/summer-concert-preview-hot-hot-hot/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/summer-concert-preview-hot-hot-hot/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 22:22:37 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/summer-concert-preview-hot-hot-hot/ Last week, former “American Idol” finalist Haley Reinhart sounded absolutely exhausted. Running through the wringer ahead of the release of her debut album, “Listen Up!” (due May 22), the Wheeling native has been sprinting through a promotional tour, making appearances, doing interviews and even returning to the “Idol” stage to sing her new single, “Free.” Only one thing perked her right up during our interview. “Lollapalooza? Yes, I’m so excited. I can’t believe it,” Reinhart said of her summer booking at the annual three-day music fest back in her hometown. And which means she’ll be the first “Idol” contender to …

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/summer-concert-preview-hot-hot-hot/feed/ 0 One Avenger’s clearly the best, and another (sorry, Scarlett) the worst http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/one-avenger%e2%80%99s-clearly-the-best-and-another-sorry-scarlett-the-worst/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/one-avenger%e2%80%99s-clearly-the-best-and-another-sorry-scarlett-the-worst/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 14:45:57 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/one-avenger%e2%80%99s-clearly-the-best-and-another-sorry-scarlett-the-worst/ RICHARD ROEPER: She looks great in the outfit, but I’m not buying Black Widow’s singlehanded defeat of a roomful of bad guys.

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/05/one-avenger%e2%80%99s-clearly-the-best-and-another-sorry-scarlett-the-worst/feed/ 0 On tour with the CSO, Riccardo Muti receives a hero’s welcome http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/on-tour-with-the-cso-riccardo-muti-receives-a-hero%e2%80%99s-welcome/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/on-tour-with-the-cso-riccardo-muti-receives-a-hero%e2%80%99s-welcome/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:46:19 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/on-tour-with-the-cso-riccardo-muti-receives-a-hero%e2%80%99s-welcome/ CSO music directors have felt great attachments to the musical traditions of their native lands. For Riccardo Muti, however, bringing the CSO to Naples has been more important than world tours, Carnegie Hall triumphs, a historic return by the CSO to Moscow and St. Petersburg last week.

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/on-tour-with-the-cso-riccardo-muti-receives-a-hero%e2%80%99s-welcome/feed/ 0 Summer movie preview: Our superhero sense is tingling http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/summer-movie-preview-our-superhero-sense-is-tingling/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/summer-movie-preview-our-superhero-sense-is-tingling/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:01:25 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/summer-movie-preview-our-superhero-sense-is-tingling/ To get a job in Hollywood for this summer’s movies, no ordinary mortal need apply. The requirements are as follows: You have to have the shoulders to support a cape, the legs for tights and the mortal fortitude to not look at small, indie films as your personal kryptonite. It’s the Summer of the Superhero. The roll call is pretty super duper. Showing up for what they hope is extended duty at the multiplex are Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, the Hulk and a little estrogen in the form of Anne Hathaway’s seriously toned Catwoman. It’s safe to …

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/summer-movie-preview-our-superhero-sense-is-tingling/feed/ 0 When Pippa Middleton’s under the gun, it’s Harry to the rescue http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/when-pippa-middleton%e2%80%99s-under-the-gun-it%e2%80%99s-harry-to-the-rescue/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/when-pippa-middleton%e2%80%99s-under-the-gun-it%e2%80%99s-harry-to-the-rescue/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:47:41 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/when-pippa-middleton%e2%80%99s-under-the-gun-it%e2%80%99s-harry-to-the-rescue/ BILL ZWECKER: The prince calls Pippa Middleton to help her bounce back from scandal over a toy gun in Paris.

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When Pippa Middleton’s under the gun, it’s Harry to the rescue

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/when-pippa-middleton%e2%80%99s-under-the-gun-it%e2%80%99s-harry-to-the-rescue/feed/ 0 Bruce Springsteen announces Wrigley Field summer concert http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/bruce-springsteen-announces-wrigley-field-summer-concert/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/bruce-springsteen-announces-wrigley-field-summer-concert/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:12:39 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/bruce-springsteen-announces-wrigley-field-summer-concert/ Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band finally announced a Chicago tour stop today — Sept. 7 at Wrigley Field. As reported here back in January, the Springsteen Wrigley date has been in the works for that weekend after Labor Day.

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/bruce-springsteen-announces-wrigley-field-summer-concert/feed/ 0 Local publisher starts online romance bookclub http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/local-publisher-starts-online-romance-bookclub/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/local-publisher-starts-online-romance-bookclub/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:25:25 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/local-publisher-starts-online-romance-bookclub/ Naperville-based Sourcebooks is launching an online book club Monday focused on romance titles. The book club, at DiscoveraNewLove.com, costs $9.99 for every six months and offers members downloadable e-books from romance categories such as contemporary, paranormal, historical and a “wild card” thrown in for fun.

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/local-publisher-starts-online-romance-bookclub/feed/ 0 A new song to play with the Cubs play-by-play http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/a-new-song-to-play-with-the-cubs-play-by-play/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/a-new-song-to-play-with-the-cubs-play-by-play/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:34:32 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/a-new-song-to-play-with-the-cubs-play-by-play/ THOMAS CONNER: The Fold’s tune “Let’s Go Cubbies” wins WGN Radio’s contest for a new team anthem, but classics like Steve Goodman’s “Go, Cubs, Go” aren’t going anywhere.

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/a-new-song-to-play-with-the-cubs-play-by-play/feed/ 0 Hit carries the Eli Young Band to country awards and beyond http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/hit-carries-the-eli-young-band-to-country-awards-and-beyond/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/hit-carries-the-eli-young-band-to-country-awards-and-beyond/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:01:45 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/hit-carries-the-eli-young-band-to-country-awards-and-beyond/ The Eli Young Band spent a decade of hard work developing into a tight, ambitious outfit that relentlessly toured and grew its fan base one show at a time. Now the group is up for three top honors at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, telecast Sunday night on CBS.

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Hit carries the Eli Young Band to country awards and beyond

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/04/hit-carries-the-eli-young-band-to-country-awards-and-beyond/feed/ 0 ‘House of Consignment’ raises profile of Lincoln Park business http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/%e2%80%98house-of-consignment%e2%80%99-raises-profile-of-lincoln-park-business/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/%e2%80%98house-of-consignment%e2%80%99-raises-profile-of-lincoln-park-business/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:29:15 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/%e2%80%98house-of-consignment%e2%80%99-raises-profile-of-lincoln-park-business/ LORI RACKL: ‘It’s really weird” becoming a celebrity, says Corri McFadden of eDrop-Off, but the VH1 show has been great advertising.

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‘House of Consignment’ raises profile of Lincoln Park business

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/%e2%80%98house-of-consignment%e2%80%99-raises-profile-of-lincoln-park-business/feed/ 0 After Draper delay, ‘Mad Men’ returns http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/after-draper-delay-%e2%80%98mad-men%e2%80%99-returns/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/after-draper-delay-%e2%80%98mad-men%e2%80%99-returns/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:43:26 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/after-draper-delay-%e2%80%98mad-men%e2%80%99-returns/ Seventeen long months. Practically enough time for January Jones to have had two babies. That’s how long AMC’s hit show, “Mad Men,” has been off the air — something fans of the four-time Emmy Award winner for best drama are acutely aware of. Plenty of factors reportedly contributed to the program’s Grand Canyon-sized gap between seasons four and five: Proposals to cut the show’s budget and pare back the running time to squeeze in more commercials. Scheduling issues at the basic cable network. Contract negotiations with “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner, who admitted to briefly quitting the show last year …

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After Draper delay, ‘Mad Men’ returns

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/after-draper-delay-%e2%80%98mad-men%e2%80%99-returns/feed/ 0 SXSW 2012: Tom Morello, Bruce Springsteen and "Soul Train"  http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/sxsw-2012-tom-morello-bruce-springsteen-and-soul-train%c2%a0/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/sxsw-2012-tom-morello-bruce-springsteen-and-soul-train%c2%a0/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:49:41 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/sxsw-2012-tom-morello-bruce-springsteen-and-soul-train%c2%a0/ THOMAS CONNER: At the behemoth music conference in Austin, Texas, Tom Morello takes to the streets, Don Cornelius’ son remembers the early days of “Soul Train,” and great music is heard from acts famous and unknown.

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/sxsw-2012-tom-morello-bruce-springsteen-and-soul-train%c2%a0/feed/ 0 Steve Harvey: ‘Chicago was my favorite pick’ for talk show http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/steve-harvey-%e2%80%98chicago-was-my-favorite-pick%e2%80%99-for-talk-show/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/steve-harvey-%e2%80%98chicago-was-my-favorite-pick%e2%80%99-for-talk-show/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:45:35 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/steve-harvey-%e2%80%98chicago-was-my-favorite-pick%e2%80%99-for-talk-show/ In an exclusive interview, Steve Harvey says he’s now looking for a Chicago house for his family. The talk show, he tells us, will be less about celebrities than about real people who “have a lot more interesting stories.”

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/steve-harvey-%e2%80%98chicago-was-my-favorite-pick%e2%80%99-for-talk-show/feed/ 0 Westfeldt’s real-life experience led to ‘Friends With Kids’ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/westfeldt%e2%80%99s-real-life-experience-led-to-%e2%80%98friends-with-kids%e2%80%99/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/westfeldt%e2%80%99s-real-life-experience-led-to-%e2%80%98friends-with-kids%e2%80%99/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:08:26 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/westfeldt%e2%80%99s-real-life-experience-led-to-%e2%80%98friends-with-kids%e2%80%99/ BILL ZWECKER: Actress-writer Jennifer Westfeldt doesn’t hesitate to admit that her real-life experiences provided the idea for her film “Friends With Kids.” “Without question, my own life and being part of a childless couple with many friends who do have kids is what inspired me.”

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Westfeldt’s real-life experience led to ‘Friends With Kids’

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/westfeldt%e2%80%99s-real-life-experience-led-to-%e2%80%98friends-with-kids%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Sarah Palin a novice, drunk on adoration, in ‘Game Change’ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/sarah-palin-a-novice-drunk-on-adoration-in-%e2%80%98game-change%e2%80%99/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/sarah-palin-a-novice-drunk-on-adoration-in-%e2%80%98game-change%e2%80%99/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:27:24 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/sarah-palin-a-novice-drunk-on-adoration-in-%e2%80%98game-change%e2%80%99/ ROGER EBERT: As it reveals her faults and her gaps in knowledge, the HBO movie also provokes sympathy for Sarah Palin, played with compassion by Julianne Moore.

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Sarah Palin a novice, drunk on adoration, in ‘Game Change’

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/sarah-palin-a-novice-drunk-on-adoration-in-%e2%80%98game-change%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 The Monkees’ Davy Jones, TV’s original idol, dies at 66 http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/the-monkees%e2%80%99-davy-jones-tv%e2%80%99s-original-idol-dies-at-66/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/the-monkees%e2%80%99-davy-jones-tv%e2%80%99s-original-idol-dies-at-66/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:04:35 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/the-monkees%e2%80%99-davy-jones-tv%e2%80%99s-original-idol-dies-at-66/ THOMAS CONNER: Davy Jones, “the cute one” in the made-for-TV band and Marcia Brady’s musical crush, helped convince Americans that rock ’n’ roll belonged in their living rooms.

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The Monkees’ Davy Jones, TV’s original idol, dies at 66

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/03/the-monkees%e2%80%99-davy-jones-tv%e2%80%99s-original-idol-dies-at-66/feed/ 0 A new nucleus for comedy http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/a-new-nucleus-for-comedy/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/a-new-nucleus-for-comedy/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:19:32 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/a-new-nucleus-for-comedy/ MIKE THOMAS: After months of delays, West Coast comedy king Jamie Masada’s handsome and standup-friendly room, Laugh Factory, in the space formerly known as the Lakeshore Theater, hosted a soft launch Thursday night with internationally known headliner Russell Peters.

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/a-new-nucleus-for-comedy/feed/ 0 Results are in: Mavis Staples, Sam Cooke in Chicago’s all-star band http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/results-are-in-mavis-staples-sam-cooke-in-chicago%e2%80%99s-all-star-band/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/results-are-in-mavis-staples-sam-cooke-in-chicago%e2%80%99s-all-star-band/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:41:50 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/results-are-in-mavis-staples-sam-cooke-in-chicago%e2%80%99s-all-star-band/ THOMAS CONNER: Kanye West, Buddy Guy, Herbie Hancock also among the favorites chosen by readers in our online poll.

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Results are in: Mavis Staples, Sam Cooke in Chicago’s all-star band

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/results-are-in-mavis-staples-sam-cooke-in-chicago%e2%80%99s-all-star-band/feed/ 0 Like father, like son: Lester Holt’s eldest joins the family business http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/like-father-like-son-lester-holt%e2%80%99s-eldest-joins-the-family-business/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/like-father-like-son-lester-holt%e2%80%99s-eldest-joins-the-family-business/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:57:43 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/like-father-like-son-lester-holt%e2%80%99s-eldest-joins-the-family-business/ MIKE THOMAS: Former WBBM-Channel 2 anchor Lester Holt has come a long way, indeed. A quarter-century after landing in Chicago, where he spent a sometimes bumpy 14 years, Lester is one of the most ubiquitous figures in national news. Now his eldest son Stefan, who just turned 25, is following in his dad’s footsteps. He’s a recent on-air hire at WMAQ Channel 5, where since mid-June, he has reported from the field and manned the weekend anchor desk.

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Like father, like son: Lester Holt’s eldest joins the family business

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/like-father-like-son-lester-holt%e2%80%99s-eldest-joins-the-family-business/feed/ 0 At Grammys, Adele has it all http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/at-grammys-adele-has-it-all/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/at-grammys-adele-has-it-all/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:27:51 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/at-grammys-adele-has-it-all/ THOMAS CONNER: Even before the death of Whitney Houston, the 54th annual Grammy Awards were poised to be a performance-packed soap opera. Then host LL Cool J deftly set the tone for mourning Houston — and moved past it. Meanwhile, as expected, Adele swept the awards, winning six, including album, record and song of the year.

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/at-grammys-adele-has-it-all/feed/ 0 Fans and friends remember Don Cornelius at memorial service http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/fans-and-friends-remember-don-cornelius-at-memorial-service/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/fans-and-friends-remember-don-cornelius-at-memorial-service/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:37:26 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/fans-and-friends-remember-don-cornelius-at-memorial-service/ Jerry Butler sings, Merri Dee reflects on the “Soul Train” host and Jesse Jackson asks: Why not a statue?

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/fans-and-friends-remember-don-cornelius-at-memorial-service/feed/ 0 Drew Barrymore has a four-karat ring — and an expanding career http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/drew-barrymore-has-a-four-karat-ring-%e2%80%94-and-an-expanding-career/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/drew-barrymore-has-a-four-karat-ring-%e2%80%94-and-an-expanding-career/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:39:08 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/drew-barrymore-has-a-four-karat-ring-%e2%80%94-and-an-expanding-career/ An Alaskan adventure usually conjures up images of snowmobiles, bears and glaciers. But Drew Barrymore’s three-month experience shooting “Big Miracle” was more like “Into the Zen” than Into the Wild. “I’m a Cali girl through and through, but it was just nice to not be in the busy rush of Los Angeles,” she says of her stint in Anchorage.

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Drew Barrymore has a four-karat ring — and an expanding career

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/02/drew-barrymore-has-a-four-karat-ring-%e2%80%94-and-an-expanding-career/feed/ 0 Music of Lenny Kravitz transcends cultural borders http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/music-of-lenny-kravitz-transcends-cultural-borders/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/music-of-lenny-kravitz-transcends-cultural-borders/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:07:39 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/music-of-lenny-kravitz-transcends-cultural-borders/ THOMAS CONNER: The eclectic rocker says “I didn’t understand prejudice” while growing up surrounded by people of many colors.

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Music of Lenny Kravitz transcends cultural borders

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/music-of-lenny-kravitz-transcends-cultural-borders/feed/ 0 Slow out of the gate, ‘Luck’ picks up down the stretch http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/slow-out-of-the-gate-%e2%80%98luck%e2%80%99-picks-up-down-the-stretch/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/slow-out-of-the-gate-%e2%80%98luck%e2%80%99-picks-up-down-the-stretch/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:28:52 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/slow-out-of-the-gate-%e2%80%98luck%e2%80%99-picks-up-down-the-stretch/ LORI RACKL: An investment in HBO’s horse-racing drama, starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, pays off in cinematic scenes and funny lines.

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Slow out of the gate, ‘Luck’ picks up down the stretch

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/slow-out-of-the-gate-%e2%80%98luck%e2%80%99-picks-up-down-the-stretch/feed/ 0 Heidi Klum, Seal not ready for ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/heidi-klum-seal-not-ready-for-%e2%80%98auf-wiedersehen%e2%80%99/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/heidi-klum-seal-not-ready-for-%e2%80%98auf-wiedersehen%e2%80%99/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:59:05 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/heidi-klum-seal-not-ready-for-%e2%80%98auf-wiedersehen%e2%80%99/ BILL ZWECKER: But Heidi Klum and Seal do “fight like cats and dogs” and are having trouble with their marriage.

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Heidi Klum, Seal not ready for ‘Auf Wiedersehen’

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/heidi-klum-seal-not-ready-for-%e2%80%98auf-wiedersehen%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Roger Ebert’s Oscar predictions: Much talk about ‘The Artist’ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/roger-ebert%e2%80%99s-oscar-predictions-much-talk-about-%e2%80%98the-artist%e2%80%99/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/roger-ebert%e2%80%99s-oscar-predictions-much-talk-about-%e2%80%98the-artist%e2%80%99/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:58:54 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/roger-ebert%e2%80%99s-oscar-predictions-much-talk-about-%e2%80%98the-artist%e2%80%99/ When the nominations come out Tuesday, the joyously fun silent film is likely to dominate a race that celebrates Hollywood nostalgia.

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Roger Ebert’s Oscar predictions: Much talk about ‘The Artist’

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/roger-ebert%e2%80%99s-oscar-predictions-much-talk-about-%e2%80%98the-artist%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Anna Netrebko among highlights of Lyric Opera’s 2012-13 season http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/anna-netrebko-among-highlights-of-lyric-opera%e2%80%99s-2012-13-season/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/anna-netrebko-among-highlights-of-lyric-opera%e2%80%99s-2012-13-season/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:17:28 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/anna-netrebko-among-highlights-of-lyric-opera%e2%80%99s-2012-13-season/ The lineup grows with a ninth opera, Andre Previn’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” starring Renee Fleming.

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/anna-netrebko-among-highlights-of-lyric-opera%e2%80%99s-2012-13-season/feed/ 0 Still on top, ‘American Idol’ honchos rib their rivals http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/still-on-top-%e2%80%98american-idol%e2%80%99-honchos-rib-their-rivals/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/still-on-top-%e2%80%98american-idol%e2%80%99-honchos-rib-their-rivals/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:17:00 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/still-on-top-%e2%80%98american-idol%e2%80%99-honchos-rib-their-rivals/ LORI RACKL: “We kind of invented this whole game that everybody is now copying,” Randy Jackson says about “The Voice” and “The X Factor.”

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Still on top, ‘American Idol’ honchos rib their rivals

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/still-on-top-%e2%80%98american-idol%e2%80%99-honchos-rib-their-rivals/feed/ 0 Back from the Rock, years later http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/back-from-the-rock-years-later/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/back-from-the-rock-years-later/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:41:23 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/back-from-the-rock-years-later/ LORI RACKL: Alcatraz, the country’s most notorious federal penitentiary, shut down on March 21, 1963. Its inmates were transferred to other prisons to serve out their sentences. At least that’s the official story. The version being spun in Fox’s new drama is a lot more interesting. Executive produced by J.J. Abrams (“Lost”), “Alcatraz” purports that The Rock’s last batch of 256 inmates disappeared, despite transfer orders and death certificates to the contrary.

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Back from the Rock, years later

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/back-from-the-rock-years-later/feed/ 0 CBS rises and shines with revamped early news show http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/cbs-rises-and-shines-with-revamped-early-news-show/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/cbs-rises-and-shines-with-revamped-early-news-show/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:07:01 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/cbs-rises-and-shines-with-revamped-early-news-show/ LORI RACKL: Charlie Rose an odd fit, but ‘This Morning’ has a fresh feel with emphasis on hard stories.

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/cbs-rises-and-shines-with-revamped-early-news-show/feed/ 0 Hear Jay-Z’s candid new song introducing baby Blue Ivy http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/hear-jay-zs-candid-new-song-introducing-baby-blue-ivy/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/hear-jay-zs-candid-new-song-introducing-baby-blue-ivy/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:06:31 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/hear-jay-zs-candid-new-song-introducing-baby-blue-ivy/ THOMAS CONNER: In “Glory,” proud dad Jay-Z calls his new daughter “the most beautlful thing in the world” and reveals wife Beyonce had a miscarriage earlier.

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Hear Jay-Z’s candid new song introducing baby Blue Ivy

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/hear-jay-zs-candid-new-song-introducing-baby-blue-ivy/feed/ 0 ‘Jersey Shore’ stars out of Italy and back where they belong http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/%e2%80%98jersey-shore%e2%80%99-stars-out-of-italy-and-back-where-they-belong/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/%e2%80%98jersey-shore%e2%80%99-stars-out-of-italy-and-back-where-they-belong/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:23:51 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/%e2%80%98jersey-shore%e2%80%99-stars-out-of-italy-and-back-where-they-belong/ LORI RACKL: After their boring and frustrating adventure in Europe, the guidos and guidettes “hit Jersey hard” in the new season, Pauly D says.

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‘Jersey Shore’ stars out of Italy and back where they belong

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/%e2%80%98jersey-shore%e2%80%99-stars-out-of-italy-and-back-where-they-belong/feed/ 0 Fox TV changes things up and goes country for New Year’s Eve http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/fox-tv-changes-things-up-and-goes-country-for-new-year%e2%80%99s-eve/ http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/fox-tv-changes-things-up-and-goes-country-for-new-year%e2%80%99s-eve/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:40:30 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/fox-tv-changes-things-up-and-goes-country-for-new-year%e2%80%99s-eve/ LORI RACKL: Or you still can ring out the year with Dick Clark on ABC, Kathy Griffin on CNN or Carson Daly on NBC.

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Fox TV changes things up and goes country for New Year’s Eve

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2012/01/fox-tv-changes-things-up-and-goes-country-for-new-year%e2%80%99s-eve/feed/ 0 Chelsea Handler to tackle role of her sister in new NBC sitcom http://usnewstweets.com/2011/12/chelsea-handler-to-tackle-role-of-her-sister-in-new-nbc-sitcom/ http://usnewstweets.com/2011/12/chelsea-handler-to-tackle-role-of-her-sister-in-new-nbc-sitcom/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:06:20 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2011/12/chelsea-handler-to-tackle-role-of-her-sister-in-new-nbc-sitcom/ In her upcoming NBC sitcom, the in-your-face host of “Chelsea Lately” won’t be playing herself. Chelsea Handler plays her sister, Sloan, on “Are You There, Chelsea?,” debuting Jan. 11.

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Chelsea Handler to tackle role of her sister in new NBC sitcom

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Adele speaks about her monster year, healing from throat surgery

]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2011/12/adele-speaks-about-her-monster-year-healing-from-throat-surgery/feed/ 0 11 for ‘11: The year’s best theater http://usnewstweets.com/2011/12/11-for-%e2%80%9811-the-year%e2%80%99s-best-theater/ http://usnewstweets.com/2011/12/11-for-%e2%80%9811-the-year%e2%80%99s-best-theater/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:31:52 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2011/12/11-for-%e2%80%9811-the-year%e2%80%99s-best-theater/ 1. Show of the year “The Madness of George III” (Chicago Shakespeare Theater): At the very moment when all the world seems plagued by a crisis of leadership, director Penny Metropulos gave us a penetrating, even revelatory revival of Alan Bennett’s play about the British monarch who lost the American colonies, lost his mind, and yet still retained the essential core of himself. Actor Harry Groener turned in an unforgettable, tour de force performance as the tormented king who is subjected to terrible medical procedures, corrupt doctors, separation from his wife and usurping efforts by a son, but who somehow …

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]]> http://usnewstweets.com/2011/12/11-for-%e2%80%9811-the-year%e2%80%99s-best-theater/feed/ 0 New Year’s Eve celebrations offer something for everyone http://usnewstweets.com/2011/12/new-year%e2%80%99s-eve-celebrations-offer-something-for-everyone/ http://usnewstweets.com/2011/12/new-year%e2%80%99s-eve-celebrations-offer-something-for-everyone/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:31:16 +0000 staffwriter http://usnewstweets.com/2011/12/new-year%e2%80%99s-eve-celebrations-offer-something-for-everyone/ Some people like to celebrate New Year’s Eve quietly at home, but for those who prefer to party, Chicago restaurants and other venues are offering a vast array of choices this year.

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