A round-up of the best fiction from 2024 that the Biblioracle has previously covered.
Biblioracle: My 2024 Biblioracle Book Awards for fiction, the first half
Category: Entertainment
Today in History: First newspaper crossword puzzle published
On Dec. 21, 1913, the first newspaper crossword puzzle, billed as a “Word-Cross Puzzle,” was published in the New York World.
US wins ruling in a trade dispute with Mexico over its bid to ban genetically modified corn
The United States won a ruling on Friday in a trade dispute with Mexico, which had sought to ban imports of genetically modified corn for human consumption.
Chicagoan of the Year in Film: Keith Kupferer, headliner at last, thanks to ‘Ghostlight’
After decades of smaller meat-and-potatoes screen roles, Chicago stage veteran Keith Kupferer took the lead in a fine 2024 film. Award nominations soon followed.
Kathy Griffin is doing a NYE show at the Chicago Theatre — because it felt like time for a laugh
The from-Chicago comedian is on a stand-up tour for the first time in years, ready to use all the stuff she’s been through as material.
What to do in Chicago: Tink or Trans-Siberian Orchestra, plus a holiday pickleball tournament
Also around the area this weekend, a chance to see Hokusai’s famous wave print or visit with “Little Women” at Northlight Theatre.
Chicago’s zoo animals: How they stay warm during cold, snowy winters
A chilly Chicago winter doesn’t necessarily mean the African lions at the Lincoln Park Zoo have to go inside.
Review: In ‘Gypsy’ on Broadway, Audra McDonald is transformational and tragically human as Rose
Madam Rose is known for her powerhouse belt and for being the scariest Bad Showbiz Mother of the Year, but not for moving an audience to tears. Audra McDonald, surely the best actress ever to play this iconic role, changes that trajectory in director George C. Wolfe’s disarmingly moving Broadway revival of “Gypsy.”
‘Wicked’ star Ethan Slater’s ex-wife, Lilly Jay, breaks silence on public divorce
Ethan Slater’s ex-wife, Lilly Jay, is opening up on life after the “Wicked” star left her and abruptly began a new relationship with co-star Ariana Grande.
‘The Newsreader’ review: An Aussie riff on ‘Broadcast News,’ 80s setting and all
Anna Torv and Sam Reid play 1980s-era TV reporters in the Australian series “The Newsreader,” which premiered in 2021 and is available now in the U.S.