Actor Jon Hamm, who came to fame starring as ad executive Don Draper on the AMC series “Mad Men,” was named Tuesday as the 2025 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
Category: Entertainment
Hollywood’s awards season dates, and how they’ve been affected by the wildfires
Hollywood’s awards season has all but come to a rare halt as the wildfires continue to disrupt life and work in the Los Angeles area.
Review: The best part of this ‘Uncle Vanya’ is the cast, not the staging in a factory
Director Spencer Huffman has created a new site-specific play in a Bowmanville factory. The reason for the venue is less clear this time.
It’s official, Chicago’s International Puppet Fest has gone big time — 2025’s opens this week.
Chicago’s fest opens with “Dracula” and includes hometown artists as well as from China and India over almost two weeks of performances.
Reviews: Perilla Steakhouse, Sando Street and Santa Masa Tamaleria
As we dive into 2025, the Tribune food team offers looks at three notable restaurants that opened in 2024.
‘Den of Thieves 2’ opens at No. 1 as ‘Better Man’ flops
On a quiet weekend in movie theaters, while much of Hollywood’s attention was on the wildfires that continue to rage in Los Angeles, Lionsgate’s “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” debuted atop the box office with $15.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
‘A misunderstood psychology job’: Chicago DJs say reading a crowd is key to setting the vibe for any event
At Chicago Bulls basketball games, for example, DJs are considered key to “driving the energy in the building and creating home court advantage.”
Professional bull riders ‘Unleash the Beast’ this weekend in Rosemont
PBR’s Unleash the Beast stampedes into the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Jan. 10-11, starting at 7:45 p.m. Friday.
Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dies at 84
Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84.
This rock band’s lyricist? Homer.
The bandmates of Mortal Fools specialize in taking texts from classic literature and bending them into prog rock. Yes, they have a sense of humor about what they’re doing. Next gig is at SPACE in Evanston.