The MTV Video Music Awards return Wednesday night with a whole lot of Taylor Swift. Will she become the most-awarded musician in VMAs history?
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Column: From Tuesday’s presidential debate, 5 points about lion taming, sarcasm and the power of the reaction shot
Is there any way to enforce a live televised debate’s rules of order? Should we even try?
NFL averaged 21 million viewers per game in Week 1 — its highest on record
The NFL averaged 21.0 million viewers per game during the league’s opening week, making it the most-watched Week 1 on record.
‘Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos’ review: A legendary show’s origins are examined
David Chase talks about his New Jersey-based mob show “The Sopranos” and the ways in which his own mother was inspiration for a key character.
Amid displacement fears, getting Little Village neighbors to embrace Starbucks is a tall order
To many, incoming large corporations like Starbucks signify the fast and inevitable gentrification of the predominantly Mexican immigrant neighborhood.
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president
Taylor Swift, calling herself a ‘childless cat lady,’ endorsed Kamala Harris for president after the presidential debate Tuesday night.
Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl says he’s father to a new daughter outside his 21-year marriage
Dave Grohl says he recently fathered a daughter outside his 21-year marriage to Jordyn Blum, with whom he has three older daughters.
In appreciation: In everything from ‘Fences’ to ‘Field of Dreams,’ James Earl Jones gave both voice and heart
He played presidents and kings and garbage haulers and apartheid survivors. Through the decades, the big man with the basso profundo voice found the gravity and the flinty heart in everything.
Larry David will headline Chicago’s 312 Comedy Festival this fall
According to an announcement Tuesday, the show at the Chicago Theatre, titled “Conversation with Larry David,” will be presented as part of the festival’s second year in town. Tickets go on sale Friday.
‘Stranger Things’ haunted house added as Fright Fest begins Saturday at Six Flags Great America
Fright Fest returns for select nights from Sept. 14 to Nov. 3 at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. It’s the 33rd-annual event, said Rachel Kendziora, communications specialist at Six Flags Great America.