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Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

How ‘Master of None’ religion episode proves that the show is like nothing else on TV

June 4, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

The "Religion" episode in the latest season of "Master of None" kicks off with a sweet, funny and totally relatable series of scenes: Christian, Hindu and Jewish kids all complaining...

‘SNL’s’ 10 best political sketches this season

June 4, 2018 at 6:52 p.m.

"Saturday Night Live" just wrapped up its 42nd season, and boy, has it been an unusual one. Unusual times call for unusual measures. The flurry of Washington-driven news dominating headlines...

Stephen Colbert rips Trump for sharing classified intel with Russians

June 4, 2018 at 8:32 p.m.

Many daily late-night TV talk shows that rely on riffing off the biggest news stories tape at the end of the workday. And for the second time in a week,...

One of the best Trump impersonators around is getting his own late-night comedy show

June 5, 2018 at 8:51 a.m.

Alec Baldwin was a high-profile choice as the resident "Saturday Night Live" Trump impersonator, but after he debuted last year with much fanfare, some in the comedy world wondered: What...

Aaron Sorkin, reportedly unaware of Hollywood’s diversity problem, had many chances to become aware

June 5, 2018 at 10:52 a.m.

Aaron Sorkin apparently couldn't quite believe it. The Oscar-winning writer and executive producer expressed shock when the topic of diversity and gender equity came up during the Writers Guild Festival...

Alec Baldwin returns as President Trump on ‘SNL’

June 5, 2018 at 3:16 p.m.

Alec Baldwin may have said he won't be impersonating President Donald Trump for much longer, but the actor returned to "Saturday Night Live" this week to play the commander in...

Where’s Kanye West? He showed his Yeezy collection at fashion week – but not his face

June 5, 2018 at 9:50 p.m.

If you were waiting for Kanye West to emerge during New York Fashion Week, keep waiting. He was nowhere to be seen at the presentation of Season 5 of his...

In this Oct. 10, 2016 file photo, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi poses for a photo during the premiere of his film, "The Salesman, in Paris. The motion picture academy calls "extremely troubling," the possible visa ban of Farhadi, whose film is nominated for a best foreign language Oscar.

Iranian director won’t attend Oscars due to ‘unjust conditions’ of Trump executive order

August 21, 2019 at 9:55 p.m.

President Donald Trump's executive order barring entry for visa-holders from Iran and six other countries will be felt at this year's Oscars.Acclaimed Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose film "The Salesman"...

Your favorite TV show probably owes a debt to Mary Tyler Moore

June 6, 2018 at 4:37 a.m.

What would the past four decades of television have been without the trailblazing "Mary Tyler Moore Show"? There may not have been a "30 Rock" or a "Girls" or a...

In ‘SNL’s’ first post-inauguration episode, Putin roasts Trump on crowd sizes

June 6, 2018 at 5:58 a.m.

Just how was "Saturday Night Live" going to tackle the pageantry, protests and press conferences that dominated President Trump's inauguration and first day in office? By unleashing Vladimir Putin. Alec...

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