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‘My Brilliant Friend’: How HBO’s Elena Ferrante adaptation overcame every obstacle thrown at it

August 25, 2019 at 12:31 a.m.

HBO, which has been celebrated for distinctive and groundbreaking programming, is launching its first foreign-language series, “My Brilliant Friend,” in November. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name...

Actor Kieran Culkin, who stars as Roman Roy in the HBO series Succession, is seen at HBO headquarters in Manhattan, NY.

‘Succession’s’ Kieran Culkin on playing the terribly likable Roman Roy

December 12, 2018 at 6:47 p.m.

Some of the most lovable characters on television are the ones we love to hate. Case in point: the despicable and cruel socialite Roman Roy, played with demonic glee by...

Alyssa Milano attends the 2017 Entertainment Weekly Pre-Emmy Party at Sunset Tower on September 15, 2017 in West Hollywood, Calif.

Alyssa Milano defends ‘Insatiable’ trailer after Netflix is slammed with fat-shaming accusations

December 12, 2018 at 9:50 p.m.

Netflix has been getting eaten alive on social media ever since the trailer dropped Thursday for the new show "Insatiable," and series star Alyssa Milano isn't having it. The new...

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>

50 artists and 50 wards: New public art brings new life, reflection to city

June 2, 2018 at 10:44 p.m.

The city of Chicago continues to make good on its declaration that 2017 would be the Year of Public Art. Fifty new murals, paintings, sculptures and other art forms, one...

Is it OK to hold on to your childhood comfort object?

June 2, 2018 at 10:47 p.m.

Try to go back in time to remember that one thing that gave you comfort when nothing else could. It might have been a soft baby blanket or a fuzzy...

How to master dating app etiquette

June 3, 2018 at 2:35 a.m.

Q: When you meet someone on a dating app, who makes the plans? The person who invites or the person who accepts? What are the rules for navigating online dating...

Do you unfollow your friend's significant other when they break up?

Should you remain friends with your friend’s ex on social media?

June 3, 2018 at 2:37 a.m.

Q: Your friend breaks up with his or her significant other. Do you stay connected with the ex on social media? Being caught in the middle of someone else's breakup...

How do you avoid a street petitioner so you can get to your destination without disruption?

‘Do you have a minute?’ How to avoid street petitioners without being flippant

June 3, 2018 at 7:59 a.m.

Q: You are walking down the street and a petitioner approaches you. How do you avoid discussion so you can get to your destination without disruption? We tested this in...

‘Doctor Who’ actor David Tennant will not be attending Wizard World

December 17, 2018 at 4:51 p.m.

Wizard World announced Friday morning that actor David Tennant will no longer make a Chicago appearance due to a family emergency. "A member of David Tennant's family has been struck...

Beloved wonder rescue dog, Fifty the pit bull, dies

May 9, 2019 at 7:40 p.m.

Fifty, the two-legged pit bull that achieved national fame via social media, died Tuesday. Rescuer Kelly Michael released a statement on Facebook on Tuesday morning saying, "Rest In Peace Fifty....

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