Jim Walsh

Hold on to your hats, Chicago: We're about to become the center of the talk-show universe. Daytime darling Ellen DeGeneres is bringing her show to the Windy City on May...

Well helllooo, Johnny Depp! The A-lister himself was in Chicagothis month to film scenes for the upcoming "Public Enemies." In the flick, he plays notorious gangster John Dillinger, who was...

Matthew McConaughey reportedly has been tapped to take on the role of free-wheeling investigator Thomas Magnum in the upcoming "Magnum P.I." flick, according to ew.com. We know what you're thinking:...

The ratings for "Saturday Night Live" are on the rise, and there are whispers that the comedy standby is regaining its pop-culture street cred. Last month, Entertainment Weekly went so...

Cover boy Ryan Seacrest tells Details magazine in its April issue that he just doesn't have time for relationships. And who could blame him? Between hosting "On Air With Ryan...

A Super Bowl weekend Battle of the Fives deserves a special lineup. We have Bill Belichick look-alike Paul M. Banks as well as Plax-ico, the only bottle of mouthwash ever...

Radiohead "IN RAINBOWS" RATING: 2 1/2 EXCLAMATION POINTS Radiohead's uber-hyped "In Rainbows" (in stores this week after being available online) is less of a growth album and more of chance...

It's the last Battle of the Fives for 2007! If we had thought about it sooner, we would have had cake for everyone in Chicago. Oh well, maybe in 2008....

In a special edition, our regulars take on our interns, who -- thanks to us -- are woefully unprepared for anything more complex than a Starbucks order. And even then...

The official(s) who told a Naperville mapmaker to cease and desist distributing a free Chicago Neighborhood Map to school personnel responsible for educating the children, should be ceased and desisted...