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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>

Jennifer Hudson to star in Netflix movie opposite Adam Sandler

December 17, 2018 at 5:45 p.m.

Academy Award-winner and Chicago native Jennifer Hudson will star opposite Adam Sandler in a new Netflix original romantic comedy, "Sandy Wexler," according to a release from the company. Hudson will...

19th-century Viennese chef Franz Sacher would be pleased, I think, by the version of his eponymous chocolate cake served at Café Selmarie in Lincoln Square. First, the top of each slice of Sacher torte is decorated with his name, elegantly written in chocolate script. Second, the cake is a real looker: Layers of chocolate cake are mortared with raspberry preserve and chocolate buttercream; the whole thing is then frosted with more buttercream and wrapped in a smooth sheet of bittersweet chocolate — firm enough to be eaten on its own, if you like, with a fork. Third, every bite is delicious. The devil's food cake is firm and pleasant, while the raspberry offers a deep berry counterpoint to all the chocolate. $4.20. 4729 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-989-5595, <a href="http://cafeselmarie.com/" target="_blank">www.cafeselmarie.com</a>. — Bill Daley

Restaurant openings: Steadfast for dinner in the Loop, Hyde Park wine shop and more

June 11, 2018 at 9:31 p.m.

Here's your guide to what just opened, what's coming soon and what's no longer: The Fifty/50 group, the restaurant and bar collective behind the Fifty/50, The Sixth, Roots Handmade Pizza...

‘Silicon Valley’ star T.J. Miller announces tour stop in Chicago

December 17, 2018 at 5:45 p.m.

Comedian T.J. Miller, star of HBO's "Silicon Valley" and Hollywood films "Deadpool," "Big Hero Six" and "How To Train Your Dragon," announced Monday that his new stand-up tour will stop...

Andrew W.K. speaking tour coming to Chicago

December 17, 2018 at 5:46 p.m.

Andrew W.K.'s 50-state speaking tour will make its first stop in Chicago. The musician and motivational speaker is slated to give a talk at the Revolution Brewing tap room Sept....

Pecan-smoked ribs pair with baked beans.

‘Normal, simple’ food is the goal at Giant, says chef

June 10, 2018 at 11:25 a.m.

"The goal is to do a restaurant. A very normal, simple restaurant," says chef Jason Vincent of Giant, the 46-seat space he just opened in Logan Square. To him, that...

Couple ties the knot at Duran Duran’s Ravinia show

May 23, 2019 at 11:13 a.m.

When Addison couple Richard Arsenault Jr, 48, and his wife Kristine, 47, wed July 9 on Ravinia's lawn before the Duran Duran show, the affair was casual. The only formal...

Megan Mullally says Nick Offerman is international symbol of man

December 17, 2018 at 5:46 p.m.

Nick Offerman is the international symbol of man. At least that's what his wife, Chicago native Megan Mullally jokingly said during her appearance on "Conan" July 7. The Joliet native's...

Restaurant openings: Shake Shack hitting West Loop, Estereo opens next week

June 11, 2018 at 9:38 p.m.

Our weekly update on Chicago's newest restaurants: Estereo Estereo, a coffee and cocktail cafe opening next week in Logan Square, may seem more like a place you'd find in Bogota...

Ten new Lollapalooza aftershows announced

December 17, 2018 at 5:47 p.m.

Performances by rapper G-Eazy and Dutch DJs Duke Dumont and Hardwell are among the 10 new Lollapalooza aftershows announced Thursday morning. In addition to the 58 shows announced at the...

Common, Da Brat to honor Queen Latifah at VH1 Hip Hop Honors

December 17, 2018 at 5:47 p.m.

Chicago natives Common and Da Brat will pay tribute to Queen Latifah at the "VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens," Billboard reports. The ceremony returns after a six-year...

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