Don’t worry, Sue — Trix is just passing through
There was a new big T. rex in town, but it is not as complete as Sue and it was only here long enough to get on a plane, like...
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A newbie joins the ‘friendly nerds’ at Wizard World
The first thing I learned at Wizard World Comic Con is that there are very few wizards. The second is that not only doesn't everybody dress up, but that maybe...
Chicago artist Theaster Gates plans performance series in D.C.
For his latest art project, Theaster Gates is bringing together music, museums and collegiate athletics. The Chicago artist has a history of being interdisciplinary, but boundaries will get stretched even...
Jane Goodall, in Chicago to talk about chimps, stresses urgency
The first time the world's leading chimpanzee researchers gathered to share their work and trade ideas, in Chicago in 1986, it changed Jane Goodall's life. Speaking to reporters at the...
Smelly, plastic and nostalgic, Mold-A-Rama celebrates 50th birthday at Brookfield Zoo
Anna Jaskoviak keeps a seal on the dashboard of her car. It is a pink plastic seal, and it is "kind of like a mascot," said the 17-year-old senior at...
5 worst ads running during the Olympics
So after watching NBC's Olympics coverage and trying to really pay attention to the ads -- to All. Of. The. Ads -- I can report this: I understand, now more...
5 best ads running during the Olympics
In case you haven't noticed, there are a few advertisements running during NBC's coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics. And because these Olympic weeks are all about competition, I changed...
The mysteries of NBC’s Olympics theme music
Like presidential elections and property tax reassessments, it happens every four years. Athletes from around the world gather, Americans suddenly decide to care about the pommel horse, and I get...
It’s ‘Tonight’ again with Johnny Carson at the MBC
On Johnny Carson's last "Tonight Show," the one that ended almost three decades of late nights with America, he pointed out that the world's population had increased by 2.4 billion...
Of Hillary and history: The best late-night comedy about the DNC, Night 4
"You know," said Trevor Noah Thursday night, "if ever there was a candidate who didn't need to say that they accept the nomination, it's Hillary Clinton." But perhaps just to...