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Desheng Lan, center, of the Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Center in China, places the head on a statue of a standing archer at The Field Museum in Chicago on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. The statue, shipped from China, is part of the upcoming "China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors" exhibition.

Field Museum’s ‘Terracotta Warriors’ come out to play

December 17, 2018 at 6:14 p.m.

Roaming through the compelling "Terracotta Warriors" exhibit opening Friday at the Field Museum, you are struck by how monochromatic it all is. It is an elegant display of priceless artifacts,...

Michael Flatley’s Chicago past: Lord of the Dance almost became Lord of the Drainage Pipes

May 22, 2019 at 9:49 a.m.

Michael Flatley returns Wednesday to the city where his empire began, for a "Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games" show at the Chicago Theatre that Flatley says will be his...

Daisy Ridley arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Stacey Dash explained, and more thoughts on a confounding Oscars

June 11, 2018 at 6:07 a.m.

Usually on the morning after, everything becomes more clear. The insult that slipped by you. The location of your car keys. The meaning of Stacey Dash's 2016 Oscar telecast cameo....

A much younger Obama resurfaces on ‘Check, Please!’ season 15 finale

March 14, 2019 at 4:34 p.m.

When President Barack Obama's "lost" episode as a panelist on the Chicago restaurant review show "Check, Please!" finally made it to air, right before his first presidential inauguration, I wrote...

What’s wrong with the new Starbucks loyalty plan? The answer is simple

April 5, 2019 at 1:55 a.m.

First, I apologize to all the people who have been in line behind me at Starbucks in recent years. I made you wait, I know, while I paid for each...

Trevor Noah, new host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" is seen here at the "Podium Pandemonium: A Debate About Debates" event during the New Hampshire Primary.

In defense of Trevor Noah in a post-Stewart ‘Daily Show’ world

December 17, 2018 at 6:16 p.m.

It's been six months since Jon Stewart signed off as host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," and his legacy is looking strong everywhere except on "The Daily Show."There, new...

CTA expands its public art program

December 17, 2018 at 6:16 p.m.

Chicago Transit Authority is seeking artists to create work for 11 transit stations, including the first time ever at a bus terminal, agency officials announced Tuesday. Using $2.5 million in...

Inside the unboxing of terra-cotta warriors at the Field Museum

December 17, 2018 at 6:17 p.m.

When the figure known as a standing archer was found, it was one of thousands making up a 3rd century B.C. underground army crafted out of terra-cotta to protect a...

The visiting exhibit "Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936" at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. The exhibit opens February 21 and is on loan from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum through Aug. 28.

No place for games: ‘Nazi Olympics’ opens at Illinois Holocaust Museum

May 25, 2019 at 1:16 p.m.

The first-level story about the 1936 Olympics in Berlin has Jesse Owens, the African-American track star, showing up Adolf Hitler, the racist German dictator, by winning four gold medals over...

(L-R) Musicians Bernie Leadon, Timothy B. Schmit, Joe Walsh, Jackson Browne and Don Henley, honoring Eagles founder Glenn Frey, appear onstage during The 58th Grammy Awards.

Where is Adele? Thoughts in the aftermath of the 2016 Grammys

December 17, 2018 at 6:18 p.m.

The Grammy Awards, the music industry's celebration of the limited commercial success it is still able to achieve, moved to a Monday night this year. The ratings, more or less,...

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