Steve Knopper

We're not reporting the following details to make fun of celebrity excess: Actor Sylvester Stallone once gave his then-wife Brigitte Nielsen an 18 karat gold cobra with ruby eyes, a...

Unless he's dressed in black-and-white Hamburgler stripes, that man muttering "robble robble robble robble" over a small fries at the next table may be Lee Lasseigne, Chairman of the International...

Jimmy Stewart, Mary, Joseph, the Little Drummer Boy, Tiny Tim -- those guys show up every year. This holiday, why not also try some flamenco guitar ... or Wayne Newton?...

Various artists The Sweetest Punch: The New Songs of Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach Arranged by Bill Frisell (Decca/Universal) Burt Bacharach The Instrumental Side (Varese Sarabande) At best, Burt Bacharach's...

In a Christmas world, eight days of Hanukkah aren't enough. Here are a few programs for those who celebrate the Feast of Lights (sundown on Dec. 3), followed by other...

Gone but not forgotten are the many victims of AIDS, and to commemorate World AIDS Day and the void left by those silenced by the disease, the Chicago Cultural Center's...

First, put some paint into some water and, using a sheet of rice paper, "lift" the image off the water. Second, play the jazz bass. Third, dance around really fast...

Don't expect "325 Visions of the Sears Tower" when the work of hundreds of local artists shows up this weekend on the walls of the Third Floor Gallery. The exhibit,...

Before you delve into the floral displays and designer showcase rooms of the annual Celebrations at Home showcase, we offer one practical tip: Don't let the cat shred the sofa....

If they all got onstage together, fiftysomething supermodel Lauren Hutton, retired Chicago Bears linebacker Mike Singletary, photographer Annie Leibovitz and former U.S. Sen. Paul Simon would sure make a strange...