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George Wendt, left, and Robert Smigel are interviewed Aug. 19, 2019, outside Soldier Field while filming a segment of "Bill Swerski's Superfans," the "Saturday Night Live" sketch in which they play Bears fans. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Bob Odenkirk on how Mike Ditka made ‘Superfans’ of us all

By Andrew Carter

October 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The men in the old Saturday Night Live skit would not have believed the news...

A Skydance billboard is displayed outside Paramount Global office in Times Square, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

What Paramount’s Warner Bros. takeover means for streaming, movies and news

By Matt Sedensky

October 6, 2026 at 4:38 p.m.

What the Skydance deal between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will mean for streaming, movies,...

FILE – The Paramount Pictures water tower is seen in Los Angeles, Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Paramount completes its takeover of Warner Bros to become one Hollywood giant known as Skydance

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips

October 6, 2026 at 4:39 p.m.

Skydance-owned Paramount closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, ushering in...

Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine and director William Wyler on the set of the 1961 film adaptation of "The Children's Hour." (Alamy/Mirisch Corp.)

Column: The new book ‘Sick and Dirty’ examines the not-so-hidden queerness of classic Hollywood

By Michael Phillips

May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m.

In "Sick and Dirty," author Michael Koresky takes a clear-eyed look at golden age Hollywood's...

From left: Sarah Ramos as Jessica , Jeremy Allen White as Carmy, Lionel Boyce as Marcus, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richie, Ayo Edebiri as Sydney and Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina in Season 4 of "The Bear."

‘The Bear’ review: With the threat of closure imminent in Season 4, can the restaurant live to cook another day?

By Nina Metz

June 26, 2025 at 11:28 a.m.

The ongoing misadventures of Carmy & Co. as they work to sustain a viable fine...

From left: Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett in "Smoke." (Robert Falconer/Apple TV+)

‘Smoke’ review: Arsonists on the loose, but the drama flames out

By Nina Metz

June 25, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

An arson investigator joins forces with a cop to work arson cases in the Apple...

Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina in Season 2 of “The Bear.” (FX)

‘The Bear’ Q&A: Liza Colón-Zayas on playing Tina, a chef rooted in reality

By Zareen Syed

June 25, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Liza Colón-Zayas spoke about learning how to play a chef on "The Bear," and how...

Comedian Pee-Wee Herman points to a Harvard University banner as he rides in a motorcade during a parade in his honor as the recipient of Harvard Lampoon's third annual "Elmer" award for comedy on Nov. 25, 1985, at Harvard University in Cambridge. (Jim Macmillan/AP)

Column: You know him as Pee-wee Herman — a new documentary dives into the life of Paul Reubens

By Rick Kogan

June 25, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

In a compelling, two-part, three-hour-long HBO documentary, “Pee-wee as Himself,” we hear from fans and...

Lionel Boyce in “The Bear.” Boyce went through culinary training that included working with various types of bread dough to play the character of Marcus. (FX)

‘The Bear’ Q&A: Lionel Boyce dishes on what it takes to play pastry chef Marcus

By Zareen Syed

June 25, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Lionel Boyce spoke with enthusiasm and thoughtful detail about his training as an actor to...

FILE – Wrexham’s Paul Mullin reacts during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Blackburn Rovers and Wrexham, at Ewood Park stadium, in Blackburn, England, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, File)

‘Welcome to Wrexham’ poster boy Paul Mullin leaves club on a season-long loan deal

By Associated Press

June 23, 2025 at 3:39 p.m.

Paul Mullin, the poster boy of a Wrexham team soaring through England’s soccer leagues following...

Dennis Christopher, from left, Jackie Earle Haley, Daniel Stern and Dennis Quaid in the 1979 film "Breaking Away." (20th Century Fox/ZUMA Press)

Column: How ‘Breaking Away’ helped a newbie cyclist conquer his inner critic

By Michael Phillips

June 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Just when Tribune critic Michael Phillips thought his bike-packing weekend got the best of him,...

Carrie Coon stars as the New Money wife of a robber baron who is laser-focused on being accepted into the "right" social circles in "The Gilded Age." (Barbara Nitke/HBO)

Column: Money and status aren’t everything. Try telling TV that.

By Nina Metz

June 18, 2025 at 7:27 a.m.

The preponderance of wealthaganda is odds with reality for most Americans. So what do these...

A stuffed Cookie Monster is seated in a control room at the Arizona PBS offices at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Katie Oyan)

After House passes public broadcasting cuts, Lakeshore Public Media focuses on Senate

By Alexandra Kukulka

June 17, 2025 at 3:02 p.m.

Public broadcasting platforms, like Lakeshore Public Media, are looking to the Senate “as the last...