RSS16th Annual Best Of The Region

Columnists

Marge Kullerstrand Phil Potempa Molly Woulfe John Brokopp Tom Lounges Tim Shellberg

OFFBEAT: Here's your chance to win rare items from Liberace Museum in Las Vegas

OFFBEAT: Here's your chance to win rare items from Liberace Museum in Las Vegas

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

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Tunes and Tix: Raise the flag
22 hrs ago

Understanding the game of craps
22 hrs ago

Local Scene: Hot Rod Heathens ready to rev up rock ‘n’ roll-a-billy engine
May 23

OFFBEAT: Bee venom treatment prized by royalty and regular folk
May 22

OFFBEAT: Musical about circus wiz Barnum is fascinating fun
May 21

OFFBEAT: Chesterton actress ready for return of 'Glass Menagerie' in Chicago

Movies

Actress Bynes arrested in NYC on marijuana charge

Actress Bynes arrested in NYC on marijuana charge

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window.

22 hrs ago

Redford swept away in shipwreck saga 'All Is Lost'
May 19

LEE AND ME: A Clothes Story
May 17

What's new in theaters
May 17

Julianne Moore: 'bad Mom' role is her antithesis
May 12

WWII documentary 'Honor Flight' showing in Schererville with film photographer presentation
May 10

Director Ang Lee touts diligence as key to success

Television

Actress Bynes arrested in NYC on marijuana charge

Actress Bynes arrested in NYC on marijuana charge

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window.

22 hrs ago

Douglas, Damon dramatize a steamy showbiz affair
May 17

'Glee's' Lynch and dog go to bat for shelter mutts
May 14

Leo and Tobey, finally together in 'Gatsby'
May 13

'Sesame Street' gets new Hispanic character
May 10

AMC's 'The Killing back to life for season 3
May 10

JFK retrospective, Latino history on PBS schedule

Music

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

NEW YORK (AP) — Kid Rock is a scalper.

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Music to fill the air in the region
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Chicagoland offers winning concert roster
May 22

Beatles' lyrics headed for British Library
May 21

Justin Bieber's monkey becomes German property
May 20

Candice Glover wins 12th season of 'American Idol'
May 17

The spirit of Hammond officer lives on to serve and protect

Arts & Theatre

Lip Service: Actress Sally Kellerman, with some help from Munster High grad, busy promoting new autobiography

Lip Service: Actress Sally Kellerman, with some help from Munster High grad, busy promoting new autobiography

Hollywood actress Sally Kellerman admits of all her show biz stories from a 50-year-plus career.

Books

Shelf Life: 'Dreaming in French'

Shelf Life: 'Dreaming in French'

It reads like the plot of a novel - three women from different backgrounds spend time in the early 20s in Paris, returning to the U.S. transformed.

May 12

Michelle Obama at book-signing: 'Buy away'
May 8

'Moms Who Drink and Swear: True Tales of Loving My Kids While Losing My Mind'
May 8

'In the Body of the World'
May 4

The new book group? Women form 'Lean In' circles
May 4

'First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley'
Apr 21

State of the American library