Frank Galati, Tony Award Winner and Chicago Stage Champion, Dies
by NY — Frank Galati, an actor, director, teacher and adapter who was a pivotal figure in Chicago’s theater community and a two-time Tony Award winner, …
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Review: The partition of India in a deeply human debut novel
“The Book of Eternal Things” by Aanchal Malhotra (Flatiron) Wretched lovers. Heady aromas. Old war journals containing ghosts and secrets. What more could you ask …
Rose Parade avoids California rain as it welcomes in the New Year
PASADENA, Calif. — Flower-draped floats, marching bands and equestrian units ringed in the New Year on a cold but dry Monday as the 134th Rose …
Celebrity birthdays for the week of January 8-14
Celebrity birthdays for the week of January 8-14: January 8: Former “Sunday Morning” host Charles Osgood is 90 years old. Singer Shirley Bassey is 86. …
‘Trailblazer’: Barbara Walters mourned as broadcasting icon
NY — Backlash came from the worlds of journalism, politics, sports and entertainment following the death of television news pioneer and creator of “The View,” …
Barbara Walters, dead at 93, was a cultural fixture and television icon
NY — Barbara Walters was the rarest of television personalities: a cultural fixture. For more than half a century, it was on the air, bringing …
Review: Two editorial power brokers in ‘Turn Every Page’
The civil wars over semicolons and the heated debate over the word “looms” would not, at first glance, seem like the stuff of a gripping …
Tom Hanks and More Stars Share Their Favorite Christmas Movies
If you’re looking to turn up the nostalgia and Christmas magic, there’s an endless list of Christmas classics like “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “Miracle of …
The sequel to ‘Avatar’ sails to the second week at the top of the box office
THE ANGELS — “Avatar: The Way of Water” topped the box office in its second weekend, taking in $58 million in North America, suggesting it …