Attention young bookworms!
It's summertime, and school's out. It's time to kick off your shoes, settle into a relaxing place and read the day away. Then, be a critic. Tell us what you thought of a book you recently read, and you...
View Article'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' a luxe example of '50s cinema
The teaming of Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" was a combination so potent it can only be described with an inappropriately long wolf whistle, so much so that even a...
View ArticleBolt, Douglas top annual Olympic sports awards
When the Summer Olympics began with the staid Queen of England taking part in a James Bond skit filmed for the best opening ceremony ever, you knew the biggest event on the global sports calendar had a...
View ArticleVideo game world built for 'Wreck-It Ralph'
BURBANK, Calif. — It was when he cast Bowser, the fire-breathing turtle from Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. games, that Rich Moore first grasped the magnitude of the job he was undertaking. “That was the...
View ArticleGlobal job forecast for 2013
CareerBuilder’s first annual global job forecast looks at hiring plans and financial positions of employers in the 10 largest world economies. When it comes to areas of job growth, the U.S. will focus...
View ArticleFeb. 22: Amazing Chinese acrobats of ‘Cirque Ziva’ to perform at CLC
The director of Golden Dragon Acrobats brings a new Chinese acrobatic show called “Cirque Ziva” to the College of Lake County on Friday, Feb. 22. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre...
View ArticleConflicts of interest abound in IOC decision on wrestling
Wrestling was present at the creation. It is in the Book of Genesis, where Jacob goes to the mat with an angel. It is portrayed on a renowned, 2,500-year-old Greek vase, with Hercules wrestling the...
View ArticleOlympics wrestling with an identity crisis
Dear International Olympic Committee: I don't ask that you back down from your preliminary plan, announced this week, to eliminate wrestling from the list of now-25 core events for the 2020 Summer...
View ArticleOlympics officials wrestling with an identity crisis
Lady Gaga’s injured hip, which forced her this week to cancel the remaining 21 dates on her massive, two-year, six-continent Born This Way tour, will have a major economic impact on the concert...
View ArticleGrappling with the process for wrestling to stay Olympian
Now we are going to see how obstinate the International Olympic Committee can be. Its two traditional sports superpower nations, the United States and Russia, both have vowed to do everything possible...
View ArticleTV sports seen as factor in park district participation
When trying to interpret the ups and downs of program popularity at the Park District of Highland Park, administrators look to television for answers. The 2012 Summer Olympics were an inspiration to...
View ArticleNo. 1 goal: Find who did it
President Barack Obama has made it official. The Boston Marathon bombing was an "act of terror." Here's my message to whoever is responsible: I don't feel terrorized; I feel mad. And furthermore, you...
View ArticleLand of Linkin'
Despite his background as an Olympic athlete and renowned fencing coach, Marek Stepien doesn't like to talk about his own accomplishments. Instead, the former Olympian who competed as part of the...
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