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Age-old bottles collected by older folks keep fading pastime alive: ‘I just love old stuff’
The group assembled in the church basement on a recent Friday night was awash with gray hair, flannels and trucker hats. They sat scattered between two rows of chairs, with bags of clinking glass in tow. Each held a personal treasure: antique bottles. Then, a newcomer walked in. He was 12 years old. John Panek, 82, bounded across the room,...
Biblioracle: Joe Dunthorne’s 2018 novel ‘The Adulterants’ blends humor and pathos
Joe Dunthorne’s "The Adulterants," set in 2011, is the story of Ray Morris, a young...
Sierra Ferrell, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and others announced for first-time Evanston Folk Festival
The festival will run Sept. 7-8 in the lakefront Dawes Park with music on three...
Arts
Who is DCASE’s new commissioner? A few questions for Clinée Hedspeth
The changeover in the department came just before the summer festival season. Hedspeth says she's still formulating her own goals.
Books
Danny Parkins and Ben Kaplan unlock the hidden NBA potential of D3 alumni in the new book ‘Pipeline to the Pros’
Is there a new unbeaten path to the top of the NBA? That’s the question Ben Kaplan and Danny Parkins raise in their book “Pipeline to the Pros.”
Movies
Review: ‘Time for Doing Something Has Passed’ is a deadpan sex comedy now at the Film Center
In "The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed," one woman's submissive relationships make for a bracingly harsh romcom.
TV and Streaming
‘Hacks’ review: Jean Smart’s Deborah Vance sets her sights on a late-night talk show gig in Season 3
The Max comedy "Hacks" is about testing boundaries to get an adrenaline rush the characters can't getting anywhere else.
Music and Concerts
Review: Judas Priest knows how to put on a classic heavy metal show
While many artists spout what the crowd wants to hear, Judas Priest spent scant time on talk and devoted its nearly non-stop 105-minute set to the proverbial walk.
Entertainment
Review: This ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Nederlander Theatre comes with the Donna of all Donnas
I've seen this show some 14 times and I'm a huge ABBA fan. I wanted to see it again mostly to hear Christine Sherrill sing "The Winner Takes it All."
Theater
Review: ‘Guys and Dolls’ at Drury Lane Theatre needs a little more spark
Interestingly, the famously problematic Cuba sequence of this justly beloved musical has been revised and is one of the best of the entire production.