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From pizza to poetry, a few things I like
Every now and then I make a list of things I've liked lately. Here's a back-to-school edition. 1. "Boss" According to the ratings, you're not likely to have watched this great show starring Kelsey Grammer as Chicago's brilliantly diabolical mayor. I...
Tags: Kelsey Grammer, Entertainment Events, Chicago Teachers Strike, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Cancer
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'Humanizing' is something humans do
Hello. My name is Mary. Allow me to humanize myself.
I was born on a steamy summer day in a bulrush basket underneath the bleachers of Wrigley Field. Shortly before my birth, my hardworking father passed away, and my mom was left alone to support us...Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists, Peanuts, Wrigley Field
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Yunior's lost loves
Our new Printers Row Journal Book of the Month selection is "This Is How You Lose Her" by Junot Díaz, due out Sept. 11. For the fans of his 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," it has been a long wait. Díaz established...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Arts and Culture, Literature
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Getting a jump on the season
Change of SubjectIs it beginning to feel a lot like Christmas? No, it is not. Even those of us in the cast of Songs of Good Cheer, the winter holiday sing-along parties at the Old Town School of Folk Music aren’t yet...... -
Mary Schmich at the Pulitzer lunch in New York
Last month, Mary Schmich won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. On Monday, she shared lunch with her editors and other Pulitzer winners in New York. Here's a recap of the day she found out she'd won. Here's a link to her work. And here's one more...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Ian Schrager transforms a legend, Chicago journalists are honored
![The oversized invitation for the opening of Ian Schrager's newest hotel, Public Chicago, stated "no jacket required and dress knockout." And even though the party was intended to be a celebration of the hotel, formerly the Ambassador East, it also celebrated the transformation of the world famous Pump Room. The invite-only crowd, greeted by a smiling Ian Schrager, mingled in the living room (lobby) and the library sampling canapes and cocktails while photographers snapped away at the scenesters and screen stars Billy Zane ("Titanic") and Zoe Saldana ("Avatar" and "Star Trek").](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/65520217-19152621-187105.jpg "The oversized invitation for the opening of Ian Schrager's newest hotel, Public Chicago, stated "no jacket required and dress knockout.\" And even though the party was intended to be a celebration of the hotel, formerly the Ambassador East, it also celebrated the transformation of the world famous Pump Room. The invite-only crowd, greeted by a smiling Ian Schrager, mingled in the living room (lobby) and the library sampling canapes and cocktails while photographers snapped away at the scenesters and screen stars Billy Zane (\"Titanic\") and Zoe Saldana (\"Avatar\" and \"Star Trek\").")
Special to Tribune NewspapersThe oversized invitation for the opening of Ian Schrager's newest hotel, Public Chicago, stated "no jacket required and dress knockout." And even though the party was intended to be a celebration of the hotel, formerly the Ambassador East, it also...Tags: James Beard, Roger Ebert, Sarah Brown, Social Media, Entertainment Events
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Should president's early love life be an open book?
Dear diary,
I'm feeling queasy today. Confused by existential questions, drawn into the dark well of the past.
Yeah, I know — there's no other reason to write in a journal, right?
Anyway, I keep thinking about diaries and about Barack, and how I'...Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Newspaper and Magazine
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Mary Schmich's Pulitzer Prize Winning Pieces
Congrats to Mary Schmich on her Pulitzer! Completely deserved. You can read her winning entries here.Tags: Illinois, India, Cook County, Entertainment Events, Egypt
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Mary Schmich's reaction to winning the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
The Chicago Tribune newsroom, like many around the country, was hitting refresh buttons Monday afternoon when columnist Mary Schmich won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. There was applause and cheering for Mary, and for our colleagues Gary Marx and...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, Chicago Tribune, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Journalism
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
5 - 6 a.m. The Satursday Morning Show with Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong 5:05 a.m. The impact of the balmy, snow-less winter is beginning to be felt in the Chicago grain market. Max discusses it with market analyst Brian Basting of Advance...Tags: Human Interest, Golden Globe Awards, WGN, Alzheimer's Disease, Entertainment Events
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Trib Nation programs all year long
I've been looking back over the previous year of Trib Nation events -- our multimedia department put together this short video -- and it's been fun to relive some of those moments with you.
John Kass cooks a pig and talks about politics. Our national/...Tags: Umberto Eco, Jeffrey Eugenides, John Kass, Soldier Field, Caroline Kennedy
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Charlotte the Cheesehead Orphan Deer, and other Tribune news singalongs of 2011
As you might expect, we talk about the news a lot around here. But the story of Charlotte the Deer, the subject of our colleague John Kass's recent columns, has gotten a fair bit of talker traction -- for us and, apparently, for you.
Last week, Kass...Tags: Old Town School of Folk Music, Holidays, Eric Zorn, John Kass, Music
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