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'Mormon' is more than just easy laughs
When Joseph Smith Jr. published The Book of Mormon in 1830, he likely wasn't expecting that an outrageously profane musical that purloined his golden title would dominate the 2011 Tony Awards. Then again, he probably wasn't anticipating "South Park"...Tags: Matt Stone, Robert J. Lopez, Andrew Rannells, Broadway Theater, The Book of Mormon (musical)
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Man About Town: City life driving you crazy? Just say neigh.
I wrestle with my demons just like everybody else, addicted as I am to Mariel Hemingway movies and those little "fun-sized" Snickers bars, of which several trillion are floating around in these weeks after Halloween. Airlift them to Cuba. Put them in...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Charlie Sheen, Mariel Hemingway, The Book of Mormon (musical), NASCAR
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BYU battling Utah in recruiting
BYU, this week’s opponent, is doing OK in recruiting but the school has suffered a little because of Utah’s move to the Pac-12. BYU and Utah are big rivals in recruiting, particularly for the Mormon players, and there is a good number of...Tags: Brian Kelly, Football, Pacific-12 Conference, USC Trojans, Sports
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Teachable Moments To Be Acquired by Not Enrolling at UNO
WGNO NewsThe Who Dat City’s media is all abuzz over the news that UNO’s enrollment is down by 800 students (1). LSU, LA Lafayette and LA Tech were also affected by the state legislature’s wise decision to drop - as in cold turkey - remedial...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Students, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Colleges and Universities, Religion and Belief
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Canadian couple drive modern twist on Moliere farce
'Tis the season for sucking up at company holiday parties — or, as Frank, the central character in David Ives' "The School for Lies" would put it, this is prime time, baby, for "two-faced pestilential etiquette." Perchance you indulged in a little...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Book of Mormon (musical), Celebrities, Navy Pier
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A cast change at 'Book of Mormon'
Syesha Mercado, a finalist on the "American Idol" talent show, has taken over the featured role of Nabulungi in the Chicago production of "The Book of Mormon," representatives of the show have confirmed. Stephanie Umoh, the star of the Broadway...
Tags: Bank of America Corp., Syesha Mercado, The Book of Mormon (musical), Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Husband's phone is full of exes, worrying wife
Dear Amy: My man and I have been together for three years and just got married. Unfortunately, we continue to have an unresolved problem, even though we have been to counseling. He has a few exes whom he keeps in touch with. I have only one ex whom I...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Politics, Nicole Kidman, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Why Mitt's Mormonism doesn't matter
Mormonism is a minority sect once persecuted by mainstream American Christians for its unconventional doctrines and practice of polygamy. It is still viewed by many as an odd cult. But a Mormon is the Republican nominee for president, and he can take...Tags: Republican Party, Broadway Theater, Democratic Party, Civil Rights, Barack Obama
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Salman Rushdie, freedom writer
In the 1990s, he was the world-famous novelist few people officially laid eyes on. Of Salman Rushdie's dozen-plus novels, it was "The Satanic Verses" (1988) that raised a hue and cry and sent him undercover: Its supposedly sacrilegious portrayal of the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Joseph Conrad, Separation of Church and State, YouTube, Ruhollah Khomeini
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'Mormon' fails to make a convert
I'd wanted to take an actual Mormon to see "The Book of Mormon," but the closest I could come was the lovely and patient older daughter — so well scrubbed and shimmery that she looked like an Irish coin. "Come on, Coin, let's go to the Pantages," I...
Tags: Comedy (genre), The New York Times, The Book of Mormon (musical), Jesse Jackson, Entertainment
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Chicago filmmaker spent 8 years on new documentary 'Band of Sisters'
"You didn't really have (to) think much for yourself," a nun says of her early years, in the new documentary "Band of Sisters," which has its world premiere at the Siskel Film Center this week. "All that went unchanged for years and years and years...
Tags: McHenry, Vatican City, Kickstarter, Lobbying, David Byrne
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'The Book of Mormon' releases more Chicago tickets
"The Book of Mormon" is releasing another 12-week block of tickets for its Chicago engagement. The new tickets, which go on sale Sept. 21, cover performances through June 2. This is not expected to be the last "extension," although it remains an open...
Tags: Matt Stone, Bank of America Corp., Robert J. Lopez, Services and Shopping, Trey Parker
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