NYU offering Taylor Swift course in spring semester
(The Hill) – A new course about Taylor Swift is being offered at New York University's Clive Davis Institute in the Spring 2022 semester, which began on Jan. 26 and continues until March 9, Variety...
View ArticleDean's Home Video: Pam and Tommy, Book of Love, Tinder Swindler
WGN Entertainment Critic Dean Richards has a look at what’s streaming this weekend.
View ArticleDean's Reviews: Moonfall, Wolf and the Lion, Jackass Forever
WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards with his picks for movies and theater events in Chicago this weekend.
View ArticleKylie Jenner announces birth of 2nd child with Travis Scott
NEW YORK (AP) — Kylie Jenner announced the birth of her second child with rapper Travis Scott in a post Sunday on social media — with a blue heart indicating it's a boy. The 24-year-old reality star...
View ArticleNick Lachey on hosting 'Love is Blind' and how he met his wife Vanessa
Former 98 Degrees star Nick Lachey talks to WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards.
View ArticleSyl Johnson, Chicago soul and blues artist, dies at 85
CHICAGO (AP) — Syl Johnson, a Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose work was sampled by top hip-hop artists, has died at age 85, his family said Sunday. "A fiery, fierce, fighter, always standing...
View ArticleFull list of nominees for the 94th Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nominees for the 94th Academy Awards, which were announced Tuesday. Winners will be announced on March 27 in Los Angeles. Best picture: “Belfast”; “CODA”; “Don’t Look Up”; “Drive My...
View Article'Moonfall' star John Bradley reflects on his 'Game of Thrones' role
On the Dean's List/A-List interview today, one of the stars of the new sci-fi space adventure "Moonfall." "Moonfall" stars Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson and John Bradley, who plays an internet...
View ArticleChicago's first-ever reggaetón 'Suenos Music Festival' coming to Grant Park
CHICAGO — The largest Latin Reggaetón music event is coming to Chicago on Memorial Day weekend. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Tuesday the city's first-ever Suenos Musical Festival, which will take...
View ArticleDean's Home Video: Inventing Anna, Dollface Season 2, The Girl Before
WGN's Dean Richards takes a look at what's new that’s streaming on home video.
View ArticleDean shares his recipes for Greek Nachos & Shrimp- Avocado Lettuce Cups
Dean Richards shares his recipes for Greek Nachos & Shrimp- Avocado Lettuce Cups Greek Nachos Ingredients 1 (9-oz.) bag sea salt pita chips ¾ c. finely shredded mozzarella cheese 5-oz. feta...
View ArticleFamily reveals Bob Saget's cause of death
(WJW) - Bob Saget's family revealed his cause of death one month after the "Full House" star was found dead in an Orlando hotel room. “The authorities have determined that Bob passed from head...
View ArticleCourt records: ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris to plead guilty
CHICAGO (AP) — “Cheer” star Jerry Harris is expected to plead guilty Thursday in a federal child pornography case alleging he solicited sex from minors at cheerleading competitions, court records in...
View ArticleBetty Davis, hard funk pioneer, dead at 77
NEW YORK (AP) — Betty Davis, a bold and pioneering funk singer, model and songwriter of the 1960s and ‘70s who was credited with inspiring then-husband Miles Davis’ landmark fusion of jazz and more...
View ArticleMidday Fix: The Cameron Boyce Foundation & CURE Epilepsy team up to raise...
Libby & Victor Boyce https://www.thecameronboycefoundation.org/ The Cameron Boyce Foundation and CURE Epilepsy have teamed up to continue to raise awareness & fund new research. Together the...
View ArticleDave Chappelle helps shut down affordable-housing development: ‘I am not...
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WJW) – Comedian Dave Chappelle is drawing attention for comments he made about a housing project at a city council meeting in Ohio this week. Chappelle and many others in the...
View ArticleDean's Reviews: Marry Me, Death on the Nile, Backlight
Just in time for Valentine's Day comes the perfect movie for the weekend of love. Check out WGN's Dean Richards' movie reviews.
View ArticleBob Saget autopsy report shows multiple fractures, hemorrhaging near brain
(NEXSTAR) – An autopsy report for Bob Saget has determined the comedian’s cause of death to be “blunt head trauma” that resulted in multiple fractures to the skull and hemorrhaging near the brain. The...
View ArticleIvan Reitman, producer, ‘Ghostbusters’ director, dies at 75
Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind beloved comedies from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. He was 75. Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home...
View ArticleSuper Bowl: Eminem takes a knee, 50 Cent hangs upside down
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — 50 Cent made a surprise upside-down entrance at the Super Bowl halftime show, and Eminem dramatically took a knee. The show brought about as much hip-hop as a stadium can...
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