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Orlando Fringe review: 'The Humor Mill Orlando Presents Barack to the Drawing Board'
Zany premises and a few political jabs are part of the fun in "Barack to the Drawing Board," presented by The Humor Mill, a 5-year-old Orlando comedy troupe. Based on the improvised comedy styles made famous by the Second City in Chicago, "Barak" is a...
Tags: Rick Scott, Amusement and Theme Parks, Entertainment, Gatorland, Holy Land Experience
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Orlando Fringe review: 'Happy Pink Girl Sings!'
Somehow, it's not too surprising that rainbows and unicorns are among the opening images in "Happy Pink Girl Sings!" Just as happily, however, the comedic-minded musical – written and performed by the Orlando team of Sarah A. Hanchar and her...
Tags: Entertainment, Music
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Hawks vs. Wings winning rivalry all around
Through the long and storied history of the Blackhawks and Red Wings —two of the National Hockey League's Original Six franchises — the teams have faced off 799 times. When they hit the ice for No. 800 in Game 1 of the Western Conference...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Physiology, National Basketball Association, Ice Hockey, Chicago Cubs
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NBC orders 'Ironside' remake, 'Chicago PD' and 'Undateable'
NBC continued to flesh out its 2013-14 schedule on Friday, ordering a remake of the 1960s and '70s detective drama "Ironside," plus a cop-show spin-off of "Chicago Fire." The network also added "Undateable," a young-adult sitcom starring Chris D'Elia as...
Tags: Entertainment, 1600 Penn (tv program), Parks and Recreation (tv program), Television, Scrubs (tv program)
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Comedian David Steinberg performs one-man show at Bucks Playhouse
As a young man, David Steinberg moved to Chicago from his native Winnipeg to study at the Yeshiva, a Jewish rabbinical school. But on the way he went to see Chicago's Second City comedy troupe and became so enamored with its style of stand-up, he...Tags: David Steinberg, Entertainment, Tony Awards, Curb Your Enthusiasm (tv program), Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Sox turn on unlikely power for 5-4 victory
Thanks to Second City, improvisation is one of Chicago's well developed art forms. It was on display Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field, where Robin Ventura reached into his bag of tricks to pull out the Killer Gs. While Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio...
Tags: Lance Berkman, Gordon Beckham, Tyler Greene, Jake Peavy, National League
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Bethlehem's Adam Chisnall coming home to crack you up
Adam Chisnall has pursued his dream for three and a half years in New York City, and now he's coming back home for the first time to strut his comic stuff. Chisnall, 27, a Bethlehem Township native, will perform at Bethlehem's Diamonz Nightclub on...Tags: Arts and Culture, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Dining and Drinking, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (movie), Bars and Clubs
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Mike Gray dies at 77; co-wrote 'China Syndrome' screenplay
Mike Gray, an author, activist and documentarian who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for "The China Syndrome," the provocative 1979 film about a cover-up at a nuclear power plant, died Tuesday of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home, his...
Tags: 2012 Democratic National Convention, Three Mile Island Accident (1979), Entertainment, FBI, Kentucky Fried Chicken
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div.article div.byline p.date {display:none;} 826CHI 826CHI is a nonprofit writing and tutoring center dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students....Tags: Psychotherapy, Recipes, Entertainment, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Newspaper and Magazine
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Chicago and the arts
The huge dramas playing out from Boston to our flooded basements are weighing on our hearts now. But humans are not wired to be stressed out 24/7/365. When our imaginations are ready to soar, we couldn’t be in a better place than Chicago. Local...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Entertainment, ImprovOlympic, Lollapalooza
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Review: 'The Third Coast' by Thomas Dyja
The title of the first chapter of Thomas Dyja's "The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream," evokes a smile: "The Brick Is Another Teacher." Dyja's book is roughly brick-size and brick-heft, and I wondered what it might have to teach. •...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Dave Garroway, Hugh Hefner, Bronzeville, Nelson Algren
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'Big Fish' writer chats with the minnows
A group of influential screenwriters will converge on Chicago this weekend, including Lucy Alibar (whose script for "Beasts of the Southern Wild" was nominated for an Oscar this year) and Bob Gale (who wrote all three "Back to the Future" films). They'...
Tags: Back to the Future (movie), Entertainment, Animation (Movie Genre), Steven Spielberg, Tony Goldwyn
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