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What’s Your Cozy Read? Escape with These Engrossing Books
As the year winds down, I join the majority of Chicagoans who are exhausted from a year of pandemic crisis, battered by spiraling news stories and heartbreaking pictures of people struggling day-to-day. We read to escape or find places that are meaningful to us. Right now seems like a good time to take the plunge…
Anything You Dream Is Fiction: Celebrating Ray Bradbury
“Anything you dream is fiction, and anything you accomplish is science, the whole history of mankind is nothing but science fiction.”—Ray Bradbury My acquaintance with Ray Bradbury began at 12, when I and my sister wore Martian costumes for a float in the annual Gasprilla Parade in Tampa, Fla. The float theme, "The Future Belongs…
Quiz: How Well Do You Know Black Hollywood?
The contributions of African American actors, directors, cinematographers and producers began with the birth of silent film. Test your Hollywood smarts from then to now with this quiz from our bloggers. (We just scratched the surface with these 10 questions, so we're already cooking up another quiz. Stay tuned for Part 2!…
Top Picks: Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman knew from childhood that he wanted to be an actor, but his path was not an easy one. Hackman was born 90 years ago, on January 30, 1930 in San Bernardino, Calif. His family moved frequently, and his father eventually left. He ran away at 16 to enlist as a Marine and served…
