Steve Johnson
The hipper side of Hulu - July 28, 2011 - The series offers a deft twist on superhero stories. British juvenile delinquents, caught outdoors in a lightning storm, slowly realize they have developed extraordinary powers.
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Julia Keller
A super-heated superhero summer - July 26, 2011 - Backward reels the bad guy, pummeled and stunned. Round goes the good guy's granite fist, finishing its gorgeous orbit after connecting with the villain's smirking mug.
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Rick Kogan's Sidewalks
Marina City's story among many on river - July 29, 2011 - I heard another sad story last week from an 8-year-old boy who lives on the South Side and told me that he has never seen the Chicago River.
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Nina Metz
The new doc 'Life in a Day,' starring Chicago - July 29, 2011 - A year ago, producer Ridley Scott and director Kevin Macdonald asked anyone with access to a video camera (or even a camera phone) to record bits of their lives on July 24, 2010, and then upload the footage to YouTube, after which Macdonald would sort through the material, pare it down and craft a...
Howard Reich
Typhanie Monique takes a break from school
- July 29, 2011
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John von Rhein
Muti book a compelling saga of a rich life lived in music - July 27, 2011 - As he approaches his 70th birthday on Thursday, Riccardo Muti is entering a phase of his international career in which consolidation is the keynote. After a half-century in music, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director feels the time has come to focus on priorities.
Phil Vettel
Pub honors its inner Brit - July 28, 2011 - Owen & Engine is a 10-month-old gastropub with charming British decor, a beer list bulging with British-style ales and a menu that includes dishes such as bangers and mash and hairy taddie. But chef de cuisine Charles Burkhardt would rather not call the place a British pub, thank you.
Dean Richards
Moore talks 'Crazy, Stupid,' Sarah Palin - July 29, 2011 - NEW YORK CITY — Julianne Moore is a four-time Oscar nominee who's just coming off of the critically acclaimed "The Kids Are All Right." Her best-known movies are all thoughtful, often heavy dramas, so playing opposite Steve Carell in the new comedy "Crazy, Stupid, Love." was a nice change.
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