The Paris Review, n+1 and others win 2023 Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes
The 2023 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize has been awarded to The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Paris Review, Oxford American and n+1 among others
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'Star Wars' Red Leader X-wing model heads a cargo bay's worth of props at auction
More than 550 items from the late Greg Jein are heading to auction, from Nichelle Nichols' iconic knee-high boots and red tunic as Lt. Uhura to a hairpiece for William Shatner's Captain Kirk.
The Chicago origins of 'Soul Train'
The Curious City podcast from member station WBEZ explores the Chicago roots of the legendary TV show Soul Train.
Puzzlers gather 'round the digital water cooler to talk daily games
With smaller, fragmented audiences, water-cooler TV moments now are few and far between. But you can scratch that itch on social media, posting about your daily puzzle habit.
Celebrity couples keep breaking up. Why do we care so much?
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are the latest high-profile pair to announce their split in what some have deemed "the year of the celebrity breakup." Experts explain why people get so invested from afar.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Made in Heaven series, the movies Married by Mistake and Gran Turismo and the 50 MPH podcast.
Like the man himself, Freddie Mercury auction finds emotion and enthusiasm in fans
Thousands of items belonging to Queen's Freddie Mercury are being auctioned off this week, including his baby grand and early manuscripts of lyrics.
Actor Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for rape
The "That '70s Show" star was found guilty of two counts of rape in May, in a trial that involved the Church of Scientology.
Franne Lee, who designed costumes for 'SNL' and 'Sweeney Todd,' dies at 81
From SNL's Coneheads to Killer Bees, Broadway's Sweeney Todd and Candide, we remember Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee who died on Aug. 27.
Some of the movies Hollywood has in store this fall
Even in a season strained by writers' and actors' strikes, Hollywood has a lot on its schedule before Thanksgiving.