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News & Politics
,
Feature
Aug 13, 2020
This is my brain on local TV news
Thirteen and a half hours of broadcasts on looting leave a day of impressions without a trace.
By Maya Dukmasova
Tags:
Feature
,
Local news
,
TV news
,
looting
,
police shooting
,
police violence
,
theft
,
burglary
,
Magnificent Mile
,
Chicago looting
,
civil unrest
,
media bias
,
journalism
,
reporting
,
Latrell Allen
,
Englewood
,
Lincoln Park
,
ABC
,
NBC
,
CBS
,
WGN
,
FOX
,
ABC7
,
NBC5
,
CBS2
,
WGN9
,
FOX32
,
Dave Savini
,
Latricsa Allen
,
Father Michael Pfleger
,
Reverend Robin Hood
,
south side
,
west side
,
crime
,
news analysis
Columns & Opinion
,
On Politics
Sep 19, 2019
The Rahm advice
Hey, Dems: If you want to beat Trump, don’t listen to Rahm.
By Ben Joravsky
Tags:
On Politics
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Yvette Simpson
,
Democracy for America
,
Howard Dean
,
ABC
,
presidential debate
,
Joe Biden
,
Bill Clinton
,
Barack Obama
,
Donald Trump
,
Hillary Clinton
Blogs
,
Bleader
Apr 12, 2018
The lessons from local media’s softball treatment of the Ken Griffin CPD donation story
This time no one can blame Sinclair Media for the hauntingly identical media coverage of Ken Griffin's $10 million handout to Chicago law enforcement.
By Ryan Smith
Tags:
Media
,
News
,
Shots Fired
,
Ken Griffin
,
Bruce Rauner
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Chicago Police Department
,
Peter Thiel
,
Palantir
,
Donald Trump
,
Mar-a-Lago
,
Chicago Sun-Times
,
CBS Chicago
,
WGN
,
ABC
Music
,
Music Feature
Jun 7, 2017
Video
Denise LaSalle earned her crown in southern soul—and wears it in the blues
In a career spanning 50 years, the Mississippi native has proved herself a riveting performer and chart-topping songwriter.
By Bill Dahl
Tags:
Music Feature
,
Denise LaSalle
,
Malaco Records
,
Crajon
,
soul
,
blues
,
Mississippi
,
Someone Else Is Steppin’ In
,
Z.Z. Hill
,
Love Me Right
,
James Wolfe
,
Trapped by a Thing Called Love
,
Now Run and Tell That
,
A Man Size Job
,
Billy “the Kid” Emerson
,
Westbound
,
ABC
,
Chess Records
,
Tarpon
,
A Love Reputation
,
Sequins
,
Bill Coday
,
Willie Mitchell
,
Bill Jones
,
Sacred Five
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 15, 2017
Binge-watching
The Bachelor
and Netflix’s
Love
makes me happy to be single
Why is everyone on TV so desperate to couple up?
By Brianna Wellen
Tags:
Arts
,
Small Screen
,
Television
,
Love
,
The Bachelor
,
Netflix
,
ABC
,
Vanessa Grimaldi
,
Nick Viall
,
Gillian Jacobs
,
Paul Rust
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 10, 2017
Bachelor
strategist (and former Chicagoan) Nick Viall is being outplayed by this season’s villain, Corinne Olympios
The veteran
Bachelor
star has met his competitive match in the 24-year-old from Miami.
By Brianna Wellen and Jake Malooley
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
Small Screen
,
Nick Viall
,
The Bachelor
,
ABC
,
Chris Harrison
,
The Bachelorette
,
Bachelor in Paradise
,
Corinne
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 15, 2016
Chinese-American
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
star Chloe Bennet talks diversity in Hollywood
Bennet achieved superhero status after Americanizing her last name.
By Ryan Smith
Tags:
Arts
,
Do This
,
Small Screen
,
Television
,
Chloe Bennet
,
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
,
ABC
,
C2E2
,
Nashville
,
Chloe Wang
,
Marvel
,
superheros
,
Asian-American
,
Chinese-American
,
M.K. Goodman
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 16, 2016
The Bachelor
needs to give its final rose
After 20 seasons and 14 years, the matchmaking reality-television show is running out of steam.
By Brianna Wellen
Tags:
Arts
,
Small Screen
,
Television
,
The Bachelor
,
Chris Harrison
,
ABC
,
The Bachelorette
,
Ben Higgins
,
reality television
Film
,
Movie Review
Aug 5, 2015
Recommended
The real Buckley-Vidal debate happened on the page
A new documentary explores the public intellectuals' televised spats, but you’ll have to flip through the pages of
Esquire
to find the most potent examples of their mutual acrimony.
By J.R. Jones
Tags:
Movie Review
,
Best of Enemies
,
Robert Gordon
,
Morgan Neville
,
Gore VidalWilliam F. Buckley
,
ABC
,
The Jack Paar Show
,
1968 presidential election
,
Myra Breckinridge
,
Harold Hayes
,
Esquire
,
Recommended
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 6, 2015
Galavant
is just what the singing, dancing doctor ordered
A little frivolity never killed anyone.
By Gwynedd Stuart
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
Small Screen
,
galavant
,
abc
,
disney
,
musical theater
Blogs
,
Bleader
Dec 26, 2014
Our ten favorite things on TV in 2014
We didn't watch it all—but here's the best of what we did watch.
By
Reader
staff
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
Small Screen
,
tv
,
2014
,
best television
,
comedy central
,
nathan for you
,
nathan fielder
,
broad city
,
review
,
HBO
,
Olive Kitteridge
,
Frances McDormand
,
richard jenkins
,
last week tonight
,
john oliver
,
jane the virgin
,
CW
,
bob's burgers
,
fox
,
black-ish
,
abc
,
tracee ellis ross
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 29, 2014
Scandal
returns with the perfect amount of wine and melodrama
Scandal
is as scandalous as ever.
By Brianna Wellen
Tags:
Things I Love
,
Arts
,
Television
,
Small Screen
,
Scandal
,
Shonda Rhimes
,
Olivia Pope
,
Kerry Washington
,
melodrama
,
red wine
,
ABC
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 23, 2014
Turn yourself over to
Love Prison
A new A&E dating series makes incarceration scarier than ever.
By Gwynedd Stuart
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
Small Screen
,
love prison
,
reality tv
,
dating
,
the bachelor
,
the bachelorette
,
bachelor in paradise
,
ABC
,
A&E
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 16, 2014
Fall TV: Our recommendations (and whatever the opposite of recommendations are)
Zombies, suburban bureaucrats, sexually deviant judges, and more of what we are and specifically are not excited about this season
By Gwynedd Stuart
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
Small Screen
,
fall tv
,
nbc
,
abc
,
the cw
,
amc
,
fox
,
the walking dead
,
bob's burgers
,
parks and recreations
,
bad judge
,
manhattan love story
,
state of affairs
,
katherine heigl
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 13, 2014
Bachelor in Paradise
is heaven for people who enjoy cringing
The latest addition to the Bachelor franchise is the best at being the worst.
By Gwynedd Stuart
Tags:
Gross
,
Arts
,
Television
,
Small Screen
,
bachelor in paradise
,
chris harrison
,
the bachelor
,
the bachelorette
,
abc
,
Marquel
,
andi dorfman
,
sarah herron
,
ashlee
,
courtney robertson
,
i didn't come here to make friends
,
sex
,
hot tubs
,
rose ceremony
,
fantasy suite
,
mental health
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jun 12, 2014
Catching up with the (almost) indomitable 20-time
Jeopardy!
champ Julia Collins
The least smug multigame winner in the game's history talks about her wins, the
Terminator
franchise, and what Alex is like.
By Gwynedd Stuart
Tags:
Television
,
julia collins
,
jeopardy!
,
alex trebek
,
ken jennings
,
arthur chu
,
brad rutter
,
roger craig
,
television
,
ABC
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 4, 2014
Ten annoying people walk into a bar on
Mixology
Ouch.
By Gwynedd Stuart
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
Small Screen
,
mixology
,
abc
,
premiere episode
,
review
,
recap
,
sitcom
,
the hangover
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 4, 2013
Parents are the worst: A fall TV preview
A look at some of the sitcoms being unleashed unto the world this year.
By Gwynedd Stuart
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
Small Screen
,
fall TV
,
television
,
preview
,
sitcoms
,
Fox
,
CBS
,
ABC
,
Mom
,
Dads
,
Martin Mull
,
Seth Green
,
Giovanni Ribisi
,
Anna Faris
,
Allison Janney
,
Will Arnett
,
Andy Samberg
,
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
,
The Millers
,
Two and a Half Men
,
Chuck Lorre
,
Charlie Sheen
Film
,
Small Screen
Apr 25, 2013
Image
Children for fun and profit on ABC's new
Bet on Your Baby
On the next million-dollar baby
By Gwynedd Stuart
Tags:
Small Screen
,
television
,
Melissa Peterman
,
tv
,
Splash!
,
kids
,
baby names
,
Facebook
,
narcissism
,
Kids Say the Darndest Things
,
Bet on Your Baby
,
game shows
,
hidden cameras
,
ABC
,
parents
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 19, 2013
The Bachelor
: A shitty reality show that actually portrays a shitty reality
On the death of modern love
By Sarah Nardi
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
The Internet
,
The Bachelor
,
ABC
,
match.com
,
Christian Mingle
,
Sean Lowe
,
Catherine Guidici
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 20, 2012
Grandiose Old Party
Only Newt Gingrich can protect us from Obama's frightening radicalism, Gingrich says
By Steve Bogira
Tags:
Politics
,
News
,
Clout City
,
Rick Santorum
,
Newt Gingrich
,
Republican debate
,
South Carolina primary
,
grandiosity
,
Merriam-Webster
,
Mitt Romney
,
Ronald Reagan
,
ABC
,
Nightline
,
Marianne Gingrich
,
John King
,
CNN
,
Barack Obama
,
GOP
,
Republicans
,
elite media
,
Jeffrey Schneider
,
Washington Post
,
Lincoln-Douglas debates
,
Saul Alinsky
,
radicalism
Columns & Opinion
,
On Media
Jul 28, 2011
A former network anchor tells (almost) all in
NewsLady
Carole Simpson was the first African-American woman to reach several journalistic high points
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Michael Miner on Media
,
Michael Miner
,
Carole Simpson
,
ABC
,
NBC
,
NewsLady
,
Emerson College
,
self-publishing
,
AuthorHouse
,
NABJ
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 4, 2010
Now Playing: Megamind
J.R. Jones reviews the new Dreamworks animation
Megamind
.
By J.R. Jones
Tags:
Film
,
Pixar
,
The Incredibles
,
Zoom movie
,
Hancock movie
,
ABC
,
No Ordinary Family
,
Dreamworks
,
Will Ferrrell
,
Brad Pitt
,
Metro Man
,
Tina Fey
,
Jonah Hill
,
Tom MccGrath
,
Madagascar
,
animated features
,
computer animation
,
movies
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 3, 2009
Video
This movie sucks, heh-heh-heh
By J.R. Jones
Tags:
Film
,
Michael Phillips
,
Chicago Tribune
,
A.O. Scott
,
New York Times
,
At the Movies
,
ABC
,
Disney
,
Mike Judge
,
Mike Judge Extract
,
Beavis and Butt-Head
,
film critics
,
movies
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jul 24, 2009
Video
Walter Cronkite, Jon Stewart, and trust
By Whet Moser
Tags:
Chicagoland
,
Media
,
Jon Stewart
,
Daily Show
,
Walter Cronkite
,
Tet Offensive
,
Brian Williams
,
Katie Couric
,
Charlie Gibson
,
Barry McCaffrey
,
Wayne Downing
,
David Barstow
,
media-industrial complex
,
Donald Rumsfeld
,
Iraq War
,
Vietnam War
,
network news
,
evening news
,
NBC
,
MSNBC
,
CBS
,
ABC
,
Ashleigh Banfield
,
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,
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,
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,
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