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Tim Allen goes `Crazy' directing 1st feature film
- Tim Allen is one of America's favorite comics.
- Tim Allen is one of America's favorite comics.
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Tinley Park clerk to lead Knights Templar
- The aura of the warrior monks who founded the Knights Templar nearly 900 years ago has stirred controversy and fed the appetite of conspiracy theorists for years.
Barred Chinese activist camps out in Tokyo airport
- Feng Zhenghu has been camping out at Tokyo's international airport for 50 days, sleeping on a blue plastic bench and surviving on handouts of crackers and noodles from passers-by.
- Feng Zhenghu has been camping out at Tokyo's international airport for 50 days, sleeping on a blue plastic bench and surviving on handouts of crackers and noodles from passers-by.
Allen returns home to Mich. to show off new film
- Dozens of fans from Tim Allen's home state of Michigan were treated to a unique twofer Thursday night.
With familiarity, Letterman jokes about Woods
- David Letterman, after a week off, dived right into material about Tiger Woods on the "Late Show," joking that he wishes the golfer would stop calling him to ask for advice.
- David Letterman, after a week off, dived right into material about Tiger Woods on the "Late Show," joking that he wishes the golfer would stop calling him to ask for advice.
Letterman jokes about Tiger on the'Late Show'
- David Letterman, after a week off, dived right into material about Tiger Woods on the "Late Show" on Monday, joking that he wishes the golfer would stop calling him to ask for advice.
- David Letterman, after a week off, dived right into material about Tiger Woods on the "Late Show" on Monday, joking that he wishes the golfer would stop calling him to ask for advice.
Kudos!: ROSALINA TRAN LYDSTER
- Occupation: Jeweler
- Occupation: Jeweler
Digital Breakdown: Four-leaf ‘Cloverfield’ a monster
- The promotional material for the DVD of the monster horror movie “Cloverfield” advises viewers who have a propensity for motion sickness not to worry: Although people who saw the movie in theaters were affected, “medical professionals” say a similar experience won’t happen for those seeing it on the small screen. Of course, they don’t take into consideration larger plasma and LCD-TVs but, hey, it makes for good copy.
- The promotional material for the DVD of the monster horror movie “Cloverfield” advises viewers who have a propensity for motion sickness not to worry: Although people who saw the movie in theaters were affected, “medical professionals” say a similar experience won’t happen for those seeing it on the small screen. Of course, they don’t take into consideration larger plasma and LCD-TVs but, hey, it makes for good copy.
Aaron Keith Harris: America’s true ‘Greatest Generation’ is alive on HBO
- After catching up on the first four episodes this week, I’m eagerly awaiting the fifth installment of HBO’s seven-part “John Adams” miniseries, airing Sunday.
Will local college hoops teams celebrate season at NCAA's Big Dance?
- Fourteen years ago, Bill Clinton was in his first term as president, millions watched the television debut of “Friends” and “ER,” and Tom Hanks explained how life was like a box of chocolates in “Forrest Gump.”
- Fourteen years ago, Bill Clinton was in his first term as president, millions watched the television debut of “Friends” and “ER,” and Tom Hanks explained how life was like a box of chocolates in “Forrest Gump.”
Walter E. Williams: Greed, need and money
- Demagoguery about greedy rich people or greedy corporate executives being paid 100 or 200 times their workers’ salaries is a key weapon in the politics of envy. Let’s talk about greed, starting off with Merriam-Webster’s definition: “A selfish and excessive desire for more of something (as money) than is needed.”
Editorial: Our soldiers’ gifts
- Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Christ today. For many it is a joyous celebration. A time to reflect on the ultimate Gift and to enjoy the ones opened from under the tree and to share food and conversation with those we love.
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