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Thousands celebrate life of Bernie Mac
Chicago Tribune reporterThere they stood, three buddies at the center of the elevated pulpit, all wiping away tears and preparing to speak at the memorial service for their friend, their colleague and, in some cases, their mentor. They appeared uncomfortable, and it took a...Tags: Chris Rock, Movies, Baptist, Jesse Jackson, Isaac Hayes
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Bernie Mac funeral, photos
Tribune staff reporterMore photos from the funeral >>> There they stood, three buddies at the center of the elevated pulpit, all wiping away tears and preparing to speak at the memorial service for their friend, their colleague and, in some cases, their mentor. They appeared...Tags: Chris Rock, Movies, Baptist, Jesse Jackson, Isaac Hayes
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Films That Exude Class
Memorable films that deal with life in American public urban high schools include: "The Blackboard Jungle" 1955 Director: Richard Brooks. Brooks did the screenplay based on the Evan Hunter novel. Cast: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Richard...Tags: Cloris Leachman, Movies, Anne Francis, Schools, Antonio Banderas
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Rub elbows with athletes, actors and billionaires—for a price
Chicago Tribune reporterFor one summer day, Mark Watson was the unlikeliest Chicago Cubs legend. He was 49, owned a business in Lockport where he built pools and, by his own admission, his best days on the baseball diamond were long behind him. Yet, there he was in the batter's...Tags: Serena Williams, Major League Baseball, eBay Incorporated, Garth Brooks, Television
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Tragedy: Bernie Mac Dies
The TV ZoneTalk about the wind getting sucked out of you: Bernie Mac has died. This news comes just about a day after the public relations firm PMK notified the press that he was responding well to treatment and would probably......Tags: Richard Pryor, Death and Dying, Movies, Bill Cosby, Illnesses
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Cuba B.C.*
McClatchy-Chicago Tribune newspapersCuban writer Jose Lezama Lima's description of Havana—"an unnameable feast"—fits the city's last great era like the flawless suits from Pepe Sastre fit the best-dressed mobsters of the glittering casino years. Here was a posh gambling scene...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, John F. Kennedy, Movies, Meyer Lansky, Government
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Wednesday's Highlights
SERIES Potty training: A teenage couple try to potty train a toddler on "The Baby Borrowers" (9 p.m. NBC). Welcome to Hollywood: In a new episode of "On the Road in America" (9 p.m. Sundance), the four travelers encounter Hollywood culture. Goodbye,...Tags: Baseball, Wayne Newton, Major League Baseball, Alicia Keys, NBC
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'Hypermilers' save big on gas, but there are dangers
Orlando Sentinel Staff WriterA growing number of motorists are taking steps to ease the financial pain of $4-a-gallon gasoline. Using techniques that range from common sense to extreme, some so-called "hypermilers" claim to double the mileage ratings for their vehicles. Andy...Tags: Vehicles, Lightweight Boxing, Transportation, Brevard County, Environmental Politics
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Release of the Week: 'The Air I Breathe'
Courant Staff WriterJieho Lee has a lot on his mind, and he wants you to think, but he wants to entertain you, too. So he wrote and directed "The Air I Breathe" as both a hip gangster drama and an existential contemplation about emotions. The ending is a bit of a mishmash....Tags: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Organized Crime, Kevin Bacon, Forest Whitaker
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TV ON DVD
Two movies that are new on DVD, with Newsday's reviews: (2 STARS) RAMBO (R). After 20 years, Sylvester Stallone brings back America's favorite mercenary, who stirs from his sullen stupor to rescue missionaries from ruthless Burmese soldiers. Not as...Tags: Brendan Fraser, Assault, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sexual Assault, Kevin Bacon
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Like it or not, it is just another feel-good night for the Lakers
A review of Laker playoff game No. 9 -- nine wins to go. Some folks have asked lately if I'm going soft. One of them, by the way, was not Andruw Jones. Scully & Wooden have yet to go on stage, but it's incredible the good will they're inspiring, $2,000...Tags: Mehmet Okur, Gaming and Lotteries, Diseases, Father's Day, Gary Matthews
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Cuban bassist Cachao dies; mambo pioneer
Cuban bassist and composer Israel "Cachao" Lopez, who is credited with pioneering the mambo style of music, died Saturday. He was 89. Known simply as Cachao, the Grammy-winning musician had fallen ill in the past week and died surrounded by family...Tags: Lincoln Center, Music, Tito Puente, Coral Gables, Jazz Music
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