Leonard Nimoy (left) and William Shatner. (Handout)
Shatner, Nimoy are beaming as `Star Trek' turns 40
Maybe it's been operating in a parallel universe, but "Star Trek" will be 40 years old Sept. 8. For those of us who were raised with Mr. Spock and Capt. James T. Kirk on the Starship Enterprise, it seems we've been caught in a time warp.
Chefs to serve up 1st, last foie gras Several Chicago restaurants that have never before served foie gras will offer the dish on Tuesday in a one-day protest of the Chicago City Council's foie-gras ban.
MUSIC REVIEW Workaholic Willie still has plenty in the tank
Laughter is often said to be the best medicine. Sunday night at Charter One Pavilion, Willie Nelson turned in a steady 75-minute set full of good humor and clean fun, his sharp wit at its height on two new tunes that addressed the inevitable pains of getting older and idleness that resulted from carpal tunnel surgery.
Step up without fear of rejection
Wallflowers, be forewarned: There's an unofficial rule at Chicago SummerDance that if you're standing on the dance floor and someone asks you to dance, you're expected to say yes.
THEATER REVIEW `Shade' is nearly a note-perfect show
Maybe it's the promise of those skies stretching to an unreachable horizon, but something in the American heartland inspires rough-hewn poetic work about the struggle between romanticism and pragmatism.
ON THE SMALL SCREEN `Clues' turns 10; `Arthur' enters new sphere
Just as many Van Halen fans couldn't imagine anyone other than David Lee Roth singing, some adult devotees of Nickelodeon's "Blue's Clues" mourned the departure of host Steve Burns four years ago much more than their kids did.
Chefs to serve up 1st, last foie gras
Several Chicago restaurants that have never before served foie gras will offer the dish on Tuesday in a one-day protest of the Chicago City Council's foie-gras ban.
INSIDE RETAILING Macy's presentation doesn't pass test in university class
Federated Department Stores Inc.'s pending makeover of Marshall Field's rates one thumb up, two thumbs down from business students at Loyola University Chicago.
