Elin Nordegren's 'crazy anger' at Tiger Woods
Bill Zwecker: First it was one, then two, now it's six -- the number of women claiming, or accused of, sexual involvement with Tiger Woods after his 2004 marriage to Elin Nordegren. As the list grows, this column has learned another reason for the ongoing intensity of Mrs. Woods' fury over her husband's transgressions.

Highs and lows in lengthy 'Widow'
Think of Viennesse operetta as opera mit schlag (with whipped cream). Or, view it as the Central European forerunner of American musicals. Either way, "The Merry Widow" -- that enduring 1905 hit by Hungarian-born, Viennese-bred composer Franz Lehar -- is a frou-frou comedy of manners that waltzes around a tale of romantic disturbances, sexual warfare, the looming bankruptcy of a backwater nation and zany diplomatic efforts.

An epic audio-visual spectacle it was
The invincible "Star Wars" film saga -- all six episodes of it -- got a rousing symphonic makeover Sunday at the United Center. "Star Wars: In Concert" made its brief layover to the West Side for matinee and evening shows in front of an energized crowd speckled with hundreds of mini-green lightsabers.