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Richard Roeper's column has been appearing in the Sun-Times for more than 20 years. The column has garnered numerous awards, including the National Headliner Award …Read More

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  • Richard Roeper picks his contenders for Oscar nominations

    In a crowded field of films, the Academy has some tough decisions to make. Here are Richard Roeper’s 2012 contenders.

    • Tech (and powering down) resolutions for 2013

    Technology isn’t the only beneficial diet Americans can tackle in 2013.

    Politics wins a majority of GOOF votes

    Nine nominees round out the Richard Roeper’s annual GOOF Awards, but there can only be one winner.

    Presenting the long list for annual GOOF award nominees

    David Petraeus, Chris Brown and Kanye West all are contenders as the year’s silliest person in the Greatly Overhyped and Overexposed Fool Awards.

    End of days prediction promises same outcome as previous speculation

    Here’s what I always say about the ancient Mayans: if they were so good at predicting the future, how come there aren’t more Mayans around today?

    DJs cause ire, but not like ND football

    Yes, I feel sorry for those Australian DJs. And quite a few of you are angry about that. In my column, I said Australian radio hosts Mel Greig and Michael Christian weren’t legally or morally responsible for the death of Jacintha Saldhana, the nurse who …

    The ministry of sound: ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ tops charts for bad carols

    Ever since I was a little kid, every time I’ve been forced against my will to participate in a sing-along of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” I’ve always thought it was, “Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves” and of course that obligatory partridge in a pear tree, and what he’s doing up there is anybody’s guess.

    Roeper: Prank call to Kate Middleton’s nurse stupid, but not criminal

    RICHARD ROEPER: If you take all the Morning Zookeepers and afternoon wacky DJs in radio history and played all their prank phones one after another — well, not only would that take years, but it would be an effective tool to obtain information from prisoners in time of war.

    While MTV is now known for ‘Jersey Shore,’ it once heralded “Thriller” the biggest music video of all time

    The pop culture world recently observed the 30th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” one of the 10 most seminal albums in modern music history — and the launching point for some of the most famous and influential videos ever, from “Beat It” to “Billie Jean” to the long-form “Thriller,” with that choreographed zombie dance number that kids are still emulating in flash mob videos in 2012. Michael Jackson wasn’t just a crossover artist on MTV. He was a pioneer.

    Letting stars skip an NBA game? Come on, Coach, give it a rest

    Legendary rockers the Who played the Allstate Arena in Rosemont last Thursday and Friday as part of the “Quadrophenia and More” tour. It’s a grueling, 36-city, cross-country tour, especially for a band that in 1965 was telling us, “Hope I die before I get old.” …

    Gilda’s Club: The name on the door matters

    It’s not your fault you were born in 1990 and you don’t know all this “SNL” history. After all, the time span between the beginning of World War II and the debut of “Saturday Night Live” is actually shorter than the time span between the debut of “Saturday Night Live” and the most recent episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Nevertheless. That still doesn’t make it any less stunning and any more objectionable when a branch of charity named after Gilda Radner says it’s changing its name because people don’t know whom she is any more.

    Roeper: Angus T. Jones just another child star past his prime

    Two words for Angus T. Jones: Adam Rich. Two more words for Angus T. Jones: Jerry Mathers. Two more words for Angus T. Jones: Gary Coleman. Like those former child stars and many others, Jones, now 19, grew up on television as the cute kid …

    Chris Brown among the celebs who can’t resist Twitter taunts

    A certain percentage of Twitter users seems to have joined up for the sole purpose of taunting celebrities, with many celebs taking the bait. Back in, say, 2007, the star of a sitcom would never see the emails or snail mails proclaiming, “You’re the WORST!” Now, that very same star will engage in Twitter war of words with some kid from Nebraska who has 17 Followers.

    A red-faced Saturday should follow Black Friday

    Anyone who waited in line for hours and got into shoving matches over stupid gifts should be embarrassed about taking part in such a silly ritual. Why does this still go on in the age of instant online shopping?

    Thanksgiving is a Charlie Brown kind of holiday

    Whether it’s TV, movies or pop tunes, for every one Thanksgiving-themed entry there are dozens of Christmas standards. It says something about the paucity of interest in Turkey Day entertainment that “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,” debuting on CBS on Nov. 20, 1973, was the TENTH half-hour Peanuts special.

    The holiday shopping report, before it even happens

    If you can afford all to spend more than half a week of your lifespan camping out for bargains, maybe you can afford to skip those bargains in the first place.

    Like the snacks themselves, reports of Twinkies’ demise are hard to stomach

    Diane Sawyer posted a photo of a pack of Twinkies on her shoulder. Rob Lowe said if Hostess was going out of business, he was going to go into mourning and wear a black arm band. At a press conference, the corpulent Chris Christie said, …

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