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The 4th of July is right around the corner, and you know what that means: fireworks. Lots and lots of fireworks. Maybe you're headed to a big show—something elaborate and professional over Navy Pier here in Chicago, or bursting across the sky above Grant Park while a John Philip Sousa march blares in the background. Or maybe it's a baseball game, and the fireworks fly after the final out. That’s all great—classic, beautiful, family-friendly explosions in the sky. Then ther

If you've been a faithful listener of my radio show over the years or subscribed to my podcast , you already know one thing about me—I hate Valentine's Day. Every year, during my time on WGN, I made it a tradition to host an Anti-Valentine's Day Show, a glorious counterprogramming to all the forced romance, overpriced dinners, and Hallmark nonsense being shoved down our throats. So, in keeping with that tradition, I'm sharing my list of the 10 best anti-Valentine's Day movies

Carl Reiner on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. The Glory Days of Late Night. I took this picture of my TV, on my couch, of course. I have been watching television talk shows for as far back as I can remember, particularly the late night shows. When I was a kid, I watched "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" pretty much every night (my parents were NOT strict with me, at all...my dad took me to the theater to see "The Exorcist" when I was 8...so, yeah) and continued to w