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HEADLINER
Election (coverage) fatigue. By now, if you’re reading this, you’ve probably heard the Trump hot mic, heard about the Bill Clinton sex victims, read the NY Times’ lawyers response to Donald Trumps lawyers request for retraction, seen Michelle Obama‘s video on the Trump “locker room talk” and your Facebook feed is filled with something politics related. Well, take this weekend and take a break from all of it. Go to the Botanical Garden, have friends over and discuss the Kardashians celebrating season 12 of their show, eat and drink, check out an open house, watch a film at the Siskel Film center or just take an extended nap. Its just all too much…Read more
MORE NEWS
• Sorry NYC but Chicago’s got this for another few years. The James Beard awards that is. The foodie Oscars, originally slated to be in Chicago until 2017, signed a four-year extension to host the James Beard Awards through 2021, reports the Chicago Tribune.
• Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago is suing Uber saying the ride-hailing service is “unusable” for people who use motorized wheelchairs. Though Uber offers a service called UberWAV, customers who signed on to the suit said the cars are rarely available, according to report from DNAinfo. .
• Bollingbrook HQed Ulta Beauty is raising earnings and sales forecasts. According to reports, Ulta projects comparable sales — a measure of sales online and at stores open more than a year — to rise a whopping 12-14% for the full year. Executives said they will be doubling down on their efforts to court “beauty enthusiasts. Let’s hope they some of that means better customer service. Their major competitor Sephora has been making moves in courting a wider net customer.
ENTERTAINMENT
• Chris Rock is the $40 million Netflix man. The comedian has signed a reported $40 mil contract with Netflix for 2 new, as-yet-unnamed stand-up specials. This Netflix specials will marks Rock’s return to stand-up after an eight-year hiatus after hosting the Oscar’s this year
• Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Tori Kelly, Nicole Scherzinger, Jessie J who replaced Christina Aguilera all performed at the Prince tribute concert that took place at the XCel Energy Arena in St. Paul, Minn.
FASHION
• The fashion set came out in NYC last night for the screening of Franca: Chaos and Creation, Francesco Carrozzini’s documentary about his mother, Italian Vogue editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani. Anna Wintour, Naomi Campbell, Vera Wang, Diane von Furstenberg, Catherine Martin and Baz Luhrmann, Proenza Schouler’s Jack and Lazaro, Hamish Bowles, Glamour EIC Cindi Leive and Teen Vogue EIC Elaine Welteroth were all in attendance.
“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” ― Thomas Jefferson (#3)
The Chicago Cubs will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS at Wrigley Field Saturday
Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monáe,Naomie Harris LACMA screening of Barry Jenkins directed Moonlight
If you’re rushing somewhere today, watch this and avoid this
Kevin Hart’s What Now concert/film with Halle Berry and Don Cheadle is out in theaters now
LOOK OF THE DAY
Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly @ American Pastoral L.A screening
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