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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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Love him or hate him, there’s no escaping Tebow

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is a polarizing figure with his in-your-face brand of Christianity, but there’s no arguing the NFL is more interesting with him in it.

Lohan’s Playboy shoot can’t put her in Marilyn Monroe’s class

A few years ago, Lindsay Lohan posed semi-nude as Marilyn Monroe for New York magazine. Like a hundred other starlets who have made a splash on the scene in the half-century since Monroe’s death, Lohan seems all too willing to embrace the comparisons to the …

Celebs ought to think before tweeting

For celebrities with massive followings on Twitter, it must be difficult to resist the temptation to Tweet complaints (or compliments) as you go about your day. But they should try.

It’s bonkers to claim ‘The Muppets’ is liberal brainwashing

After multiple viewings of the now-infamous Fox Business Network’s take on the new “Muppets” movie, I can come to only one conclusion. Bonkers. They’re bonkers. In a segment on “Follow the Money,” FBN’s Eric Bolling paired up with Dan Gainor of the right-wing Media Research …

A golden idea: Make Blagojevich drive a bus for seniors

“I f------ busted my ass and ... gave your grandmother a free ride ... and what do I get for that? Only 13 percent of you all out there think I’m doing a good job. So f--- all of you.” — Former Illinois Gov. Rod …

Richard Roeper: Cain didn’t have what it takes to become president

When he kept the sunglasses on, you knew he was gone. On a sunny Saturday afternoon in Atlanta, Herman Cain and his wife, Gloria, stepped off a giant bus with a giant photo of Herman Cain. The crowd included some who were in Colonial costumes …

Running for prez: Is it worth it?

Man or woman, black or white, youngish or well past the half-century mark, anyone considering a run for the presidency in 2016 or 2020 has to be looking at the news of the day and thinking: Who needs it. Who needs the scrutiny. Who needs …

They’re coaches, not gods

Could it be that within the span of a few weeks, two of the most accomplished coaches in NCAA history will be sidelined in the winter of their careers because of sex abuse scandals? First Joe Paterno was fired by Penn State, now there are …

World Wide Web holds all manner of rubbish

Say this much for Cyber Monday: When you’re hunting for online bargains, nobody gets trampled, pepper sprayed or slammed to the ground by an overzealous cop. As someone who’s done the bulk of his Christmas, birthday, impulse, personal and I-don’t-really-need-that shopping online since it was …

Quick quiz: Do you remember what you bought last Black Friday?

If you’re one of those people who waited in the cold and dark of the night in the wee hours of Black Friday last year so you could be among the first to purchase some in-demand item, a quick question: What was that item? Maybe …

Jay Cutler’s thumb changes everything for the Bears

Just checked and the Bears don’t have a No. 4 on their roster. Brett Favre time! I kid. Favre is too old, too rusty, too beaten-up to make his 117th comeback, but for sheer entertainment, who’d you rather see at QB for the Bears the …

Ashton, Demi: when the Tweet life turns sour

They were the First Couple of Twitter, but they will tweet together no more. As the entire Twitterverse knows, Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk, and he has got some 8.4 million followers and counting) and Demi Moore (@mrskutcher, and she has some 4.2 million followers and counting) …

Legal system turned on its head

No good deed goes unpunished. A 32-year-old man was allegedly punched in the head after he gave a homeless man $2 near a CTA stop in the 900 block of West Belmont, police said. Timothy Anderson was begging for money and for some reason was …

Jerry Sandusky does himself no favors with Bob Costas interview

Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky’s attorney Joe Amendola was on the “Today” show, defending the man who has supplanted Casey Anthony as the Most Reviled Person in America. “Is it possible Jerry did all these things?” said Amendola. “Of course. If he did...he should …

Occupy Wall Street protesters: strong rhetoric, weak memories

Jay-Z’s got 99 problems — but a T-shirt ain’t one. Or maybe it is. Or maybe it isn’t. As is the case with so much of the Occupy Wall Street movement, it’s all so confusing. The artist/entrepreneur known as Jay-Z was seen last week at …

Penn State’s loss was no heartbreaker

On a typical November Saturday afternoon in Happy Valley, Penn State’s 17-14 loss to Nebraska would have been described as “heartbreaking.” Nebraska led 17-0 late in the third quarter, but Penn State mounted a furious comeback, with dozens of alumni on the sideline exhorting the …

Penn State abuse victims deserve more than just Paterno’s prayers

What did you know and when did you know it? Most important of all: What. Did. You. Do. About. It. Those were always the questions when we heard about church officials who learned of priests engaging in unspeakable acts of abuse. Transferring that priest to …

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