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Morgan Freeman his known for his deep voice and acting accolades. But lately, he's been in the news for allegedly carrying on an a 10-plus year affair with his stepgrandaughter. Puppeteer Josh Zagoren chocks up Freeman's behavoir to "an old guy being old."

"We were shocked to find that so many coral viruses were in the herpes family," said one researcher, explaining that this discovery might actually explain away a lot of coral illness that was previously misunderstood. But as comedian Ross Bryant points out, herpes "is a natural wonder in it’s own right. A wonder of survival."

On Thursday, Alderman John Arena announced that the Landmark Commission had voted unanimously to allow preliminary landmark status to the Portage Theater. This was a blow for the Chicago Tabernacle, an Albany Park ministry that had plans to turn the Theater into a church.

"The Trayvon story speaks to something I've known my whole but I am just getting around to understanding: Race, for Latinos, is a sticky and complicated thing," says Caceres.

On its 10th birthday, Writer Megan Stielstra considers the pro-adultery website's uses and popularity.

Following former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's heart transplant, Neo-Futurist Bilal Dardai imagines life as his new replacement organ.

Sports fans and theater fans appear to have little in common. But both celebrate a spring season, argues Northwestern English Professor Bill Savage (yes, brother of Dan), and we're on the brink of it.