Phyllis Diller: 'You CAN teach an old dog new tricks'

Aug. 30, 2012
Comedian Jeremy Owens believes that Phyllis Diller proves that you can teach an old dog new tricks. You can start a stand-up career when you’re almost 40; you get to have your second act. If you’re lucky and live to be 95 you might even get a third, fourth or fifth. 

Why is it so hard to define the legacy of departed celebrities?

Aug. 22, 2012
Why did Brown, who many claim as a feminist icon, promote content for women that was so "slutty" or trivial? Why'd a comic genius like Diller dress up in fright wigs and party dresses, and traffic in female stereotypes?

Possible teacher strike casts shadow over approaching school year

Aug. 21, 2012
Even though school is in session for some Chicago Public Schools and a tentative deal between the city and the teachers union was reached earlier this summer, a strike still looms.