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I realized a famous true crime story was a part of my family history more than two decades ago, when I discovered my mom’s name in a book. In my parents’ bedroom combing through their ...
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 12, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. This woodcut depicting one of ...
John Wayne’s career in Hollywood spanned several decades, with a vast body of work that solidified him as one of the most iconic actors of all time. Throughout his works, he appeared alongside ...
On January 2, 1972, 16-year-old Timothy McCoy got up early to make his host breakfast. He had met John Wayne Gacy at the Chicago bus terminal the night before, and Gacy let him stay over while he made ...
John Oliver knows the whole timeline on X, formerly Twitter, is mired in discourse in the aftermath of the explosive (and murderous) finale of The White Lotus Season 3, and given his show’s ...
In the 1952 Oscar-winning classic, considered by director John Ford to be his sexiest movie, John Wayne’s retired boxer Sean Thornton makes a pilgrimage to his home village in 1920s Ireland to ...
When thinking of people who do truly evil acts, we like to position ourselves as far away from them as possible. “Monster.” “Devil.” We do not view ourselves as being like them in any way. We are ...
John Wayne turned towards playing noir-style, hard-boiled characters like this inspiration for an animated anti-hero.
As part of its expansion of the John Wick universe, Lionsgate is prepping an animated action film featuring the renowned assassin. Franchise star Keanu Reeves is expected to voice his signature ...