We taste-tested five brands of cinnamon rolls you're likely to find at your local supermarket. To find the very best ones, we sampled each without knowing which was which. Our winners are Immaculate ...

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In a disheartening year, Chicago theaters stepped up with shows that offered rage, respite, and support for the audience.

Dear Annie: Christmas at my parents’ house used to feel magical, but lately it feels like I’m walking into a performance review. My older brother’s new hobby is “radical honesty,” and apparently the ...

For some holiday cheer, “Annie” at the Smithtown Performing Arts is the Christmas production to bring families that spirit of generosity and can-do attitude for December. Kevin Burns’s “Annie” was the ...

For a seemingly innocuous, family-friendly musical that premiered on Broadway way back in 1977, “Annie” has a curious habit of topicality, of seeming to reflect the contemporary political and cultural ...

Well, I saw my first Christmas show this weekend: “Annie” is onstage at Theatre South Playhouse in southwest Orlando. What, you don’t think “Annie” qualifies as a Christmas show? Are we about to ...

Joan Mitchell made a name for herself in the art world through her large scale paintings featuring gestural, emotionally charged mark making. Working mainly as an abstract-expressionist, her paintings ...

Dear Annie: I have been married nearly 30 years. I met my husband when I was 20, and since then, my life has revolved around caring for our children, two of whom have developmental disabilities, and ...

CHATHAM, N.Y. — Given these unsettled and unsettling times, the sunny optimism of “Annie” couldn't be more welcome, especially in the amiable treatment this ingratiating musical is being given at the ...

There are times when one need not reinvent a classic. Rather, you simply pay homage to the show and perhaps freshen it up a bit. But generally, let it speak for itself. Such is the case with the ...

Dear Annie: My sister, “Jenna,” is 38 and recently started selling handmade candles online. I was excited for her at first; it’s a big step to start your own business. But now, every conversation ...