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  • Bill Murray Crashes ‘Groundhog Day’ Bash at Harry Caray’s Navy Pier

    Bill Murray Crashes ‘Groundhog Day’ Bash at Harry Caray’s Navy Pier


    Bill Murray surprised folks last week at Navy Pier during an event celebrating the movie Groundhog Hog Day held on Groundhog Day, Friday, February 2. Harry Caray’s Grant DePorter put the show together, reuniting members of the 1993 movie to honor the film’s director, Chicago native Harold Ramis. Ramis was also an investor at Harry Caray’s. The event marked the 10th anniversary of his death.

    Luminaries like Sen. Dick Durbin attended as did Ramis’s wife, Erica Mann Ramis. She read a letter written by President Barack Obama. DePorter arranged an elaborate set as a tribute to the movie, giving folks a reason to visit Navy Pier. The winters are slow around most Chicago restaurants, but big crowds rarely fill Navy Pier during the colder months. DePorter sold movie-themed cocktails and brought in a groundhog from Woodstock, using the same animal handler that was used in the movie. Yes, there’s a possibility that this critter, nicknamed Chicago Harry, is related to the star of the movie. In a controversial ruling, Harry did see his shadow, thus sentencing Chicagoans to six more weeks of winter. Even if 40 degrees feels tropical right now.

    But as the spring-starved crowd wiped their tears, Brian Doyle-Murray — who appeared in the movie as Buster Green — joined his brother and others to a toast to Harold Ramis, raising glasses of sweet vermouth. Check out the scene in the photos below.

    Chicago Harry is the groundhog’s name.

    Members of the movie’s cast, plus Chicago aldermen, and Harold Ramis’s wife, Erica Mann Ramis, celebrated on February 2 at Navy Pier.

    A man in a funny hat holds a scroll and reads from it.

    Actor Brian Doyle Murray, who played Buster in Groundhog Day, reenacts a scene from the movie.

    A stage with folks holding signs.

    The groundhog saw its shadow.

    Sen. Dick Durbin speak at a podium.

    Sen. Dick Durbin speaks at the event.

    A groundhog being held by a handler.

    Chicago Harry and its handler.

    An ice block with Harold Ramis’s photo and the words “Groundhog day.”

    Harold Ramis was also an investor at Harry’s.

    A group of folks dressed up like folks from Ghostbusters.

    A group of Ghostbusters superfans also attended when they heard about Bill Murray’s involvement.



    Ashok Selvam

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  • People in Paris Look Wealthier Even If They're Not—Here's Why

    People in Paris Look Wealthier Even If They're Not—Here's Why

    As an avid Real Housewives fan, I’ve gotten used to seeing women in splashy outfits. Logo mania looms large in the Bravo universe, which makes it the perfect form of escapism. My own sartorial tastes are decidedly more sedate. While I’ve never shied away from color or texture, I grew up in a household where the saying “take one accessory off before leaving” is gospel, and while I believe rules were made to broken, you have to admit that restrained dressing is becoming more and more of an art form.

    Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock this year, the terms “quiet luxury” and “rich mom” dressing aren’t novel to you. But the French have been doing it for ages and doing it well. They know that dressing expensively doesn’t require draining your bank account, just discerning taste, smart investing, and pairing pieces well.

    Read ahead to see how French women fake it (and by “it,” I mean money in their bank accounts). 

    Perveen Singh

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  • Blake Lively Wore the Dress Trend That French Girls Love For a Day Date In Paris

    Blake Lively Wore the Dress Trend That French Girls Love For a Day Date In Paris

    When in Paris, dress like the locals do. And for Blake Lively, that only means one thing, throwing on an always easy and elegant floral dress. While in the City of Lights this week, the Gossip Girl actress was spotted holding hands and headed out for a gourmet lunch at its famed La Poule au Jar restaurant with Ryan Reynolds, choosing a very French white floral dress and matching sneakers for the occasion. 

    Specifically, Lively wore a button-up, long-sleeve frock from BA&SH, a distinctly Parisian label started by two French fashion lovers, Barbara Boccara and Sharon Krief. With the dress, she added a navy-blue, pinstripe duster; a magenta-colored Chanel crossbody bag; and tan, gingham-printed Nike Air Force 1s. Though BA&SH has since sold out of her exact dress, give how popular floral dresses are this time of year among French girls and more, there’s no shortage of other options to opt for if you’re looking to recreate Lively’s Parisian-date outfit. See some of my favorites below. 

    Eliza Huber

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