The Chicago Cubs celebrate after a 5-0 series-clinching win against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

GENERALLY SPEAKING: Tears of joy, the Chicago Cubs and the World Series

I cried three times after the game. Twice Saturday night when I witnessed a 71-year-old World Series drought come to an end, and once more after I woke up the next morning realizing that it wasn’t a dream. Sitting by myself, I re-watched the final play of the National League Championship Series ­— a play that I, like so many other Chicago Cubs fans, will not soon forget. Six words from long-time Fox Sportscaster Joe Buck will resonate with fans after the Chicago Cubs knocked off the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 in Game Six of the NLCS. "The Cubs have won the pennant."



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SHELTON'S PICKS: What happens to fans if the Cubs win it all?

What will happen to the Cubs fans if they do win? My theory is that Cubs fans are either going to be the absolute worst-behaved fans or to be so happy that all they can do is smile. Now, before the entirety of the Midwest loses their mind, give me one second. Deep breaths, Chicago, deep breaths.




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Don't be distressed about fall fashion trends

Being a fashion guru doesn’t take much when you’ve got the right fashion arsenal backing you up. This years fall fashion trends are nothing to distress over. The top fashion trends for fall are all lined up and ready to play ball, all to win a fall season spot in your closet. Keep in mind; some of these fashion trends don’t want to play for the same team.


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THE SILVEY LINING: A film for the peculiar and non-peculiar alike

Tim Burton has a very distinctive directing style, which is why he’s one of my favorite directors and why this movie doesn’t disappoint. "Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children" is a story about Jacob, “Jake,” Portman, a boy in the present who finds out the bedtime stories his grandpa used to tell him growing up weren’t stories after all.



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WEIN AND DINE: Spicy twist on a soup standard

Today’s installment of "Wein and Dine" continues my Facebook food video experiment. Since last time featured an appetizer, I moved on to soup, which coincides perfectly with the arrival of crisp fall weather. Having tried a dish from Tasty, I turned to another dominant force in the world of overhead-too-simple-and-scrumptious-to-be-true videos: Delish.


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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Stranger Things

The first thought that came to mind was acknowledging the fact that "Stranger Things" takes place in Indiana. Indiana doesn’t have much so it’s always an exciting thing to see it rise in a TV show or book, like John Green’s “The Fault in Our Stars.”


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LAUREN'S LOOKBACK: "Parade" is a musical wake up call

I’ve never seen so many people simultaneously hug each other as I did when I left University Theater after seeing the opening night of Ball State Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of the musical “Parade.” This production of the musical written by Alfred Uhry, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, is directed by Professor of Theatre, Beth Turcotte.


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FASHION YOUR SEATBELT: New York Fashion Week

Interrupting my busy schedule of Netflix and Ramen noodle dinners, New York Fashion Week stole the show and served an array of beautiful collections, controversy, and style madness enough to fulfill the cravings of a fashionista. If your feeds are like mine, it’s overwhelming to keep up with everything that goes on at Fashion Week when every show, look, and celebrity drama seems exciting.


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DOWNSHIFT: Hitler, Porsche and Southern California play role in production of Beetle Dune

Hitler, Porsche and Southern California. This may sound like a list of random nouns, but in actuality each one is directly responsible for the existence of the 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Dune. In 1934, Adolf Hitler commissioned Ferdinand Porsche to build a people’s car or “Volkswagen” in German. While the design was finalized in 1938, production didn’t really take off until after World War Two. 




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