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It's hard to predict all of the celebrities who will attend Lollapalooza this year. Unlike a major sporting event in Chicago, the stars in the Lollapalooza crowd aren't just actors, musicians and athletes with local ties. They're often from all over the country and can be completely random (like "Superbad" actor Christopher Mintz-Plasse and "Twilight" actor Kellan Lutz last year). We do, however, know a few of the big names who will be taking in the Lollapalooza festivities, either because they're making appearances in the city or tweeted about it.
"Breaking Bad" act Aaron Paul and chef Guy Fieri are scheduled to take part in the Celebrity Kickball Tournament Saturday in Grant Park (Paul will also appear at Debonair Social Club that night). Ex-Fall Out Boy bassist and Wilmette native Pete Wentz and former "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Chris Masterson will also be here, as usual. They're both DJing at Paris Club's Studio Paris Thursday. Wyclef Jean will perform at The Underground Friday.
"True Blood" actor Joe Manganiello isn't scheduled to make any public appearances that I know of, but I've heard from multiple people that he will take in the festivities.
The Bulls' Joakim Noah has attended Lollapalooza in the past. When asked on Twitter if he will go to the festival this year, Noah tweeted "hell ye ... I can't miss that. Word is chief keef is gonna b there too. Bang bang." Sharon Osbourne, wife of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, has tweeted twice in the last few days that she is "excited" for her husband's show with his old Black Sabbath bandmates at Lollapalooza.
There are three network TV shows filming in Chicago right now and it's not out of the question for cast members from those series to attend as well. "Rock of Ages" actor Diego Boneta, who is here filming MTV's "Underemployed," seemed very interested when we talked about the festival earlier this summer. Maybe you'll see former "Friday Night Lights" actor and Evanston native Zach Gilford and former "Vampire Diaries" actor Taylor Kinney at Lollapalooza. They're here filming Fox's "The Mob Doctor" and NBC's"Chicago Fire," respectively.
And then there's Lindsay Lohan.
The "Mean Girls" actress has been a regular at Lollapalooza the last few years. Will she come back this year? When I asked her publicist, he simply responded "We don't discuss her travel plans."
Heads up: Pop star Jordin Sparks will meet with Chicago media Tuesday to promote her upcoming film, "Sparkle," in theaters August 17. … "Jersey Shore" star Pauly D will promote his Remix cocktail line August 18 at Vision and Excalibur. And yes, he was just here promoting Remix.
About today: Rapper/singer Cee Lo Green and R&B; artist Miguel will perform at the Soul Electronics-sponsored party at the Hard Rock Hotel. … The Dave Mathews Band's Boyd Tinsley will screen his film, "Faces in the Mirror," at Rockit Bar & Grill ... Rapper Fabolous will perform a Sony-sponsored show at Park West and appear at Enclave. … Reality TV star-turned-talk show host Bethenny Frankel hosts a Michigan Avenue magazine party at Market.
On the record: "I still give her a hard time," - Zach Gilford talks about his fiancee Kiele Sanchez's poorly received role as Nikki on "Lost" during the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour.
Sightings: Pop star Joe Jonas hung out Saturday at Studio Paris. "We Run the Night" singer Havana Brown DJed at Studio Paris Friday. … Jimmy Buffett had dinner at Sunda Monday and Wednesday. Fellow singer Gloria Estefan was there Sunday. … Rod Stewart dined Sunday at Chicago Cut Steakhouse. … Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell dined at Nellcote Wednesday. ... Saxaphonist Kenny G opted to eat outside at Le Colonial Friday. … "Mob Wives Chicago" cast member Leah DeSimone stopped by the newly opened Park Tavern restaurant in Rosemont Friday.
Watch this: YouTube star and York High School student Keenan Cahill, known best for his lip syncing viral vidoes, sings on the Electrovamp single, "Hands Up," with a little autotune help.
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Far from me to add to journalists' woes in the middle of the Hackgate scandal but a pretty damning book recently out gives an unflattering picture of the media's coverage of the Muslim community.
Pointing the Finger: Islam and Muslims in the British Media edited by Julian Petley and Robin Richardson, chair of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom and ex director of the Runnymede Trust respectively (http://bit.ly/qh4TCv ) , does not make comforting reading. I discussed it this week on Epilogue an English language arts programme put out by the Iranian state TV, Press TV(see http://www.presstv.ir/Program/189749.html ) ).
Much of the analysis – with one glaring exception I am in agreement. The book, has a wide range of contributors including my old colleague, Hugh Muir, now the Guardian's witty diary editor. It provides a forensic analysis showing much of the media coverage of the country's two million Muslims equates them with terrorism or extremism or portrays Islam as a dangerous or irrational religion.
Equally damaging is a forensic examination of tabloid scare stories (both Daily Express) showing that Lambeth Council had abolished the term Christmas lights or a museum in the Cheddar Gorge had banned Before Christ to appease Muslims were fabrications. Worse than that, when the authorities tried to correct such ludicrous stories, they were ignored. The broadsheets were not exempt – a story claiming the Archbishop of Canterbury was backing the introduction of Sharia law for everyone -was totally misrepresented by The Times. ( he wasn't he had raised the issue in a theological discussion distorted by that paper)
Where I part company with the authors is their attack on John Ware who produced a controversial programme on hidden Muslim extremism in Britain for BBC's Panorama. His main point was that leading Muslims working with the UK government on a moderate agenda were using Arabic websites to support extremism including suicide bombers. This coincides with a similar warnings from both ex Observer journalist Martin Bright and Nick Cohen, the Observer columnist.
The book gives a lame excuse for this behaviour. If the same people give different versions of their views to meet the needs of different audiences – in this case Palestine and the British domestic public – that's all right because all politicians do it. But I am afraid it isn't -either leading figures should tell the Palestinians they sympathise with their cause but don't support the bombers- or tell the Brits, they do support suicide bombers in the fight against Israel. They can have their cake and eat it. And Ware was obviously right to pursue them over this.
That aside this book is important -including fascinating interviews with Muslims who are journalists and how they were treated by their news desks -some being "used" to infiltrate extremist groups. As one put it: "I am a professional journalist not a professional Paki".
Given the present climate of mistrust and the concerns about society being distorted through the prism of the media, there are valuable lessons to be learned. We need more responsible and diverse coverage or this will be another reason why the press is dying and becoming increasingly irrelevant to more and more people.
What it does not discuss is the increasingly vitriolic and unbalanced stuff in the blogosphere – from all sides. But if the media doesn't do its job properly and spends much of its time attacking or fabricating stories about Muslims or indeed, any other minority, it is playing with fire by creating the climate for even more vicious blogs and racial tensions.


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With more online tools and less personal time, many investors are choosing not to seek the advice and guidance of traditional mentors. Are landlords right to seek help from a wider online network than the opinion of one or two experienced investors?
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Reporter: There are online coaches and advice for everything including real estate. So is the role of the mentor being replaced by a robot and what role should mentors play? Most mentors have been there and done that and they have the t-shirt and cash flow to show it. But what can investors really learn from mentors?
Shawn Maher, G.S. Maher Solutions Inc.
Shawn Maher: I think having a mentor is probably one of the most important things I have experienced in my life. I have been lucky enough to have a mentor, George H. Ross, the Executive Vice-President to the Trump Organisation in New York City. You know he knows things and has experienced things that you know you just can't find on the internet when you are actually doing deals. So I really believe you can find some great information on the internet, but you really want to find someone who has been there and done it before you.
Reporter: Mentors have the knowledge, but investors need to be equipped with the questions.
Shannon Murree, RE / MAX Chay Realty Inc., Brokerage
Shannon Murree: Mentoring is key especially if you are starting out and you don't know what you are doing. I have recently read an article that you know you really want to make sure that you educate yourself and get the resources because if not, if you make the wrong steps you are going to be out of the investment game even before you start. So you need to make sure you give yourself a really really good head start. Investment clubs are really great to join, there are lot of people that have different mentoring programs, you know because they are already doing it, they are already in the investing thing and utilise their experience. Most importantly don't have ego, don't pretend to know something that you don't and don't be afraid to ask questions.
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