Paul Durica
Paul Durica is a freelance reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
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Vintage Tribune: Mr. Wizard’s science show held children spellbound
Each week on "Watch Mr. Wizard," Don Herbert used household objects to conduct an easily replicated experiment that illustrated a scientific concept.

When Siskel met Ebert: Dueling critics made TV history with show about the movies
Two critics watching movie clips and debating the strengths and weaknesses of movies currently in theaters — who wouldn’t want to watch that?

Vintage Tribune: Amid a fad for Spiritualism, sister act drew crowds with messages from beyond
In the wake of the Civil War, Spiritualism offered a comforting belief in an afterworld populated by the dead but accessible to the living.
