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Ashes to Ashes "Deja Vu"

We're taking a trip down memory lane and you're our plus one.

In celebration of Gary Cole's return to the Chicago stage, here's a look back at some of his time at Steppenwolf Theatre.

1982 to 2026

Tonight marks that return with Mia Chung's 'Catch As Catch Can' starting with Theatre Industry Night.

Also starring Tim Hopper and Audrey Francis.

Directed by Amy Morton.

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Ashes to Ashes "Deja Vu"

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I was needed and I was there.

Ashes to Ashes "Alex's Big Day"

#Ashes to Ashes #the moment that made me fall in love with show

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Celebration of Gary Cole

New photo - look at his longer hair. I like it.

@WGNMorningNews - True or False with Gary Cole! Currently in @SteppenwolfThtr “Catch as Catch Can.”

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More photos of Gary Cole rehearsing for the upcoming play 'Catch as Catch Can' at the Steppenwolf Theatre.

Catch as Catch Can June 04 - July 12, 2026 Written by Mia Chung Directed by ensemble member Amy Morton Roberta Lavecchia/Robbie Lavecchia - Gary Cole Lon Lavecchia/Daniela Lavecchia - Audrey Francis Theresa Phelan/Tim Phelan - Tim Hopper

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#gary cole #it's killing me that i can't go to this #stupid covid for shutting this down from originally premiering in 2020 #i had the funds then

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Celebration of Gary Cole

I would like to introduce you to the sarcastic duo Grandpa Harrison & auntie Denise. They were so good together. But also they have moments of kindness and vulnerability.

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Mixed-ish 1x07

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Celebration of Gary Cole

Every Fan of Gary Cole should see this - it’s a beautiful moment from PBS Mercy street - her touch of his face and his facial expression in context of the scene it’s so beautiful tender moment in the hard times…

PBS Mercy street 2x02 Gary Cole as James Green Sr.

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LAMB (2021) dir. by VALDIMAR JÓHANNSON

#lamb #this was really something

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Here is an article from NPR about it (May 22, 2026):

Carolina Milanesi, an independent technology analyst, said Google is trying to make its cash cow business — search — richer and more personalized, and it will make shopping easier. But there is a risk that users may have fewer choices about what to click. "Right now it's: I ask a question, I get a bunch of answers and I feel that I'm in control as to which answer I take, or if I'm looking for something, which product I'm going to end up buying. That is going to be less so going forward," she said. Milanesi envisions AI-enabled search and agents proposing products to consumers — perhaps even those they have requested — but with less clarity or choice around where it's coming from. "If you're going to say: 'I want a pair of Jordans, go find them,' you're not necessarily sure what steps have been taken and whether the AI has used a source or a store that was paid for and therefore came up in the search results," she said, "or if AI actually went and did their due diligence and picked the best for me as a customer."

And here's one from Time magazine (May 20, 2026):

While Google already has “AI Mode,” the company will now power the whole search bar through its new Gemini 3.5 Flash model. Instead of the classic list of blue links, Google Search will now also generate a custom page with an AI-generated summary of what you’re searching about, which will then trigger a conversation with AI Mode on the main page, allowing users to ask follow-up questions—similar to the kind of layout you would see when opening ChatGPT.

And a little more from Time's article on how this may affect the websites that we are trying to search for:

When Google first started implementing AI-assisted results, news publishers warned of “catastrophic” impacts on the industry, much of which relies on Google search to drive users to their websites. Last year, news websites saw significant traffic declines as chatbots increasingly replaced Google search as the primary way to find sites and ask questions. Small businesses also noted drops in traffic to their sites from Google, which has traditionally delivered customers. Lily Ray, vice president of SEO strategy & research at Amsive, a digital marketing agency, warned as early as last year that Google’s planned changes to search are “going to have a devastating impact on the Internet.” “It will severely cut into the main source of revenue for most publishers and it will disincentivize content creators who rely on organic search traffic, which is millions of websites, maybe more,” she told Technology Magazine.