The Geriatric Fangirl

Gary Cole with Tim Hopper and Audrey Francis in a first look at Mia Chung's 'Catch As Catch Can' currently showing at Steppenwolf Theatre through to July 12th!

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.

I was needed and I was there.

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

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

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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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…

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: