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Tag: adoption
Posted inBlogs
In praise of the subtle, difficult story
Both Aimee Levitt’s recent cover story on rape and Stephanie Andersen’s take on adoption let readers draw their own conclusions. And that’s a good thing.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
How to handle little brother’s asshole boyfriend
Dan advises three sets of brothers.
Posted inArts & Culture
StoryCorps puts Chicago behind the microphone
The national recording project StoryCorps turns its mike on Chicago.
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A model integrated community for Chicago to study
In Hope Meadows, a common purpose for residents—caring for each other—leads to real integration
Posted inFilm
A gay dad fights to reclaim his son in Patrick Wang’s In the Family
Patrick Wang’s In the Family returns for a second run at Facets
Posted inArts & Culture
Documenting Pizza Huts and cerebral palsy
A preview of Matthew Avignone’s gallery show, “Stranger Than Family”
Posted inFilm
Chip has two daddies—for now
Patrick Wang’s In the Family dramatizes a gay father’s custody battle
Posted inBlogs
A chance to create the baby market?
A Chicago woman sold her baby yesterday; someone call Richard Posner!
Posted inFilm
A Peck on the Cheek
A young Indian writer decides to adopt a Sri Lankan baby, but because the law prohibits single men from adopting, he also proposes marriage to a beautiful young woman from his village. Nine years later the couple decide to tell their adopted daughter the truth about her past, and the girl and her father journey […]