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Tag: Afghanistan
Posted inOpinion
A deadly drone program lifted by lies
Leonard C. Goodman is a Chicago criminal defense attorney and co-owner of the for-profit arm of the Reader. On August 29, in the final days of our 20-year occupation of Afghanistan, the United States launched a drone strike, firing a 20-pound Hellfire missile at an aid worker named Zemari Ahmadi as he parked his car […]
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Teflon Rahm
I suppose it’s only appropriate that President Biden announced Mayor Rahm’s nomination as ambassador to Japan at roughly the same time as the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The war in Afghanistan, like Rahm’s reign as mayor, has come to symbolize the deceit and treachery of leaders who claim they’re looking out for us when, […]
Posted inMusic
Hollyy raises moneyy on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created for a CIVL and Skateistan benefit by Chicago designer Emily Burlew (also of the band Late Nite Laundry).
Posted inBlogs
John Huston, FilmStruck’s Director of the Week, had a way with actors
FilmStruck “Director of the Week” John Huston always got great performances, from Humphrey Bogart in the 1940s to his daughter Anjelica Huston in the ’80s,
Posted inBlogs
Chinese billionaire puts the Vista Tower up for sale, and other Chicago news
Also, Afghan war veteran Miguel Perez Jr. could be deported this week.
Posted inBlogs
The Breadwinner is a moving, visually impressive lesson in modern Afghan history
Nora Twomey’s superb animated feature returns to Chicago for a weeklong run at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
Posted inBlogs
University of Chicago defends Steve Bannon debate invite citing freedom of speech, and other news
Also, Chicago will comply with a Department of Justice request for immigration documents.
Posted inBlogs
Forrest Claypool abruptly resigns as Chicago Public Schools CEO, and other news
Also, every Chicago police patrol officer now has a body camera.
Posted inArts & Culture
Michael Rakowitz forges bonds over Baghdad at the MCA
A major survey of the Iraqi-American, Chicago-based artist finally arrives.
Posted inBlogs
Chance the Rapper donates $1 million to CPS, and other Chicago news
Also, the Aviary is expanding to New York.
Posted inBlogs
Chicago rapper Adamn Killa finds his voice on the new Back 2 Ballin mixtape
Adamn Killa’s debut full-length borrows from the somber aesthetic popularized by Yung Lean, but the Chicago MC twists it into his own image.
Posted inBlogs
Dexter Fowler makes surprising return to the Cubs and other Chicago news
Also, Cook County plans mental health crisis center to aid police, and Obama appoints a former Chicagoan to head the Library of Congress.
Posted inBlogs
Modern Afghan history is a cycle of hell in Adam Curtis’s masterful doc Bitter Lake
The British essayist’s latest nonfiction horror film is now available online.
Posted inFilm
Lone Survivor: A war movie more Howard Hawks-like than hawkish
Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor humanizes navy SEALs and natives alike.