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Posted inMusic

Dua Lipa channels disco clubs and Jazzercise on Future Nostalgia

by Megan Kirby April 17, 2020August 18, 2021

British singer Dua Lipa released her second album, Future Nostalgia, on March 27—a week earlier than she originally planned, but right on schedule to give the world a much-needed dose of bubblegum poptimism. The title track opens with a promise: “You want a timeless track, I want to change the game.” From there, the album’s […]

Posted inMusic

Anna Calvi strips down seven of her own songs on the new Hunted

by Jamie Ludwig April 3, 2020August 18, 2021

When British guitarist and vocalist Anna Calvi released her self-titled debut album in 2011, it felt like she’d emerged as a fully formed icon. Drawing from rock, punk, opera, and flamenco guitar, Calvi combined talent, eclecticism, and swagger in a way that had less in common with indie songwriters of her generation than with the […]

Posted inMusic

Country-soul singer Yola makes Stax and Nashville her own

by Noah Berlatsky January 3, 2020August 18, 2021

Like many a British singer before her, Yola (born Yolanda Quartey) is obsessed with American roots music. She’s a worthy heir to predecessors such as Dusty Springfield and Rod Stewart, mixing country and southern soul into her own distinctive sound. “Faraway Look,” the first song on her Dan Auerbach-produced 2019 debut, Walk Through Fire (Easy […]

Posted inBlogs

The alleged David Cameron-Brexit-O’Hare-pizza connection, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd June 27, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Chicagoan Raj Fernando is at the center of a Trump-Clinton feud.

Posted inBlogs

A 19th-century Chicago murder case raises questions about the criminal justice system—then and now

by Mick Dumke May 14, 2015August 18, 2021

Gillian O’Brien’s new book Blood Runs Green examines the political ramifications of the 1889 murder of an Irish doctor in Chicago.

The Lost History of the New Madrid Earthquakes
Posted inArts & Culture

When the earth shook beneath the Mississippi

by Sam Worley November 5, 2013August 19, 2021

The story of a powerful seismological event where you’d least expect to find it: The Mississippi Valley.

"The BFG"
Posted inArts & Culture

European artists consider “The Fantastic Mr. Dahl”

by Aimee Levitt July 16, 2013August 19, 2021

European artists consider “The Fantastic Mr. Dahl.”

Posted inBlogs

There’s a time and a place for everything, including an informed public

by Michael Miner June 13, 2013August 19, 2021

In due time, a democratic government can be held accountable.

The high seas
Posted inFilm

Meet the skull and crossbones

by J.R. Jones February 6, 2013August 18, 2021

Stolen Seas dives deep into the economic waters of modern Somali pirates.

Posted inBlogs

Open for discussion

by Michael Miner March 1, 2012August 19, 2021

If Britain falls apart, what happens to the British Open?

Posted inBlogs

An instant of silence at Soldier Field

by Steve Bogira September 13, 2011August 19, 2021

Bear fans’ 9/11 minute of remembrance Sunday fell 58 seconds short.

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