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Michael Salvatori’s long, strange trip
In 1982 Michael Salvatori recorded a sought-after private-press folk LP, and 19 years later he cowrote the score for genre-defining video game Halo.
Cook County hands layoff notices to about 300 employees as soda tax remains in legal limbo, and other Chicago news
Also, Rahm’s in Europe to promote Chicago and its tech business.
Not even our bookstores are safe from Silicon Valley’s growing might
Amazon’s brick-and-mortar store in Wrigleyville is just the latest example of tech’s “Frightful Five” remaking our world.
The true players predict the future of Chicago politics
We’ll be predicting the future of Chicago politics—like, can Chuy beat Rahm and will Toni Preckwinkle ever take a stand?—at Tuesday’s show at the Hideout.
On the Lumineers’ commercial appeal
Why listeners might like “Ho Hey” because they like Blue Moon beer.
Oscar-nominated documentary shorts: Hard times in NYC in Redemption
Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill’s Redemption looks at New York’s can and bottle collectors.
Lower the boom, release the Kraken, and open the kimono
The provenance of a peculiar phrase
Civil Rights Groups Disagree on Rush’s Ties to Telecom
A not-for-profit that advocates for black Americans opposes Rep. Bobby Rush’s bid for a position on the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
Narrowing our definition of “bad”
The Internet falls for Microsoft’s new Songsmith app.