Barry Levinson directs the screen adaptation of Philip Roth’s novel.
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Win a Closed Sessions CIMMfest prize pack
Try your hand at rap-related movie trivia and win a pair of tickets to Closed Sessions’ CIMMfest showcase and a limited label T-shirt.
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A tough lesson about the N-word
Should a Chicago Public Schools teacher have used “nigger” in a sixth-grade class?
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Artist on Artist: Robert Glasper talks to Justin Dillard
Jazz pianists Robert Glasper and Justin Dillard talk “fire alarm music” and warm, fluffy Steinways
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Takin’ It to the Streets
Saturday’s all-day marathon features an eclectic mix of performances from Mos Def, Brother Ali, Kindred the Family Soul, Tinariwen, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, and others.
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The Doom Tour Continues to Implode
Mos Def quits the Doom tour; Toronto promoters promise to check Doom’s ID before showtime.
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Did Doom Do Chicago Dirty?
It’s not looking too likely that Doom ever showed up for his Saturday gig at the Congress Theater.
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Q&A: Qwel Talks Career, Religion, and Igloos
A Q&A with Chicago rapper Qwel, who’s opening for Doom and Mos Def at Saturday’s Congress Theater show
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16 Blocks
Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon) serves up an old-school action picture–no frantic montage, no digital set pieces, no trick ending, just a troubled hero and a ticking clock. A weary, alcoholic cop (Bruce Willis) agrees to deliver a witness (Mos Def) a mile and a half across Manhattan for a grand jury hearing, a routine errand […]