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Posted inMusic

Grunge greats L7 return with the new Scatter the Rats

by Steve Krakow May 10, 2019August 18, 2021

As a serious young grunger, I was determined to turn over every mossy Seattle-sounding rock. In addition to the big boys (though we all knew Pearl Jam were poseurs), I was a fan of sub-poppin’ bands including Skin Yard, Green Magnet School, and the Fluid. The scene wasn’t all hairy dudes, but few of the […]

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Is Rahm lying about the Laquan McDonald video?

by Ben Joravsky December 3, 2015August 18, 2021

After Rahm Emanuel’s interview with Politico, Chicagoans have to wonder whether the mayor’s telling the truth about when he saw the video of the McDonald shooting.

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Mayor Rahm to Karen Lewis: Won’t you be my friend?

by Ben Joravsky September 12, 2013August 19, 2021

With the question of his reelection looming, Mayor Rahm decides it’s a good time to make nice to the president of the Chicago Teachers Union.

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Precolonial menstrual solutions? Plants, of course

by Jena Cutie August 16, 2012August 19, 2021

Before there were tampons, we had softened papyrus leaves

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