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Home » Vol. 23 No. 20

Tag: Vol. 23 No. 20

Issue of Feb. 24 – Mar. 2, 1994

Posted inArts & Culture

Dave Liebman

by Neil Tesser February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

More than 20 years ago, Dave Liebman laid down his tenor saxophone to concentrate solely on the soprano, and he still commands one of the three definitive voices on that […]

Posted inNews & Politics

Crime Control

by James L. Harris February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

Dear editor: I was pleasantly surprised by Bryan Miller’s article “Guns & Women” [February 4]. As a former police officer, I have seen firsthand the dismal failure of the system […]

Posted inNews & Politics

Reading: Our Lust for Life

by Peter Friederici February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

In a new collection of essays, academics examine the proposition that humans have an innate affinity for the natural world.

Posted inNews & Politics

The Perils of Chlorine

by David Moberg February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

The element at the root of numerous environmental evils has inspired a new paradigm of preventative pollution control.

Posted inArts & Culture

City of God

by Laura Molzahn February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

Jeff McMahon grew up in Los Angeles and now lives in New York, but no matter how clearly he delineates real streets, neighborhoods, and events in his one-man performance piece […]

Posted inNews & Politics

Editor Under Siege/Wanted: Media Skills/Can Rosty Be Licked?

by Michael Miner February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

Editor Under Siege “When people come around waving semiautomatic guns and arresting your boss, that’s not an easy thing to swallow,” a young journalist named Stephanie Gadlin reflects. The people […]

Posted inNews & Politics

Bad Choice

by J.P.L. February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

Thumbs down. Out of all the ten-million-and-one things of interest to write about in the great city of Chicago . . . you gotta sensationalize on “Guns & Women”? Boo. […]

Posted inNews & Politics

Renters’ Penalty

by Stuart Simon February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

Dear Sir: Unless there is also an Illinois income tax reduction based upon rent, tenants will be severely penalized by any shifting of school funding from the real estate tax […]

Posted inNews & Politics

Hi-Way slobbery: how many bureaucrats and lawyers does it take to screw up a neighborhood development deal?

by Ben Joravsky February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

It’s hard to imagine a good idea getting more royally screwed up than the plan to redevelop the Hi-Way Theater, a project that should have been finished in 1992. The […]

Posted inNews & Politics

The Chlorine Crusader

by David Moberg February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

From Free Speech to Greenpeace: The Journey of Jack Weinberg, Radical Optimist

Posted inArts & Culture

70 Years, 14 Dining Rooms, and 500 Meals a Day/The Angels-Yonkers Connection

by Lewis Lazare February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

Trade secret from Como Inn proprietor Joe Marchetti Jr.: Seat the Lyric Opera crowd in one dining room, the Bulls fans in another.

Posted inArts & Culture

Missing Persons

by Mandy Morrison February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

MARLENE DUMAS: WORKS ON PAPER AND PAINTINGS at the Arts Club of Chicago, through March 5 On view at the Arts Club of Chicago is the work of Marlene Dumas, […]

Posted inFilm

Adrift in the Wasteland

by Jonathan Rosenbaum February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

*** NAKED (A must-see) Directed and written by Mike Leigh With David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge, Gregg Cruttwell, Claire Skinner, Peter Wight, Deborah Maclaren, and Gina McKee. Mike Leigh’s […]

Posted inNews & Politics

Policy: Do We Need a Graduated Tax?

by Harold Henderson February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

Illinois has its best chance in 25 years to get a progressive income tax–if it’s not oversold.

Posted inArts & Culture

El Quinto Sol: Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco Recent Findings

by Fred Camper February 24, 1994August 20, 2021

EL QUINTO SOL: TENOCHTITLAN AND TLATELOLCO RECENT FINDINGS at the Mexican Fina Arts Center Museum, through May 29 No matter how many exhibits of pre-Columbian art I see, the best […]

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