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Tag: Vol. 30 No. 6
Issue of Nov. 9 – 15, 2000
Posted inNews & Politics
Punishing Procreative Proclivities
Dear Reader editor: Tori Marlan’s article on the shameful treatment of Nancy Castro by Cristo Rey high school [October 27] reminded me of another example of bizarre school policy. In 1992, during my senior year at a coed Catholic high school in Joliet, we were informed during our mandatory religion class that although female students […]
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City File
I’m black and I’m bowed. “Historically, we sought to escape White America. Currently, we seek to escape Black America,” laments Patricia Johnson-Gordon in the Residents’ Journal (August). “All we have to do is glance at our community in comparison to those with fewer social ills and the differences are immediately noticeable. As a community, our […]
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Datebook
NOVEMBER 10 FRIDAY Wheaton College’s 45th annual Archaeology Conference, Travel and Trade in the Ancient World, brings an international roster of scholarly treasure hunters together to discuss the way things were in the Middle East. Keynote speaker Kenneth Kitchen, professor emeritus at Liverpool University, will talk about “Egypt and Israel During the Time of the […]
Posted inFilm
One-Man Armada
It seems to be universally agreed that Luis Buñuel (1900-1983) is the greatest Spanish-language filmmaker we’ve ever had, but getting a clear fix on his peripatetic career isn’t easy. The authorized biography, John Baxter’s 1994 Bunuel, isn’t available in the U.S., and the deplorable English translation of Bunuel’s autobiography, My Last Sigh (1983), is actually […]
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Lucifer Lives
Sirs: In your article “Devil Worship” of 6 October [Hot Type] you state “Reverend Eugene Lauer of the Catholic Theological Union allowed that American Catholics are split down the middle as to whether the devil exists.” Please note well that the Catechism of the Catholic Church makes clear that the devil most certainly exists and […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Clayton Brothers
CLAYTON BROTHERS The Clayton Brothers don’t have the reputation of any of jazz’s legendary fraternities–Nat and Cannonball Adderley, for instance, or Hank, Thad, and Elvin Jones–or even of a long-standing outfit like the Heath Brothers. But since founding the Clayton Brothers quartet in the late 70s, bassist John and saxist Jeff have earned the respect […]
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West Side Stories
Uncle Jim, now that’s quite a story. He never married. I think he had a live-in lady at one time. But anyway, he was an elevator installer. He worked for Otis Elevator. He was living in a rooming house by himself, and he would keep in touch with Aunt Anna, call her up occasionally. Anyway, […]
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Burning Sensation
BURNING SENSATION, Burning Sensation, at Donny’s Skybox Studio. This show starts with some music lifted from Rocky Horror, vocals lifted from Johnny Rotten, three backup singers with the letters S, T, and D on their chests, and in case you haven’t gotten the point, a man grabbing his crotch. The joke is labored and obvious, […]
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Martha Lorin
MARTHA LORIN Sitting pretty somewhere between jazz and cabaret, Martha Lorin enjoys the casual swing of the former and the dramatic license of the latter. She’s loosely structured her often affecting fourth album, Come Walk With Me (Southport), around a dedication to her daughter, who grew up fatherless after Lorin’s husband was shot down in […]
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Delgados
DELGADOS Though the Delgados’ 1997 debut, Domestiques, and to a lesser extent their follow-up, Peloton, benefited from a charming scrappiness, they’ve smoothed away the rough edges on their gorgeous third album, The Great Eastern (Beggars Banquet). The sound isn’t more slick or commercial, though, just more proficient–working with producer Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev), […]
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Gloria Cheng
GLORIA CHENG Over the past five years, Los Angeles-based pianist Gloria Cheng has become one of the busiest champions of new and neglected works for keyboard. Her illuminating concerts have made her a local treasure in California, both to younger composers and younger listeners. She plays with clarity and intelligence, exuding such assurance that it […]
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The Charmin’ German
How community activist Alex Poerter knocked down language and cultural barriers on his way to building Blocks Together.
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The Straight Dope
A quick question which I have been unable to find an answer to. Do fish fart? –Alan, via the Internet When you get a question like this you think, “This is a golden opportunity to brighten up scientists’ dull lives.” I sent urgent inquiries all over the globe. Best response on the subject of whether […]