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Ad Agency Missing in Action

With much respect for Kelly Shannon’s, Timothy White’s, and Aaron Freeman’s contributions to the latest Chicago Tribune advertising campaign, you had to know that there wouldn’t have been an ad campaign if there wasn’t an advertising agency behind it all [Hot Type, February 13]. It’s astonishing that you could write about something like this without […]

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City File

As others see us. From the Economist magazine’s December 30 profile contrasting the congressional districts of Nancy Pelosi and Dennis Hastert: “In Illinois a broad girth is a sign of health. In San Francisco even the chefs are thin.” “When I went to grammar school at Edmund Burke School [at 54th Street and King Drive], […]

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Datebook

FEBRUARY 20 FRIDAY Isobel Neal closed her River North gallery in 1996, after ten years showcasing African-American artists. But the artists she represented kept on working, so when she was asked to curate a show for the Noyes Art Gallery this year, it gave her a chance to put some of their new work–like Preston […]

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The Straight Dope

What’s the deal with Pygmies? I heard that the Europeans found some in the jungles when they went off exploring, but they also supposedly discovered people with one foot and men 80 feet high, so you can understand my doubt. What I want to know is: Are they real? And are they just humans that […]

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Calendar

Friday 2/20 – Thursday 2/26 FEBRUARY 20 FRIDAY For three and a half years Bridgette Wilson and Jim Magas have helped keep underground electronic music lovers clean at their Wicker Park boutique Weekend Records and Soap–the only place in town where you could pick up some handmade bubble bath along with a Peaches CD or […]

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Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS, Brown Couch Theatre Company, at National Pastime Theater. It’s a tad disconcerting to see young performers throw themselves into Jacques Brel’s anthems of disillusionment. More bitter than sweet, his songs celebrate weathered survivors, wronged lovers, and battered souls, from soldiers furious with the killing game […]