Will Hollywood ever get religion?
Tag: Vol. 36 No. 28
Issue of Apr. 5 – 11, 2007
Posted inBlogs
Fake guitars to help real musicians
Celebrity-customized Guitar Hero controllers for charity
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A debate on religion in the classroom–but not the debate you might expect
Ex-UIC dean Stanley Fish argues in the New York Times that academia does the Bible a disservice.
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Dave Douglas, trumpeter, online innovator
Trumpeter Dave Douglas pulls off a new online venture.
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Does it only get worse for the CPD?
New developments in the CPD’s Special Ops scandal threaten to overshadow a trio of taped off-duty cop beatings.
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Everything old is blogged again
You’ll never guess which of Illinois’ neighbors is a “failure” at teaching evolution.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Twilight Sad
With all the tepid bands coming out of Scotland over the past few years (the cursed Franz Ferdinand, the totally whatever Snow Patrol), it’s nice to finally hear a Scottish outfit with some, uh, balls. Though their name and album artwork–mostly illustrations done in the style of an old elementary-school primer–suggest something terminally effete, the […]
Posted inNews & Politics
Affordable to Whom?/Intruder in the Garden
The mayor’s plan to set aside housing might work better in Wilmette.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Savage Love
I’m a 22-year-old male from Canada in a long-term relationship. The sex is fantastic, we’ve always been GGG, and our bedroom habits include talking dirty and light bondage, which she loves. However, my girlfriend sometimes complains that I “degrade” her in the bedroom, and she thinks that this is representative of a larger lack of […]
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Yasunao Tone
For years Yasunao Tone–a key member of Japan’s branch of the 60s Fluxus movement but a New York resident since 1972–had been looking for ways to keep his compositions unpredictable. In 1985 he struck gold: Long before the glitchwerks innovations of folks like Frank Bretschneider and Oval’s Markus Popp, he figured out how to override […]
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Sister Soldiers
Lookingglass tackles the story of Liberian rebel leader Black Diamond
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Asian American Showcase
The 12th annual Asian American Showcase, presented by the Foundation for Asian American Independent Media and the Gene Siskel Film Center, continues through Thursday, April 12, with screenings at the Film Center. Tickets are $9, $7 for students, and $5 for Film Center members; for more information call 312-846-2800. American Pastime Following the attack on […]
Posted inMusic
Sharp Darts: His Not-So-Secret Identity
Ralph Darden comes out from behind his DJ handle to push the debut full-length by the Jai-Alai Savant.