Commonplace links: “It’s the time of year when I start fetishizing trees.”
Tag: Vol. 37 No. 26
Issue of Mar. 20 – 26, 2008
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Orlando “Cachao” Lopez, dead at 89
Orlando “Cachao” Lopez dies; a recent anthology of his music explores his pioneering descargas.
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Making the news
The Trib editorial board thinks the squares are killing Facebook. The rest of the paper hasn’t gotten the message.
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Chez When, Just for the Halibut Fish ‘n Chips, and others
A UIC prof’s paper on funny restaurant names.
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Coheed and Cambria’s multimedia empire
Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambria at New York Comic Con
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Through the cracks: a roundup of local news you probably missed
Through the cracks: death of a board-game designer.
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Dan Boadi and Ghannata play a free show Wednesday night
Dan Boadi and his West African dance band Ghannata play a free show Wednesday night at the Old Town School of Folk Music.
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Commonplace links
Commonplace links: “That you got the thing was on equal footing with the quality of the thing.”
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Games people play
Michael Haneke’s messing with your head; here’s how NOT to play along.
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The radicals
Barack Obama’s church is so radical that Republicans and Democrats have been sending it grants to provide social services for years.