Smart takes on Jim Carrey, Clint Eastwood, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Tag: Vol. 38 No. 13
Issue of Dec. 18 – 24, 2008
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Best of 2008, part one
This week I’ll be talking about my 40 favorite albums of 2008, in four installments; here are numbers 40 through 31.
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Exquisite City moves downtown
Missed the Exquisite City art show at the Viaduct? Catch it at the Chicago Tourism Center next month.
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Yet another gift for the gourmand
Need a last minute gift for a gourmand? Try A la Card Chicago’s 2009 “deck” of 52 $10 restaurant gift cards.
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The Reader remains in the hands of Creative Loafing
In bankruptcy court, Creative Loafing Inc. hangs on to the Chicago Reader, which lays off more editorial staff.
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They paid; now they’re playing
The winner of the state’s new casino license has been a generous contributor to many of the most powerful politicians in Illinois.
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Not exactly “The Young British Soldier”
Governor Blagojevich, have you no shame? You made Kipling sound like a weasel.
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Alternative weekly blows off the Web
New Jersey’s TriCity News makes money by turning its back on the Web. Is that the real Internet-era business model?
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Deals and money in other cities
While Chicago’s City Council has been busy rubber-stamping big-money deals, other cities are working through their own problems.
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Excuse me, could you please not be quiet?
Cinematic Titanic gives talking during the movie a good name.
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For the Love of Rod
Three years ago Bird Names front man David Lineal made an album for and about Rod Blagojevich. Now it’s found its moment.