The Dirty Tourney: a bunch of shitty bands want you to compete for the privilege of having them call you a slut.
Tag: Vol. 38 No. 26
Issue of Mar. 19 – 25, 2009
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Persepolis now
Marjane Satrapi, creator of the Persepolis comics and animated feature, will lecture next Friday at Columbia College.
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The no-match bogeyman strikes again
Another round of Social Security Administration no-match letters has led to a spate of immigrant firings at area Pizza Huts, protested by demonstrators in Bucktown today.
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Don’t just inform me — reflect me.
Punk Planet founder Dan Sinker appreciates the Washington Post, but it’s not the sort of place he’d ever give money to.
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Inside the state sausage factory
Frederick Wiseman’s “State Legislature” has its local premiere Saturday at Chicago Filmmakers.
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SXSW Retrospective
A completely comprehensive look at all seven trillion SXSW showcases
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Herbert Wiley’s second go-round
Wiley & the Checkmates serve up reconstituted old-school soul at the Hideout on Saturday night.
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One woman’s trash, another woman’s treasure
A guide to everything vintage–including clothes, jewelry, and accessories–at Chicago mag, plus a few more tips.
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Chinatown Dining Tour tonight
Register by 2:30 PM today for a discount on tonight’s tour of more than 20 Chinatown restaurants and bakeries.
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Boss Shiller
Is there a difference anymore between aldermen Helen Shiller and Berny Stone?
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“True Love” for SWAN Day Saturday
Nancy Savoca appears at Saturday’s screening of her Italian- American wedding comedy “True Love,” featuring three future “Sopranos” stars. It’s showing in celebration of International SWAN day (that stands for Support Women Artists Now).
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More classical bargains
3/25 – Elena Baksht, a young Russian-born pianist on the faculty of Michigan State, plays a free lunchtime concert today at the Chicago Cultural Center.