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Tag: Vol. 38 No. 29
Issue of Apr. 9 – 15, 2009
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The empire strikes back
Newspapers talk tough, but will they actually declare war on the “parasites” sucking up their content online?
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The kids of today should defend themselves agains the 90s
Let’s not let nostalgia go too far
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IOC, are you listening?
From Ben’s mouth to the IOC’s ear: members of the Olympic committee reportedly promised to read Joravsky’s Reader article telling them to take their Games to some other city.
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4/13 — Free Hot Dogs
The Full Shilling is handing out free hot dogs before and after Cubs home games.
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Pitchfork Music Festival: new acts announced
Fucked Up, Wavves, the Very Best, M83, the Dutchess & the Duke, and several more acts have been officially added to the Pitchfork fest’s roster.
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Chris Ligon’s party for “Look at the Birdy”
Chicago oddball Chris Ligon celebrates a great new compilation of wacky recordings with a Saturday-night show at the Hideout.
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A.O. Scott on Holocaust movies
The New York Times critic appears this weekend at KAM Isaiah Israel in Hyde Park. Also this week: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Tokyo Sonata” opens at Music Box; So Yong Kim’s “Treeless Mountain” closes the Asian American Showcase; and Kelly Reichardt’s “Wendy and Lucy” makes a curtain call at Facets.
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The father of Blaxploitation is back
Melvin Van Peebles’ “Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha” has its Chicago premiere tonight at the Parkway Ballroom.
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4/13 — Michael Chabon lecture
Lecture on Edgar Allen Poe by novelist Michael Chabon on Monday.
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Happy New Year!
Passover and Easter have all the headlines this week, but many southeast Asians are gearing up to celebrate the New Year this weekend, which means food–and lots of it.
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Sales, a trunk show, and Christian Siriano
Project Runway’s Christian Siriano in Chicago and other noteworthy fashion events this weekend.
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Homemade Malort
If you want to make your own Malort, all you need is booze and wormwood.
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4/19 — Screening of The Refugee All Stars
Screening of “The Refugee All Stars” at the Dusable Museum, followed by a discussion.