O’er the land of the free, and the barbecue.
Tag: Vol. 38 No. 35
Issue of May. 21 – 27, 2009
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This week’s food and drink events
A hot pepper eating contest, Rum Fest, Goose Island’s Bristol Brew, and more.
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On ChicagoNow… and other stuff
Why the Trib’s ChicagoNow blog network is a good, sensible approach to the future of journalism, and what might come after.
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From Our Lips to His Ear
On heels of a 50 percent price hike, the Art Institute yearns to be free.
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5/30 and 5/31 — free Meat Puppets shows
The Meat Puppets, fathers of country-punk, play two free in-store shows at the Apple Store and Permanent Records.
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Sonia Sotomayor beats out Diane Wood for SCOTUS, but what’s next?
The Sotomayor nomination could get ugly fast – even if she’ll probably get confirmed anyway – but there are more interesting things to read if you drill down.
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Two tales of the tape
By publishing different sections of a conversation between Roland Burris and Robert Blagojevich, the Sun-Times and Tribune create contrasting impressions of Burris’s willingness to pay to play.
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Will Schutz Dead at 47
The Chicago actor struggled with cancer, lack of health insurance.
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Unhealthy trends
Tight pants can be harmful to your health–just ask this local musician.
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The skinny on cap and trade
Congress is moving slowly, but midwestern leaders have already forged their own plan for a carbon cap-and-trade system. Henry Henderson, one of its architects, explains how the market, and commercial self-interest, can be used to cut back on pollution.
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Coming soon: Angin Mamiri
West Ridge will soon be home to Chicago’s only Indonesian restaurant.
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Behind the Mask
Get inside the fuzzy fiberglass head of UW-Wisconsin mascot Bucky Badger in the documentary “Being Bucky,” which has its Chicago premiere Thursday at Landmark’s Century Centre.
