Part of “Tehom,” on display at Carrie Secrist Gallery
Tag: Vol. 39 No. 32
Issue of Apr. 29 – May. 5, 2010
Morning Art: Jason Brammer
Part of “Folding the Future,” on display at New Wave Coffee
Morning Art: Oleksa Kovalenko
Part of “Mythology of My Motherland,” on display at the Ukrainian National Museum
Early Warnings Roundup
This week’s Early Warnings include the Dead Weather, Hole, the New York Dolls, Floor, Roger Waters, the Metronome Celebration, and the English Beat.
Talking Points
The second annual Talking Pictures Festival opens tonight in Evanston.
Song for 5/5
Oh, why not. Despite the video quality, the guitar comes through pretty well. (Considered at best a disappointment when it came out, Whip-Smart has aged pretty well, IMO.)
5/5-5/7 — Free Academic Freedom Symposium at the University of Chicago
The University of Chicago hosts a free symposium on academic freedom from Wed 5/5 to Fri 5/7.
Latest State Revenue Proposal: Less Revenue
Item: Quinn pushing back-to-school sales tax holiday for August Item: “As lawmakers piece together a stopgap budget in Springfield, high school students in Chicago marched through the streets demanding a fix for education funding cuts.” Item: MAP college grants run dry, rejections to double Item: Report: “Staggering” decline in state revenues
Street Art Is Lame, but Not as Lame as Roger Waters
Pink Floyd douchebag defaces Elliott Smith memorial, claims Smith would have been cool with it
Jeffrey Brown, Ivan Brunetti, Anders Nilsen, and Chris Ware Talk Graphic Novels
“Partnership of the Picture and the Word”: how the graphic novel is making its impact on the literary scene
Chicago Anarchist Film Festival
The 10th Annual Chicago Anarchist Film Festival screens new and archival works, 5/5-5/16 at St. Paul’s Cultural Center and No Exit Cafe.
Say Hello to Johnny Casserole
Johnny Casserole, a casserole-delivery service, is now legitimately in business.