Part of “Decisive Design,” on display at the Art Institute
Tag: Vol. 39 No. 7
Issue of Nov. 5 – 11, 2009
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Morning Art: Carlo Mollino
Part of “Italics,” on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art
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The Seventh Circuit Rules Against Jamie Kalven
The Seventh Circuit overturns Joan Lefkow’s ruling giving Jamie Kalven and the City Council standing to demand access to a list of the names of more than 600 “rogue” cops.
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Experimental Sound on Film
A unique program screening at the Gene Siskel Film Center focuses on experimental work that makes the sonic an equal partner to the visual.
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An Eater’s Reading Roundup
Recent food-related articles of interest, among them a review of Jonathan Safran Foer’s Eating Animals, a modest proposal for mega food desert Detroit, and a hydroponic system for urban dwellers’ windows.
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11/11 — Free Colt 45 and Juiceboxxx Show at Berlin
Starting at midnight tonight, free Colt 45 will be served (while supplies last) at Berlin (954 W. Belmont) as part of the “Get Get Down” event presented by Vice Magazine and Colt 45.
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Fashion Sales and Events Wednesday and Thursday
A trunk show of Israeli deisgners, the last Fashion Cafe of the year, Walk the West Loop, and more
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What Wale Means
The fate of Wale’s debut album for Interscope says a lot about what’s happening to hip-hop during the fall of the record industry.
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The Marvelous Mishmash of the Mumlers
San Jose’s Mumlers, whose appealingly loose collage of antique-sounding pop styles is a perfect match for the soulful singing of Will Sprott, play the Beat Kitchen on Thursday night.
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In Veterans/Armistice Day News
I’d missed this before, but last week Gen. Casimir Pulaski was named an honorary U.S. citizen. Elsewhere, Matt Yglesias laments the fact that America doesn’t celebrate Armistice Day. I disagree – Armistice Day became Veterans Day in America in 1953, in the wake of WWII, for the purpose of honoring all veterans – but it’s […]
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Shaming Holiday Gifts for the Body-Conscious Little Girl
A retrospective of body-shaming dolls for girls.