Part of Quirk, on display at Cole’s.
Tag: Vol. 40 No. 12
Issue of Dec. 9 – 15, 2010
“On the first day of unemployment . . . “
Pioneer Press is about to close seven papers. Will there be layoffs?
Just Because Apple’s Not Streaming Music Doesn’t Mean Your iPhone Can’t
At this point it seems inevitable that Apple’s going to reinvent iTunes as a service that will store your music collection in the cloud and stream it to your preferred device or devices, and tech pundits seem to think it’ll happen sooner rather than later. This will be good for the many of us whose […]
Heavy Times Promise Fun Times Tonight
Limited-edition vinyl, free beer, and quality garage rock
12/15—Free Download From the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Free download of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Verdi’s overture to La Forza del Destino.
Will.i.am Finds His Integrity
Horrible hack says shockingly right-on things about the inexcusable “new” Michael Jackson record.
Morning Art: Brittany Ransom
Part of Prodigious Partnerships, on display at Roxaboxen Exhibitions.
Kiki Yablon’s Last Day
Kiki Yablon leaves the Reader, and Geoff Dougherty takes over as acting editor.
RecursiveWire Is Recursive
The WSJ reports that TribCo has signed up with a new wire service called “Reuters America,” which sounds impressive until you get to this part: “and Examiner.com for local coverage.”
The End of the Below-Market Interest Rate Program?
For 1,037 Chicago families, the future all depends on a relatively small, obscure amendment passing through the U.S Senate. Without it, they may just end up without a place to live, uprooted from the communities where they’ve lived for years, because of a short-sighted law passed 40 years ago. The Chicago Reporter‘s Megan Cottrell picks […]