FOIA law doesn’t really apply to Mayor Emanuel’s new Infrastructure Trust
Tag: Vol. 41 No. 32
Issue of May. 3 – 9, 2012
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Are the White Sox solving their ADHD (Adam Dunn Hitting Deficit) problem?
Dunn seems to relax as a hitter when he’s playing the field, but lefties still give him fits.
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On Robert Caro, LBJ, Clinton, editors, and deadlines
I have a personal reason for appreciating Robert Caro
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Three questions for Ann Hui’s A Simple Life
Starting to figure out the deceptively simple Hong Kong drama
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One Bite: Eelbroods of surimi
Save an eel—or a few hundred—with Goya brand mock elvers in olive oil
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Vintage photos from SST Records house producer Spot
Spot, house producer for SST, shares his vintage pics of Black Flag, Darby Crash, Diamanda Galas, and more
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12 O’Clock Track: Dolly Mixture, “Dream Come True”
Your Monday dose of punchy, girly postpunk
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Beck’s beer has never looked better
Beck’s Beer Limited Edition comes to the U.S. for the first time in 25 years.
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Shows to see: Black Dice, Schoolboy Q, Lee Fields, and more
Some imminent concert picks from the Soundboard page: P.G. Six, Lee Fields, Black Dice, and Schoolboy Q
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The 1980s: a decade of excess wealth and interminable longing
A short essay on some common themes in Angels in America and “This Will Have Been”
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This Week on the Bleader: How original!
Don Draper says, “I’m excited about Origins Week. Now, where’s my scotch?” In the Season Four finale of Mad Men, Faye Miller angrily tells Don Draper, “You only like the beginnings of things.” Well, so do we! And like the show, we have a dashing man working in our advertising department who is living under […]
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Bulls reach for the crutches
The Chicago Bulls lose Joakim Noah on top of Derrick Rose and appear helpless against the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Saying good-bye to Adam Yauch, aka MCA of the Beastie Boys
An appreciation of the Beastie Boys on the occasion of the death of Adam Yauch, aka MCA