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Tag: Vol. 41 No. 36
Issue of May. 31 – Jun. 6, 2012
Civic planning—a vanishing beat?
Why the American Planning Association dropped its journalism awards
Gig poster of the week: M. Ward and the Lee Ranaldo Band
This week’s gig poster was created by Zissou Tasseff-Elenkoff of FugScreens
Now playing: Venice by way of the Polish countryside
Previewing the 2010 Polish fantasy, which screens for free at the Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago’s creative (re)builders: a look at community-based arts projects
A look at some of Chicago’s creative community-based arts projects
The rustic minimalism of Norwegian trio Ballrogg
Bassist Roger Arntzen of In the Country (who play the Hideout on Wednesday) releases a third album with side project Ballrogg
Mucking around with Jim Belushi in the Sun-Times
Yesterday the Sun-Times dropped its new celebrity-column feature, the Daily Splash
Writing about a controversial Harper’s cover in the style of the Harper’s Index
What better way to write about a Harper’s cover than in the style of the Harper’s Index?
In Rotation: Multi-instrumentalist Boris Hauf says Last.fm saved his ass
Musical obsessions of Cheer-Accident keyboardist Dudley Bayne, Reader music editor Philip Montoro, and multi-instrumentalist Boris Hauf
How to file a police report when NATO is in town
The travails of trying to report a crime following the NATO summit in Chicago
12 O’Clock Track: La Sardina de Naiguatá: “Volveré”
A rousing Carnaval tune from Venezuelan folkloric group La Sardina de Naiguatá
Thoughts on Cinema Scope’s “Best 50 Filmmakers Under 50” list
I finally had a chance to sit down with Cinema Scope magazine’s 50th issue
The age of innocence is over
Did Willie Donald do it? The Medill Innocence Project no longer cares.
Hey, Mayor Rahm: Don’t give the Cubs our money!
Just a few reasons not to waste untold millions in tax dollars on the Cubs