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Tag: Vol. 43 No. 23
Issue of Feb. 27 – Mar. 5, 2014
Posted inNews & Politics
Are Chicago’s elite private schools as diverse as they claim to be?
The socioeconomic makeup of the city’s elite private schools is a public policy issue—or should be one.
Posted inArts & Culture
Goodman Theatre’s Buzzer is broken by contrivance
The sympathy ratios are off in Jessica Thebus’s staging of Tracey Scott Wilson’s Buzzer at Goodman.
Posted inBlogs
Coming soon: Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s deceptively simple The Gardener
The acclaimed Iranian filmmaker’s latest documentary opens in Chicago this Friday.
Posted inBlogs
Congressman Danny Davis blasts social injustice in the most entertaining way possible
The veteran politician tells stories of his childhood during an appearance before the City Club.
Posted inArts & Culture
Eric Kirsammer, owner of Chicago Comics and Quimby’s Bookstore, curates our Comics Issue
As a purveyor of printed matter, I’m constantly amazed at the variety and quality of comics being produced today. Chicago alone is home to many talented comics artists; on top of that, our city’s played an important role in the history of the form, particularly in the development of indie comics. In keeping with that […]
Posted inBlogs
Tegan and Sara strike satirical pop gold
“Everything Is Awesome!!!” gives Canadian cult act their biggest hit
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Mayor Emanuel sends the marines into Ames Middle School
Politicians plan to convert another neighborhood school into a military academy.
Posted inBlogs
Was knowledge of priestly sins ever used to muscle the church?
Why did the silence last so long?
Posted inBlogs
Hot Bagels get Toasted tonight at Township
Never mind the word play—Hot Bagels made a hell of a punky, lo-fi rock album, and they celebrate it with a proper record-release show tonight.
Posted inBlogs
On the day every American wanted to protect Bode Miller
Alpine skiing and asking banal questions at the Olympics are both high-risk jobs.
Posted inBlogs
12 O’Clock Track: In honor of the Comics Issue, the “Paranoid Android” video
The animated music video for the first single off of Radiohead’s OK Computer