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, Oct 27, 2011
Martin Amis confronts Saul Bellow's Chicago
The British novelist discusses the ‘loud, brilliant, and mean’ city of his literary hero
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The Atheist Mother's Tale
A new documentary tells the story of the Champaign housewife who got religion out of the public schools.
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More tenure troubles at DePaul
Another new complaint alleges that white professors were given preference over minorities
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Threewalls's Chicago Art Farm
Can high culture be marketed like agriculture?
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, Mar 24, 2011
Aelita, Queen of Mars
Composer Dan Schaaf's silent cinema musical has landed at Links Hall
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In the Blood: Two Generations of New Music
Ramon Zupko wouldn't have picked the composer's life for his son, Mischa
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The Art of War
And the science, too: The Pritzker Military Library and Lyric's latest are all about battle.
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Labor Unrest at Columbia College, Northeastern
Adjuncts, unions at local schools fight for contract, job security
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The city’s most indie musicians get an advocate—and a gig.
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The Shakman Variations
When is a city worker not a city employee?
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Assorted Nutts
With an MCA retrospective opening, Hairy Who member Jim Nutt discusses his work.
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, Jan 20, 2011
Stoking the Fire
A U. of C. panel examines the censorship brouhaha at the National Portrait Gallery
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, Jan 6, 2011
The Missing Mural
Artist Tyrue "Slang" Jones cries foul after his Violet Hour painting vanishes.
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, Dec 16, 2010
Outside the Lines
Compelling and revealing work from Project Onward's disabled artists
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, Dec 9, 2010
Still in the Dark
Walter Stearns is talking about his plans for the Mercury Theater—but not about his investors.
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, Nov 25, 2010
That's Journotainment!
What Trib Co. tried to accomplish with
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Everybody's a Producer
Members can buy into the show-selection process in Chicago Muse's new model.
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, Nov 4, 2010
Outsider Art, Back Inside the Tent
The Intuit show, dumped by Art Chicago, teams up with SOFA. But not everybody's happy.
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, Oct 28, 2010
Obamacare for Artists
What health care reform looks like for creative pros—and where to get help now.
by Deanna Isaacs
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, Oct 21, 2010
Thinks Global, Lives Local
The Chicago Humanities Festival's new artistic director actually lives in Chicago—sometimes.
by Deanna Isaacs
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Symptoms of Modernity: Jews and Queers in Late-Twentieth Century Vienna
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