- Lit & Lectures, Book Review, Mar 25, 2013
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Mad Men, Mad World looks at the 60s through smoke-colored glasses
In a new collection, Mad Men gets the academic treatment.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Mar 21, 2013
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Jim Cuomo
This saxophonist and composer played experimental psych with Spoils of War and acid folk with Mormos, and now writes for a brass band in Australia.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 10, 2013
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A greener Chicago would be a safer Chicago
Urban farming and better care of vacant lots could reduce crime and improve life in poorer areas
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 18, 2012
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Dalkey Archive Press's infamous ad, the "Worst Job Posting Ever," was satire, sort of
An aggressive job posting needs an explanation
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 13, 2012
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A model integrated community for Chicago to study
In Hope Meadows, a common purpose for residents—caring for each other—leads to real integration
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 6, 2012
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Starting a dialogue about Brazil with Mostra director Ariani Freidl
A short interview with the director of Chicago's annual Brazilian film festival
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 4, 2012
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When was the last time you sent a postcard?
Picturing Illinois (and Chicago) in old-time postcards
- Lit & Lectures, Book Review, Oct 23, 2012
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Carl Regehr: The Lost Journals—a fecund mind at work
The Society of Typographic Arts celebrates 85 years with a 154-page volume of the graphic designer's work
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 9, 2012
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Illini students vote to support Daily Illini
University of Illinois students vote to support the Daily Illini and campus radio station
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 29, 2012
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First Flush of youth
The charms of knocking down those face-card tiles in the pinball game Royal Flush
- Music, Music Feature, Dec 22, 2011
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Psalm One, the MC
'Rapping was definitely not in the books'
- News & Features, Michael Miner on Media, Jun 9, 2011
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University of Illinois's campus crime site gives readers the story - their own
- News & Features, The Arts, Apr 14, 2011
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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.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 21, 2011
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In Your Morning Newsfeed: Rahm's Dominance, Basketball Blues, War in Libya, Americans are Dumb, and More
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 27, 2011
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This Blog Post About Law Schools Is Filler
Law schools can't see the forest for the tree photos.
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 4, 2009
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Go Fug Yourself + God: it had to happen
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 30, 2009
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QOTD
Journalism freak-outs then and now: the U. of I. clout story gets the Annie-Oakely-cokehead treatment.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 30, 2009
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My goodness, is that newspaper angry!
The Tribune's investigation of admissions practices at the University of Illinois is a little over the top.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 22, 2009
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Forget it Jake, it's Champaign-Urbana
One of America's most prominent legacy pundits offers up a bizarre defense of legacy admissions, which is worth reading, for the wrong reasons, if you're not fed up with the U of I scandal.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 29, 2009
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You don't have to be a jock...
If Derrick Rose had gone to the University of Illinois, maybe getting into college would have been even easier.
