- Arts & Culture, Feature, May 23, 2013
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StoryCorps puts Chicago behind the microphone
The national recording project, started in 2003, has opened a booth in the Cultural Center.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 18, 2013
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Reader's Agenda Sat 5/18: Yo-Yo Ma, acclaimed hors d'oeuvres, and rap karaoke
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Saturday, May 18
- Blogs, Bleader, May 1, 2013
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Reader's Agenda Wed 5/1: Sound Opinions does Wattstax, Reading Under the Influence, and Big Boi
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Wednesday, May 1.
- News & Features, Michael Miner on Media, May 1, 2013
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Rick Kogan might be sentimental—just don't call him a sentimentalist
The storied Tribune columnist gets a "mea culpa" from Trib theater critic Chris Jones.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 30, 2013
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Drinking Malort at 9 AM
Abraham Conlon's version of Epoisses, and several other dishes local chefs are making for the Key Ingredient Cook-Off on Friday.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 4, 2013
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The Tribune backs away from an estimate of the charter schools waiting list
The paper is sticking to its guns—kind of. And kind of not.
- Lit & Lectures, Lit Feature, Apr 3, 2013
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A history of gang violence: The Almighty Black P Stone Nation
A conversation about the five-decade evolution of a Chicago street gang
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 2, 2013
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The need for charter schools: The Tribune overstates the case
How many kids wait for places in Chicago's charter schools? Surely not 19,000.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 29, 2013
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On the prison-segregation cycle and the wish for solutions
Should journalists have a remedy for every problem they point out?
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 28, 2013
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Governor Quinn should answer WBEZ's questions on prisons
The governor continues to avoid talking about living conditions for the state's 49,000 prisoners.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 14, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: The whispery cabin folk of Ty Maxon's "To Theoda"
Today's 12 O'Clock Track is Ty Maxon's "To Theoda," from his album Calling of the Crows.
- Lit & Lectures, Lit Sidebar, Mar 14, 2013
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Writers bring "Vision and Voice" to the 17th annual Story Week
That's the theme of this year's writers' festival, hosted by Columbia College.
- Performing Arts, Culture Vultures, Feb 26, 2013
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This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Building Stories, SpaceTime Tanks, and the Kates
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 19, 2013
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WBEZ's spring ad campaign: You've come a long way, babies
Is interestingness genetic?
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 1, 2013
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A local community meets to save hyperlocal digital journalism
Community meeting discusses ways to save hyperlocal news sites on Chicago's north side.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 16, 2013
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A home for StoryCorps at the Cultural Center
StoryCorps will move into the Chicago Cultural Center this spring.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 7, 2012
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The wrong man times five, and the rest of this week's movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 22, 2012
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Racial integration is possible in Chicago
In a city with a sordid history of segregation, there are beacons of light and reasons to be thankful
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 18, 2012
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Malort night at Paddy Long's and other food and drink events
Pumpkin festivals, beer celebrations, Malort night, and local farming fund-raisers fill this week's event calendar
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 22, 2012
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Interview with Carol Sciurus, eastern gray squirrel
Asking a squirrel what she thinks about Mike Sula's "Chicken of the trees"
