- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Mar 19, 2013
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The Emanuel administration kicks Persepolis out of class
Chicago Public Schools officials offer a lesson in confiscating books.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 25, 2013
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This week in 70-millimeter: Sweating the small stuff
When fleeting details in movies seem like the product of a grand design
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 13, 2012
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Irony: "the opposite of what you think"
A guide, with moving pictures
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 6, 2012
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Irony is a force that gives us meaning
But we don't know what it is, either
- Style, Holiday Gift Guide, Dec 4, 2012
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Our all-local gift guide
Presents people might actually want, based on what we actually want
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Jul 11, 2012
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Getting to the meat of Three Sisters
Steppenwolf cracks Chekhov's hardest nut
- Blogs, Bleader, May 28, 2010
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Gilding the LOL-y
Let's maybe chill out on the ironic twee-pop covers.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 2, 2010
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All Videos Should Be by Loke Wilson
Why this guy from Norway needs to make all of the videos
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 17, 2010
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What the Fuck Is a Jedward and Why Would It Cover "Ice Ice Baby"?
Tween pop, oldies rap, and ironic superpositions
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 2, 2009
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This guy for president
An inspiring video from the Sasquatch festival shows us the power of one dancing man.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 13, 2009
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Narrowing our definition of "bad"
The Internet falls for Microsoft's new Songsmith app.
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 24, 2008
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Roger Ebert: Man of Irony
Does nonsense become irony when it's touched by Roger Ebert?
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 16, 2007
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Executive-friendly soundtrack-licensing pusher
A special Nirvana gift for the suits.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 6, 2007
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Welcome to the dustbin of history
Prague's Museum of Communism can be found "above the McDonalds and next to the Casino."
