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, Nov 18, 2011
Deafheaven at Ultra Lounge on Sunday
San Francisco black-metal five-piece Deafheaven swing through Chicago on Sunday.
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Logan Square DIY venue Strangelight closes its doors with one last show on Friday.
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, Aug 25, 2011
Nafissatou Diallo and Tiawanda Moore
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Thinking Through and Beyond the Election
The election without tears — from professor Peter Dreier
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, May 28, 2010
I Lost It at the Movies
Sex and the City 2 destroyed my capacity to distinguish between a knock-off and the real thing.
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, Sep 29, 2009
Chicago's Edge over Rio...
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, Sep 1, 2009
Credit Where It's Due?
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, Jul 24, 2009
Playing bridge to nowhere
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