- Blogs, Bleader, May 10, 2013
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Remembering Robert Sickinger, a pioneer of off-Loop theater
The Hull-House Theater director who inspired David Mamet and Jim Jacobs has died in Florida at age 86.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 26, 2013
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RIP George Jones, my gateway to really hearing country music
The brilliant singer George Jones has died, but as the guy who made country music make sense for me, he'll live forever.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 8, 2013
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More about Martyl Langsdorf, the Chicago artist who designed Doomsday Clock
Martyl Langsdorf, the artist who designed the Doomsday Clock, had a very interesting life.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 8, 2013
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Continuing to think of Roger Ebert
We don't mourn Roger Ebert—we miss him.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 5, 2013
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An example of the late Roger Ebert's grace
Remembering the late film critic's reaction to Siskel & Ebert Save Chicago
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 5, 2013
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Thumbs upward: Roger Ebert, 1942-2013
On the late movie critic and literary adventurer
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 5, 2013
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How Roger Ebert encouraged me
A personal reminiscence about the late Chicago film critic
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 4, 2013
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RIP Roger Ebert: 1942-2013
The legendary film critic died Thursday.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 21, 2013
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Master filmmaker Alain Resnais, still elusive at 90
Taking a first crack at his latest (but not last) feature, You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet, screening tonight at the European Union Film Festival
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 18, 2013
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Jason Molina of Magnolia Electric Company and Songs: Ohia dead at 39
Jason Molina, leader of Magnolia Electric Company, died on Saturday in Indianapolis at age 39.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 20, 2013
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RIP Soft Machine cofounder Kevin Ayers
Soft Machine founder and indie-rock hero dead at 68
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 4, 2013
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Requiem for the MiniDisc
An audio format goes into that good night.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 29, 2013
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Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris, inventor of musical conduction, dead at 65
The cornetist and inventor of an approach to conducted improvisation called "conduction" passed away following a struggle with cancer.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 27, 2012
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A career highlight of soul and gospel singer Fontella Bass
The great soul and gospel singer Fontella Bass is dead at 72
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 27, 2012
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Cal's closes its doors on New Year's Day
Cal's Bar, a South Loop staple, will be closing its doors one final time after their New Year's Eve party
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 17, 2012
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Have they found Michael Jansson's body?
A body was pulled from the river yesterday. Are they the remains of this long-lost Lincolnwood man?
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 13, 2012
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Boxer, promoter, and raconteur Johnny Lira: 1951-2012
One of Chicago's great characters dies
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 13, 2012
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RIP former Tribune rock critic Lynn Van Matre
On the woman who pretty much defined the rock beat at the Tribune
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 30, 2012
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Marvin Miller: champion of free markets
Remembering a left-of-center trade unionist who forced baseball's right-of-center capitalists to live up to some semblance of the free-market ideologies they professed
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 3, 2012
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Barry Commoner: 1917-2012
A tribute to Barry Commoner, the great scientist, activist, ecologist and one-time presidential candidate
