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Film Margaret: teach your children well
Posted by J.R. Jones on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:50 PM
Watching Margaret for the second time this weekend, I was struck by how much screen time is taken up by teachers. The main character, Lisa Cohen (Anna Paquin), is an upperclassman at a place she describes as "a private school for rich Jews" (if memory serves), and writer-director Kenneth Lonergan includes numerous scenes of her classes, which are relatively small and all seem to center on student discussion. These scenes enlarge the movie's frame of reference beyond the main plot—the horrifying bus accident that leaves Lisa guilt-ridden and determined to punish the driver (Mark Ruffalo)—and touch on such weighty subjects as man's relationship with God and the conflict between radical Islam and the West. Even more important, Lisa has dealings outside class with two of her teachers—John (Matthew Broderick), who teaches English, and Mr. Aaron (Matt Damon), who teaches geometry—that reflect on the main story.
Crickets / Music Gig poster of the week
Posted by Luca Cimarusti on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:11 PM
SHOW: Cooler by the Lake, Sweet Cobra, Deminer, Full On, and Party Downers at Empty Bottle on 2/4
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Crickets / Music Kim Dotcom currently a free man
Posted by Miles Raymer on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 1:25 PM
The Reefer / Politics Sunny's Opus—a new twist on an old story
Posted by Ben Joravsky on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 12:52 PM
It’s called Won’t Back Down and it stars Viola Davis as the good parent and Maggie Gyllenhaal as her good teacher sidekick.
We've come a long way from Mr. Holland’s Opus.
Meanwhile, back on planet Earth, the Illinois Supreme Court officially abolished tenure in Chicago’s public schools.
Yay, whee, whoo—let’s make a movie!
Food Chain / Food & Drink Recommended today: Pitmaster dinner at Barn & Company
Posted by Kate Schmidt on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 12:21 PM
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Crickets / Music 12 O'Clock Track: Shlohmo remixes "Crew Love"
Posted by Miles Raymer on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Hear the remix after the jump:
Mudville / Protest Week / Sports Blackhawks: protesting trade talks
Posted by Ted Cox on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:48 AM
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As the Hawks came back from an early deficit to win, neither of their goals were pretty. Rookies Jimmy Hayes and Marcus Kruger both scored on loose pucks in front of the Detroit net. Yet both had a playoff look to them—taking advantage of opportunities—and both were the product of the Hawks' overall intensity, as they clearly took the fight to the Wings.
Politics / News Tips for Santorum for the final debate tonight
Posted by Steve Bogira on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:13 AM
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The candidates have shown great intellect and courage throughout the campaign, and tonight should be no exception. The main issue has boiled down to which candidate is the farthest right. Most of the candidates concede that their opponents are really, really conservative, but they all claim to be the only true triple-really conservative. Mitt Romney asserted last week that he was a "severely conservative" governor in Massachusetts, and Ron Paul just released a commercial calling Rick Santorum a "fake" conservative. If you've heard Santorum's views on any of the issues, you'd have to say he's faking it pretty well. Speaking of authenticity, the Paul commercial also uses the words "dude" and "groovy"—and aren't those the first words that come to mind when you think of Ron Paul?
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Your NATO/G8 primer Everything you wanted to know about hosting international summits but were afraid to ask
Worried about Chicago's readiness to deal with potential G8/NATO riots? The police are, too
The $12 million protest The last major Chicago protest cost the city a pretty penny. Will history repeat itself when G8 and NATO come to town?
The Jeff Mangum Effect Once an indie-rock messiah makes his second coming, what's left for him to do?
Artist on Artist: Sharon Van Etten talks to Chris Salveter 'Songs I wrote when I was going through something really intense helped me get through it'
Three Beats: BBU talk about working with GLC: “Yeah, he’s a pimp” Plus: A new EP might finally get Absolutely Not noticed, and cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm works well with Europe
One drink over the line Lionel Rogosin's On the Bowery exposed life on skid row, but the filmmakers had their own problems with booze
Quick with his baton Woody Harrelson is a cop on the run (from his wives) in Oren Moverman's Rampart
Living in the material world In Bertrand Bonello's House of Pleasures, objects are larger than they appear
A restaurant for the ditherers The souped-up Applebee's that is BLT American Brasserie
This week's Cocktail Challenge: muddled caviar An Asian-inspired tribute to Hemingway
Getting it right on the near south side Acadia: Chef Ryan McCaskey's Elysium amidst the weeds
Death and the maiden Dating Walter Dante asks why some girls go for suspected murderers
The Joffrey Ballet's "Winter Fire" program: High-tech with a tender streak
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Fiction Issue 2012 Five reader-submitted stories selected by guest curator Goldie Goldbloom, plus a few of our editors' favorites
Fiction Issue 2012: "Sky Boys" Lunch is served 69 stories above Manhattan
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Excavating Pittsburgh's Hill District "Teenie Harris, Photographer" turns up a lost world
Beaver anal sacs and you Rebecca Beachy's 'Ground' explores the connection
Show us your . . . Transformers Each week, we ask you to show us something. This week it's Eric Prahl’s Transformers
Zoom in: Goose Island Strolling along with the "umbrella girl" of the Morton Salt Company
This week's Chicagoan: Aldo Marin, funeral director 'I can be in the embalming room sitting next to five people that have all passed away, and that’s, like, harmony.'
Space: A brewmaster's bar Intelligentsia's Charlie Habegger refashions a kitchen nook as a shrine to the art of coffee making
New Year's resolution: redecorate 2012 is the perfect time to freshen up your dated decor
Don’t buy it—build it! Whitney Gaylord's Logan Square graystone is filled with custom-designed furniture from her shop, Maker
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