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Journalist Danny Fenster’s detainment shows we are living <i>Fahrenheit 451</i>

Journalist Danny Fenster’s detainment shows we are living Fahrenheit 451

The Columbia College graduate has been held in Myanmar to the detriment of free speech everywhere.

By Sam Weller

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Moonwater Dance Project rides the wave

The all-female-identifying Moonwater Dance Project explores water-as-metaphor in its newest piece.

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A mountain of dots and lines on the gig poster of the week

This week's featured gig poster, for an outdoor David Boykin concert at Compound Yellow, is by Oak Park-based singer-songwriter and creative director Rich Klevgard.

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Journalist Danny Fenster’s detainment shows we are living Fahrenheit 451

The Columbia College graduate has been held in Myanmar to the detriment of free speech everywhere.

By Sam Weller | 06.15.21
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