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Columns & Opinion
,
On Politics
Apr 18, 2017
Students at Northeastern pay the price for Illinois’s budget failures
The state university is the latest victim of the two-year budget stalemate.
By Ben Joravsky
Tags:
On Politics
,
News
,
Bruce Rauner
,
Ameya Pawar
,
Dan Biss
,
Northeastern Illinois University
,
Chicago State University
,
Mark Batinick
,
Dr. Seuss
,
Ashlei Ross
,
Republican Governors Association
,
State Solutions
,
Inc.
Blogs
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Bleader
Dec 31, 2015
The scurrilous cartoons of Dr. Seuss
Dr. Suess Goes to War
reveals an ugly side of Theodor Seuss Dreisel.
By Michael Miner
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Media
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News
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Books
,
Arts
,
Theodor Seuss Geisel
,
Dr. Seuss
,
World War II
,
Pearl Harbor
,
Japanese-Americans
,
PM
,
Richard Minear
,
"Dr. Seuss Goes to War
,
" isolationism
,
"Horton Hears a Who!
,
" Woodrow Wilson
,
racism
Blogs
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Bleader
Jun 25, 2015
Here are 28 books we can't wait to read in 2015
New stuff to read from Sandra Cisneros, Harper Lee, Elizabeth Gilbert, Patti Smith, and more.
By Tyler Daswick
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Books
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Arts
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Aziz Ansari
,
Mindy Kaling
,
Elizabeth Gilbert
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Dr. Seuss
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Robert Galbraith
,
Jenny Lawson
,
Rebecca Makkai
,
Harper Lee
,
Dav Pilkey
,
John Hagedorn
,
Stieg Larsson
,
John Boyer
,
University of Chicago
,
Dominic Pacyga
,
Jonathan Franzen
,
Margo Jefferson
,
Gary Alan Fine
,
Larry Bennett
,
Sammy Hagar
,
Bonnie Jo Campbell
,
Stephen King
,
Welcome to Night Vale
,
Dan Howell
,
Phil Lester
,
Sandra Cisneros
,
Patti Smith
,
Mahmoud Saeed
,
Plastic Crimewave
Arts & Culture
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Art Review
Dec 22, 2014
Our favorite visual art of 2014
This was a transformative year for Chicago's art world.
By Aimee Levitt
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David Bowie Is
,
best visual art of 2014
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Museum of Contemporary Art
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Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich
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Catherine Edelman Gallery
,
John Malkovich
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Northbrook Court
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Peter Max
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Dr. Seuss
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Monique Meloche
,
Bench Marks
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Theaster Gates
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Currency Exchange Cafe
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Chris Ware
,
Saul Steinberg
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Michael L. Abramson
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Picturing Logan Square
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Comfort Staiton
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Vivian Maier
,
Jeff Philips
,
Harry Grossman
,
Edna Grossmann
,
Year in Review 2014
Blogs
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Bleader
Nov 21, 2014
Sixteen fun facts about 16 cartoonists who changed the world
Local illustrator/designer Monte Beauchamp has two excellent new books out for devotees of comics and pulps.
By Jerome Ludwig
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Arts
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Joe Shuster
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Superman
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Ryan Heshka
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Jack Kirby
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Captain America
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Mark Alan Stamaty
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Charles Addams
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Marc Rosenthal
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Winsor McCay
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Nicolas Debon
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Charles Schulz
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Sergio Ruzzier
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Herge
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Tintin
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Nora Krug
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Peanuts
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Robert Crumb
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Drew Friedman
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Al Hirschfeld
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Arnold Roth
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Walt Disney
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Owen Smith
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Rodolphe Topffer
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Frank Stack
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Edward Gorey
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Greg Clarke
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Hugh Hefner
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Playboy
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Gary Dumm
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Osamu Tezuka
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Dan Zettwoch
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Denis Kitchen
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Sep 29, 2014
Reader
's Agenda Mon 9/29:
Nasty, Brutish, and Short
, 'Hats Off to Dr. Seuss!,' and Earth
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Monday, September 29
By Brianna Wellen
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Arts
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,
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,
and Short
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Water Tower Place
,
Earth
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Empty Bottle
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Bleader
Jun 17, 2014
How
The Lorax
ended up in the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum
Here's some more stuff you didn't know about Dr. Seuss.
By Aimee Levitt
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Visual Art
,
Dr. Seuss
,
Ted Geisel
,
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Gene DiFillippo
,
Lyndon Johnson
,
Liz Carpenter
,
Green Cat with Lights
,
The Lorax
Arts & Culture
,
Art Review
Jun 17, 2014
Recommended
Dr. Seuss comes to Water Tower Place
The Art of Dr. Seuss Gallery shows off Ted Geisel's beloved characters—and his lesser-known excursions into fine art.
By Aimee Levitt
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Art Review
,
The Art of Dr. Seuss Gallery
,
Dr. Seuss
,
Water Tower Place
,
Ted Geisel
,
La Jolla, California
,
Gene DiFillippo
,
University of California, San Diego
,
LBJ Presidential Library and Museum in Austin, Texas
,
Audrey Geisel
,
Cat in the Hat
,
Hop on Pop
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Yertle the Turtle
,
After Dark in the Park
,
One Fish, Two Fish
,
The Joyous Leaping of Uncanned Salmon
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Unorthodox Taxidermy
,
Bird Women of La Jolla
,
Pink Panther
,
Cat Detective in the Wrong Part of Town
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Recommended
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Bleader
Jun 14, 2014
Reader
's Agenda Sat 6/14: "The Art of Dr. Seuss," World Naked Bike Ride, and Nick Vatterott
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Saturday, June 14
By Kerry Cardoza
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Nick Vatterott
,
Dr. Seuss
,
Father's Day
,
World Naked Bike Ride
,
Beat Kitchen
,
Water Tower Place
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Review
Apr 22, 2013
Alzheimer's from the inside out
Christine Mary Dunford brings Lisa Genova's novel
Still Alice
to the Lookingglass stage.
By Zac Thompson
Tags:
Performing Arts Review
,
Still Alice
,
Alzheimer's disease
,
Auguste Deter
,
Frankfurt
,
Germany
,
Losing My Mind
,
Thomas DeBaggio
,
Samuel Beckett
,
Lisa Genova
,
Christine Mary Dunford
,
Lookingglass Theatre Company
,
Alice Howland
,
Dr. Seuss
,
Eva Barr
,
Mariann Mayberry
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 2, 2013
Reader's
Agenda Sat 3/2: Dr. Seuss, Major Lazer, and hunger relief
What's on the
Reader's
Agenda for Saturday, March 2, 2013.
By Katie Kather
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Dr. Seuss
,
Major Lazer
,
Congress Theater
,
Martha Bayne
,
Kendall College
Blogs
,
Bleader
Dec 27, 2012
Worst film of 2012
Best of 2012 Countdown: Worst of 2012
By J.R. Jones
Tags:
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,
Film
,
Darling Companion
,
Lawrence Kasdan
,
Diane Keaton
,
Kevin Kline
,
movies
,
The Lorax
,
Dr. Seuss
,
worst of 2012
,
computer animation
,
The Avengers
,
Joss Whedon
,
Jonathan Rosenbaum
,
Variations on a Theme
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 2, 2012
Earth Day was the worst day, now we drink champagne when we thirst-ay
A review of the new animated feature
The Lorax
By Ben Sachs
Tags:
Eco
,
Film
,
The Lorax
,
Dr. Seuss
,
Studio Ghibli
,
consumerism
,
hypocrisy
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 2, 2012
Video
This week's movie action
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
By J.R. Jones
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Film
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European Union Film Festival
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Gene Siskel Film Center
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Bullhead movie
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The Hunter movie
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Kati With an I
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The Lorax
,
Dr. Seuss
,
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
,
Tim Heidecker
,
Eric Wareheim
,
Undefeated movie
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
,
The Barefoot Contessa
,
University of Chicago Doc Films
,
Clair Denis
,
Beau Travail
,
Daniel Eisenberg
,
Edward Dmytryk
,
Christ in Concrete
,
Portage theater
,
Northwest Chicago Film Society
,
Wes Anderson
,
The Darjeeling Limited
,
Stanley Kubrick
,
Full Metal Jacket
,
Music Box
,
Elaine May
,
Mikey and Nicky
,
Northwestern University Block Museum of Art
,
Michael Hazanavicius
,
OSS 117: Cairo Nest of Spies
,
Jean Dujardin
,
Berenice Bejo
,
The Artist movie
,
Clint Eastwood
,
Unforgiven
,
Chicago Irish Film Festival
,
Beverly Arts Center
,
Rendez-Vous With French Cinema
,
Wilmette theater
,
University of Chicago Film Studies Center
,
WHPK
,
Pictures and Sounds
,
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,
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,
Video
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Bleader
Aug 19, 2011
Video
This Week's Movie Action
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.
By J.R. Jones
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Film
,
Conan the Barbarian
,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
Fright Night
,
Infiltrating Hollywood
,
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
,
One Day movie
,
Anne Hathaway
,
Jim Sturgess
,
One Lucky Elephant
,
Senna movie
,
Formula One racing
,
Ayrton Senna
,
Viva Riva!
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Michelangelo Antonioni
,
Eclipse movie
,
L’Eclisse
,
University of Chicago Doc Films
,
Dr. Seuss
,
The 5
,
000 Fingers of Dr. T.
,
Music Box
,
Ernst Lubitsch
,
Lady Windermere's Fan
,
Stan Laurel
,
Oliver Hardy
,
Laurel and Hardy
,
Way Out West
,
Northbrook Public Library
,
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