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- Music, In Rotation Jun 27, 2018
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Alexa Viscius of Bunny on a bass-playing hero who makes perfect posters
Plus: Disruptor editor Lucas Reif on last year’s most important hardcore record, Reader writer Leor Galil on an emo rapper whose sad songs feel good, and more
- Arts & Culture, Feature Apr 25, 2016
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How secondhand shopping makes the world a better place
In her book Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, author Elizabeth Cline breaks down how department stores and clothing chains hurt your wallet and the planet.
- Arts & Culture, Feature Mar 5, 2015
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At Mad Mobster's peculiar crossroads of real and imagined horrors
As geeks descend on this weekend’s Wizard World Comic Con Fan Fest, we wade into the morally murky serial-killer culture of a far more unusual convention, the Mad Mobster True Crime & Horror Expo.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 13, 2014
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Get down to obscure hip-hop with Unsigned Hype at Danny's tonight
Numero Group's Jonathan Kirby kicks off a DJ night dedicated to overlooked and underappreciated rap cuts from flyover regional scenes.
- Movies, Movie Feature Jun 17, 2014
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The Robert Altman film Altman never wanted you to see
Legendary filmmaker Robert Altman wanted Corn's-a-Poppin' to be forgotten. And it was. Until a crew of cinephiles set about restoring the 1955 musical comedy.
- Arts & Culture, Space Feb 15, 2014
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A blaze of glory for Taryn and Sanford Parker's home
After their newly acquired Logan Square residence went up in flames, the couple got creative with an "unintentional gut rehab."
- Arts & Culture, Show us your [____] Feb 15, 2014
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Show us your . . . bass harmonica
Of the ten to 15 harmonicas Bob Kessler plays, the one that's the "size of a large sandwich" is likely the most bizarre.
- News & Politics, Savage Love Oct 17, 2013
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Spoiler alert: Everybody dies
Enough with all the little deaths. This week: big death!
- Arts & Culture, Show us your [____] Aug 31, 2013
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Show us your . . . inner-tube fashion sense
With her fledgling company, Recovered Rubber, Alexandra Rath repurposes bike inner tubes to fashion bow ties, masks, and an assortment of jewelry.
- Arts & Culture, Space Aug 6, 2013
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Miss Vantastic: Queen of the road
Once a tailgating refuge for Notre Dame fans, Becka Joynt's van is now a moving mural and shag-carpeted time capsule of 70s-era van culture.
- News & Politics, Feature Dec 19, 2012
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People Issue 2012:
Roger Sosner, the hawker"Any person with a strong back and a weak mind can do it."
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 5, 2011
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Movie life in Chicago: a visit to Popular Electronics
An interview with the proprietors of Popular Electronics on the northwest side of Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 22, 2011
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More fast-fashion frenzy: Versace for H&M
Didn't make it to the store on time? Go on eBay—but prepare to shell out.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 16, 2011
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The easiest way to score (secondhand)
- News & Politics, Our Town May 18, 2011
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So you make a few dollars. StubHub makes a few dollars. Should Chicago get to wet its beak?
- Blogs, Bleader May 13, 2011
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Own Princess Beatrice's Wedding Hat
The royal wedding fascinator continues to fascinate.
- Arts & Culture, Space May 12, 2011
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Clever carpet cover-up remakes Ukrainian Village apartment
- Blogs, Bleader May 5, 2011
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A cowbell, found chairs, and a vintage cruiser in Wicker Park
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Feb 24, 2011
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Yours, Jimmy
Written 60 years ago and rediscovered on eBay, a young gay man’s personal letters become fodder for a new opera.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 23, 2010
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Own Glenn Beck's "Chalk Norris"
A genuine Right Nation conversation piece.
- Blogs, Bleader May 6, 2010
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The Sun-Times Preserves Its Photo Archive by Selling It
Collector John Rogers has bought the Chicago Sun-Times photo archives to save them for the public.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 22, 2009
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Rodarte for Target: Report
Checking out what's left of the Rodarte collection for Target.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 14, 2009
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The Ugly Christmas Sweater Phenomenon
An investigation into the ironic popularity of holiday knitwear.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 8, 2009
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Give the Gift of Giving Sex Advice
Bid on a chance to be a Savage Love sexpert
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 6, 2009
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Nice Handbag—But What Does It Mean?