Free Will Astrology
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(2008-05-06)
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By Design
A Fashionable Cause
The roster for the Make a Statement: Design for the Cure runway show reads like a who’s who of Chicago design: Lara Miller, Melissa Serpico, Kate Boggiano, Kristin Rosynek Hassan of organiK Revolution and Lydia Wachowska of Evil Kitty are just a few of the designers contributing time and designs to the fashionable fundraiser
(2008-05-06)
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Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope
(2008-04-29)
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Seven Days in Chicago
Judith Testa of St. Charles wins a Society of Midland Authors award + Jennifer Karmin gives 4,000 words to the 4,000 dead in Iraq
(2008-04-29)
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Chicago Hype Exchange
Charting the capricious contours of celebrity
(2008-04-29)
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Anthropology of War
U of C wonders what can be accomplished
"Culture" was not in the quiver of NeoCon concepts launching Operation Iraqi Freedom. When insurgents started targeting occupiers, the Departments of State and of Defense asked cultural anthropologists: "Why do they hate us?" and "How can we target Iraqi hearts and minds?" Now, twenty-four anthropologists gather at the University of Chicago to ask what mission their discipline might accomplish
(2008-04-29)
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Brain Parade
The dead walk on the North Side
All is quiet and peaceful on Clark Street in Andersonville. Some local boys step into Simon’s Tavern for a beer. A brisk wind blows, and a fresh, spring sun shines. In the distance, the ominous scuffle of feet. Groans, boding evil. They round the corner, a menacing wave of 200 lurching figures, faces peeling with rotten flesh. Low, guttural moans for "brains!"
(2008-04-29)
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By Design
The Clog Mistress
"Oh my god, girl. What kind of shoes are you wearing?" Cecilia Tidlund is on her knees in front of me, examining my bare feet. She picks up one of my Converse All-Stars, examines the bottom for walking and weight patterns, then grabs the top and bottom and wrings it like a wet rag. It twists around itself easily. "You should never wear a shoe that you can actually wring out," she says
(2008-04-29)
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Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope
(2008-04-22)
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Seven Days in Chicago
iO's Charna Helpern helps out "The Real World" + Opera's coming to the Harris and Pritzker at the same time
(2008-04-22)
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