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Cinco de whatever: 'Bienvenidos'
The Swampby Mark Silva It can get a little confusing when one celebrates Cinco de Mayo on the Fourth of May, as the White House was this evening. And it can get even more confusing when an English-speaking president attempts to......Tags: Diplomacy, Government, Cinco de Mayo, Minority Groups, Healthcare Policies
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'Invisible Man' headed to Washington, Boston
The Studio Theatre inWashington, D.C. and the Huntington Theatre in Boston have announced that they both will be staging "The Invisible Man" during the 2012-13 season. Oren Jacoby's new stage adaptation of the Ralph Ellison novel premiered last fall at...Tags: Arts and Culture
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An invisible man, live on stage
![Can you do a play about an invisible man? About an African-American whom others simply refuse to see? <a class="runtimeTopic" href="#">Ralph Ellison</a>, it seems fair to surmise, thought probably not. Not well, anyway. Not something that would do justice to the moment, shortly after the end of World War II, when a mostly impecunious writer, an African-American visitor to Vermont, wrote five words on a piece of paper — "I am an invisible man" — without knowing why or where it might lead him.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-01/67338084-12152630.jpg "Can you do a play about an invisible man? About an African-American whom others simply refuse to see? <a class="runtimeTopic\" href=\"#\">Ralph Ellison</a>, it seems fair to surmise, thought probably not. Not well, anyway. Not something that would do justice to the moment, shortly after the end of World War II, when a mostly impecunious writer, an African-American visitor to Vermont, wrote five words on a piece of paper — \"I am an invisible man\" — without knowing why or where it might lead him.")
Can you do a play about an invisible man? About an African-American whom others simply refuse to see? Ralph Ellison, it seems fair to surmise, thought probably not. Not well, anyway. Not something that would do justice to the moment, shortly after the end...Tags: Franz Kafka, Movies, Documentary (genre), University of Chicago, Louis Farrakhan
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The new talkies: Audible is ready for its Hollywood close-up
The Big PictureMovie stars really do know how to read: Audible is ready for its Hollywood close up... -
88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress
Jacket CopyThe Library of Congress' list of 88 books that shaped America includes poetry, novels, nonfiction, a play, a polemic, books of science and grammar, cookbooks and children's books. What's it missing?... -
Wylie-Amazon e-books partnership gives in to Random House
Jacket CopyPowerful agent Andrew Wylie's plan to sell the e-book backlist of some of his best-known authors -- among them John Updike, Ralph Ellison and Philip Roth -- has come mostly undone. The e-book venture, Odyssey Editions, is a partnership with...... -
Emanuel visits South Side charter school
Clout StPosted by Erin Meyer at 4:05 p.m. Rahm Emanuel continued his victory lap around Chicago today with a visit to a South Side charter school. The Ralph Ellison campus of the Chicago International Charter School, at 1817 W. 80th Street,...... -
'Angels in America' and first adaptation of 'Invisible Man' at Court Theatre next season
The Theater LoopCharles Newell, the artistic director of the Court Theatre, will direct a major Chicago revival of Tony Kushner's “Angels in America” in spring 2012. The two-part epic, Newell said, will feature a common company, rehearse simultaneously, and... -
Emanuel says school fixes will take time
Clout StPosted by John Byrne at 3:35 p.m. Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel is urging patience as he prepares to tackle Chicago schools, telling a room full of high school students today that he won't be able to immediately improve things after he...... -
Mayor Emanuel's inaugural speech
Change of SubjectToday, more than any other time in our history, more than any other place in our country, the city of Chicago is ready for change. For all the parents who deserve a school system that expects every student to earn...... -
Read Rahm Emanuel's inaugural speech
Clout StPosted by Tribune staff at 11:50 a.m. Here is new Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's inaugural speech as prepared for delivery: Honored guests, Mr. Vice President, Dr. Biden, Mayor Daley, First Lady Maggie Daley, Members of the City Council and other......
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Dec 29, 2011
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Jan 12, 2012
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Sep 29, 2011
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Jul 4, 2012
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Aug 25, 2010
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Feb 25, 2011
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Mar 8, 2011
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Mar 11, 2011
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May 16, 2011
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May 16, 2011
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