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State of horror
Zombies. They're everywhere. Television. Movies. Graphic novels. Pub crawls. Burlesque shows. You can't swing a dismembered arm without hitting one. But look out: In Scott Kenemore's new book, "Zombie, Illinois," the walking dead are invading places...
Tags: South Shore, Navy Pier, Chicago Mayor, World War II (1939-1945), Chicago Tribune
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Live lit is the new performance art of the moment
For RedEyeWithout a doubt, Chicago is the biological parent of the spoken word. The city might laud and favor improv and sketch comedy out of all its performance art children, but there's an even younger sibling that's growing up--fast. Live lit has taken the...Tags: Entertainment, Ira Glass, Human Interest, New York City, Entertainment Events
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Announcing the 2013 Nelson Algren Awards
As we launch the 2013 Nelson Algren Short Story Awards Contest, we consider our relationship — as Chicago Tribune journalists — to the world of fiction. Though we are dedicated to the world of fact, we recognize that fiction can help us make...
Tags: Judges, Northwestern University, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Chicago Tribune, Newspaper and Magazine
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Ira Glass and WBEZ Chicago venture into the movie biz
One of the first things you notice during the opening credits of "Sleepwalk with Me" is a producing acknowledgment that reads simply: "In association with WBEZ Chicago's This American Life." Chicago's largest public radio station is in the movie...
Tags: Radio Industry, J.J. Abrams, Entertainment, Ira Glass, Aubrey Plaza
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All the kitchen's a stage: Why Chicago breeds great restaurants and theater companies
Over the past 25 years or so, two surging art forms have elevated cultural Chicago on the global stage: theater and fine dining. Is this coincidence or correlation? I mean no disrespect to dancers, musicians or rockers, nor architects, painters, poets or...
Tags: Charlie Trotter, Restaurants, Entertainment, Restraint of Trade, Grant Achatz
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Von Freeman, Chicago jazz legend, dead at 88
Revered around the world but never a major star, worshipped by critics and connoisseurs but perpetually strapped for cash, the towering Chicago tenor saxophonist Von Freeman practically went out of his way to avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles...
Tags: Entertainment, Sports, Jazz (genre), Nat King Cole, Muhal Richard Abrams
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March 29: Author - Bill Smoot, Conversations with Great Teachers
WGN NewsBill Smoot To purchase a copy of the book: Conversations with Great Teachers In Conversations with Great Teachers, Smoot, through a series of engaging interviews (fifty-one in all) introduces us to an eclectic group of teachers who have great stories...Tags: WGN, Ron Washington, Politics, Brain, Elections
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June 14: Author - Bob Riesman, I Feel So Good: The Life and Times of Big Bill Broonzy
WGN NewsBob Riesman Event: Tribute to Big Bill Broonzy Friday, June 17 8:00 p.m. Old Town School of Folk Music 4544 N Lincoln Avenue Chicago www.oldtownschool.org To purchase a copy of the book: I Feel So Good: The Life and Times of Big Bill Broonzy A major...Tags: WGN, Human Interest, World War II (1939-1945), World War I (1914-1918), Pete Seeger
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Lit Life: New guide to bustling London falls short of the gold standard
No city is beloved by everyone, and George Bernard Shaw was among those who never fell under the fabled sway of his adopted hometown: "London, when you have once seen it, is inconceivable, and the more you have seen of it, the less you can believe in it,"...
Tags: Authors, Peter Ackroyd, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jon Stewart, World War II (1939-1945)
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The Double Cupp Diner, now open for some real business
Even a warm, fun, country-rock night at the Double Cupp Diner — home of the "Pump Boys and Dinettes" — must come to a close. So the authors of this familiar, honkey-tonk musical revue helpfully provided a number — "Closing Time" —...Tags: Music, Entertainment, Theater, Apollo Theater, Entertainment Events
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Studs still speaks
Special to Tribune newspapersStuds Terkel was a magnificent and mighty human being. He was unfailingly generous. He loved people and made their lives better by listening deeply to what they had to say. He found poetry in the words of everyday folks, and was himself one of the great...Tags: Grand Central Terminal, Chicago Tribune, Concourse, New York City, Good Friday
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