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D-Wade — and others — come up short when dressing up
Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is leading millions of American men along the path of career destruction. It wasn't his play against the Bulls in the NBA playoffs. It was his ridiculous suit, a purple polka dot number featuring skinny capri pants, showing...
Tags: Miami Heat, Personal Service, Labor Day, Lou Dobbs, Fox Business Network (tv network)
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Tribune newspapers attract suitors, 'noise'
Tribune reporterSeeking to tamp down “noise” over the possible sale of its newspapers, Tribune Co. CEO Peter Liguori sent an email to employees Wednesday calling speculation about a transaction premature. “A sale transaction is only one of our...Tags: Activism, Oaktree Capital Management, Los Angeles Times, Newspapers, Politics
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Kevin Powers talks war, writing and 'The Yellow Birds'
Kevin Powers was 17 when he joined the U.S. Army. It was 1998: Sept. 11 was still three years away, and war didn't seem a likely possibility. He was following a path laid by his father, uncle and grandfathers — all of whom had served as well....Tags: U.S. Army, Poetry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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How Chicago can help migrating flocks survive
If you're out and about in downtown Chicago in the wee hours, you may see small groups of people nosing around the bases of skyscrapers, looking intently at the sidewalks — and picking up things. Those "things," in this case, are birds. Every...
Tags: Field Museum of Natural History, Lobbying, Politics
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Group protests Koch brothers' interest in Tribune Co.
Tribune staff reporterA small group of protestors rallied outside Tribune Tower on Wednesday, demonstrating against the potential sale of the Chicago Tribune and other Tribune Co. newspapers to conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch. The protestors, about two...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Unemployment Benefits, Newspaper and Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Tribune Company
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Instagram now lets you tag your photos
Facebook is probably the first platform you think of when seeing the words "photo tagging." Now, Instagram's plan for tagging is coming into focus. Called Photos of You, Instagram says it's now as easy to add a person to a photo as it is to add a...Tags: Social Media, Google Inc., Chicago Tribune, Apple iTunes
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Violence Community Conversation at the Chicago Tribune
When Trib Nation put out the call to people interested in violence and why it has festered in Chicago, we found immediate and strong interest. Readers wanted to join the conversation. So did the heads of organizations, victim advocates, people who...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicago Bears, Arts, YMCA, Corporate Officers
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Book of the Month: "The Yellow Birds" by Kevin Powers
Printers Row has chosen "The Yellow Birds," Kevin Powers' gut-wrenching debut novel, as its Book of the Month for May. The novel, which was a finalist for the National Book Award last year, evolved from Powers' yearlong service as a U.S. Army machine-...
Tags: U.S. Army
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2013 outdoor dining and drinking preview
For RedEye"Do you remember when it was 80 degrees in March last year?" Yup, that might be the most common complaint muttered by coat-clad Chicagoans this spring. Sure, summer didn't come early this year as it did last, but that hasn't stopped dozens of...Tags: Boystown (Chicago, Illinois), Sushi and Sashimi, Michigan Avenue, Italy, United Center
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Howells & Hood goes upscale on a large scale
For decades Chicago journalists' post-work watering hole of choice has been the Billy Goat Tavern, with its three beers on tap ($3.50 Schlitz and Billy Goat Dark and Lager) and $3.15 cheeseburgers just a dark stairway's descent from the Magnificent Mile's...
Tags: Billy Goat Tavern, Radio, Michigan Avenue, Alcoholic Beverages, Services and Shopping
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Lunch conversation, community inspiration
Last week, I enjoyed joining a lunch discussion with a few dozen community leaders who were interested in education, volunteerism, and the community. The goal of the lunch was to brainstorm ways together to inspire students, parents and policy-makers to...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Arts and Culture, Libraries, Harold Washington Library Center, Media Industry
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Maurice Chavalier drinks a Pabst Blue Ribbon
In the early 20th Century, the epicenters of film and stage stardom were New York and Los Angeles. Luckily for us, stars in transit often changed trains in Chicago. Hepburn, Pickford, Rogers, West, Hughes, Capra and Brice. All names and iconic faces...
Tags: Howard Hughes, Apple iPad, Katharine Hepburn, Chicago Tribune
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