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    Sep 21, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Lyrical centennial

    Arguing over poetry's cultural relevance is a little like debating the potential effects of drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, says Poetry magazine editor Christian Wiman. “For many people, poetry will remain remote, inaccessible and on the same plane of perception as that Arctic refuge,” Wiman contends. “But who knows by what unconscious routes poetry is reaching into lives that seem to have nothing to do with it?”
    Arguing over poetry's cultural relevance is a little like debating the potential effects of drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, says Poetry magazine editor Christian Wiman. “For many people, poetry will remain remote,...

    Tags: Periodicals, Lilly Eli & Co, Charity, Authors, Arts and Culture

    2. Sep 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson, Cecily Strong join cast of 'SNL'

    &quot;Saturday Night Live" officially announced Monday what long has been known in the Chicago sketch and improv community: Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson and Cecily Strong<strong> </strong>are headed to the show. &nbsp;All three new &ldquo;SNL&rdquo; hires hail from the Chicago comedy scene. &nbsp;
    Tribune reporter
    "Saturday Night Live" officially announced Monday what long has been known in the Chicago sketch and improv community: Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson and Cecily Strong are headed to the show.  All three new “SNL” hires hail from the Chicago...

    Tags: Richard M. Daley, Music Theater, Comedy Central (tv network), NBC (tv network), Bob Odenkirk

    3. Sep 7, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Judith Stein is the hardest-working woman in jazz

    If you've ever attended a major jazz event in Chicago, there's a good chance you've met Judith Stein.
    If you've ever attended a major jazz event in Chicago, there's a good chance you've met Judith Stein. She's the enthusiastic woman perpetually doling out postcards for the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, urging everyone to come to the South Side for what has...

    Tags: Festive Events, Jazz Institute of Chicago, Chicago Jazz Fest, Hyde Park, Entertainment Events

    4. Aug 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Endorsement deal ahead for 'Nordic Thunder'?

    Justin Howard's award-winning performance of a guitar that isn't almost wasn't.
    Justin Howard's award-winning performance of a guitar that isn't almost wasn't. When the Chicago man known onstage as "Nordic Thunder" failed to repeat as U.S. air guitar champion in Denver this summer, it cost him an automatic berth in last week's world...

    Tags: Rotary International, The Huffington Post, Annoyance Theatre, Metallica (music group)

    5. Jul 27, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Partying at Printers' Ball

    About 3,000 literature lovers &mdash; many with faces painted and many more with free cans of beer in hand &mdash; packed three floors of Columbia College Chicago's Ludington Building July 20 for Printers' Ball.
    About 3,000 literature lovers — many with faces painted and many more with free cans of beer in hand — packed three floors of Columbia College Chicago's Ludington Building July 20 for Printers' Ball. Party-goers were treated to demonstrations...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune, Newspaper and Magazine

    6. Jul 17, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. An artist's struggle

    In the fall of 1991 I received a disturbing call from my son Gabriel, who was a freshman at New York University at the time. He informed me that he had experienced a revelation. &quot;Dad," he said, "it's obvious to me that the only authentic path forward for me is to give up everything and become homeless."
    In the fall of 1991 I received a disturbing call from my son Gabriel, who was a freshman at New York University at the time. He informed me that he had experienced a revelation. "Dad," he said, "it's obvious to me that the only authentic path forward...

    Tags: Psychiatry, Homelessness, Humboldt Park, Arts and Culture, Social Issues

    7. Jul 28, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Authorities: Bail set at $1 million for alleged teen stalker

    A 56-year-old man from Montana allegedly stalked a Chicago teenager for months after a chance encounter at a convenience store, Cook County prosecutors said Saturday.
    Tribune reporter
    A 56-year-old man from Montana allegedly stalked a Chicago teenager for months after a chance encounter at a convenience store, Cook County prosecutors said Saturday. Robert Parelius, of Bozeman, Mont., hung his head low as prosecutors described the...

    Tags: Walmart, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Prosecution, Justice System

    8. Aug 7, 2012 |Story| RedEye

  8. The stories behind 6 Chicago honorary streets

    Signs, signs everywhere signs. That's especially true in the Chicago, where almost 1,500 honorary signs dot the city's streets. But behind the multitude of names engraved in the brown signs are some interesting people and stories. Here are some that caught RedEye's attention:
    For RedEye
    Signs, signs everywhere signs. That's especially true in the Chicago, where almost 1,500 honorary signs dot the city's streets. But behind the multitude of names engraved in the brown signs are some interesting people and stories. Here are some that...

    Tags: Diana, Princess of Wales, Trinity United Church of Christ, Field Museum of Natural History, Barack Obama, Chicago Hotels

    9. Jun 29, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Columbia College moves forward with realignment plan

    Columbia College Chicago Trustees on Friday affirmed their support for the Chicago Jazz Ensemble and Center for Black Music Research, while announcing the college will move forward with a controversial realignment plan unveiled earlier this month.
    Tribune reporter
    Columbia College Chicago Trustees on Friday affirmed their support for the Chicago Jazz Ensemble and Center for Black Music Research, while announcing the college will move forward with a controversial realignment plan unveiled earlier this month....

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, South Loop, Education, Chicago Loop

    10. Jul 12, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. It came from Ray Bradbury

    Though known primarily as an author, Ray Bradbury had a fixation with Hollywood. It was inevitable that his skills as a science fiction writer would eventually land him work in the movies.
    Though known primarily as an author, Ray Bradbury had a fixation with Hollywood. It was inevitable that his skills as a science fiction writer would eventually land him work in the movies. His first gig was with Universal Pictures in the early 1950s,...

    Tags: Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick, The New Girl (tv program), Ray Bradbury, Science and Technology

    11. May 23, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Center for Black Music Research face budget cuts

    The Chicago Jazz Ensemble and the Center for Black Music Research, both based at Columbia College Chicago, will face reduced budgets and redefined missions, according to a plan issued by Columbia President Warrick Carter and obtained by the Tribune. The &ldquo;Blueprint for Action&rdquo; plan is subject to adoption by the college's board of trustees in late June.
    The Chicago Jazz Ensemble and the Center for Black Music Research, both based at Columbia College Chicago, will face reduced budgets and redefined missions, according to a plan issued by Columbia President Warrick Carter and obtained by the Tribune. The...

    Tags: Jazz (genre), Finance, Music, Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities

    12. May 28, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. The stitching hour

    Fashion students get used to pulling all-nighters in the studio as deadlines approach.
    Fashion students get used to pulling all-nighters in the studio as deadlines approach. But heading into the 11th annual Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence recently, Maribel Dinwiddie thought she could rest easy, knowing her last loose thread had been...

    Tags: Albert Camus, Fashion Trends, DePaul University, The Wall Street Journal, Michael Kors

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