The Chicago music scene doesn’t beg for attention. It never has. That’s part of its charm, and part of its problem. Cities like Los Angeles…
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23 years later, Mazzy Star’s masterpiece album still casts a spell
Mazzy Star’s “So Tonight That I Might See” is a haunting, holy album that has maintained popularity since nearly 25 years…
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Hairstylist helps clients embrace their own beauty, rather than copy someone else’s
When Tiffanny Micek spun her client around to face the mirror, the reaction was immediate. “Oh…
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Lost in translation: ‘I would see everyone else writing while I just stared blankly at my paper’
When I was young, I lived in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, but we moved to the Midway neighborhood when I was in…
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‘It felt like something was gnawing at my heart’; Columbia student copes with illness of a lifetime
It started as a normal week in the fall of 2020, but little did I…
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Let me tell you about where I grew up: How race and class shape our hometowns
Social justice artist Tonika Lewis Johnson’s response to the history of segregation in Chicago is visualized…
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New Cosmos mascot could represent diversity, build school spirit, say students
Written by Arely Martinez-Franco, Mia Kittl, LaShone Jones, Ashly Genchi, CJ Young, Mia Zerfas, Mirah…
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From ballet lessons to 2-for-a-dollar chips, Hermosa will always be home
Around the age of three, I was enrolled in ballet classes. I don’t quite remember how this all started. I’m sure it was just one…