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Record Store Day a big hit for vinyl lovers

Chicago Talks, April 22, 2013

It was Record Store Day on Saturday. This year Jack White was ambassador. The idea…

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Art=Ammo joins families in protest against gun violence in Chicago

Chicago Talks, April 19, 2013

Mothers of young victims affected by gun violence, along with Art=Ammo (Artists Against Gun Violence) came together…

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Latino theater company works to combat stereotypes

Chicago Talks, March 20, 2013

Twenty young adults stood in a circle smiling and laughing about their favorite toppings on…

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Calling all zinesters, readers, and writers to Chicago Zinefest 2013

Chicago Talks, March 7, 2013

Chicago Zinefest starts on Friday. According to the Zinesters at Chicago Zinefest,  “A zine (an…

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Yo-Yo Ma serenades Swift Elementary Specialty School community

Chicago Talks, March 6, 2013

Grammy award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed for students at Swift Elementary Specialty School in Edgewater…

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Hack Like a Woman

Chicago Talks, February 20, 2013

When you open the door of the  Pumping Station 1 (PS1) at 3915 N. Elston you enter…

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Columbia professor followed Superman into journalism

Chicago Talks, February 14, 2013

Before he became a journalist, and long before he became a professor at Columbia College…

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In the company of comic books

Chicago Talks, February 11, 2013

On Thursday Feb 14, Columbia College Chicago will host the opening reception for “Five Collaborations,”…

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Opinion

  • Chicago’s influential music scene doesn’t get the respect it deserves 
    by Zoey Hill-Hernandez
  • Lost in translation: ‘I would see everyone else writing while I just stared blankly at my paper’
    by Cynthia Alaniz
  • ‘It felt like something was gnawing at my heart’; Columbia student copes with illness of a lifetime
    by Morgan Bruner
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Arts and Culture

  • 23 years later, Mazzy Star’s masterpiece album still casts a spell
    by Triniti Waxman
  • Queer Chicago designer finds niche dressing drag performers
    by Seng Xiong
  • From dorm room to mainstage, Phat Dragon built a comedy cult following 
    by Ava Simone Forster
  • Great Ideas of Humanity exhibit showcases famous quotes made visual 
    by Sh'Mara Chism
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Feature

  • Hairstylist helps clients embrace their own beauty, rather than copy someone else’s 
  • Care for Real food pantry serves North Siders as need grows 
  • Cuddle Bunny: Where visitors can chill out with a furry friend 
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