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Talk derby to me

Chicago Talks, March 5, 2013

[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/81166241″] You can’t get into the Batcave. That’s the informal name the skaters give…

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Community

Former Pilsen gang member works to improve community

Chicago Talks, March 4, 2013

In the 1960s and ’70s, he was a member of a notorious, Chicago gang, but…

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Chicago Braces for Possible Federal Cuts

Chicago Talks, March 3, 2013

When Chicago resident Annaa Ryndak lost her job last month, she started to pay closer…

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Arts & Culture

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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Today's Talk

Five things worth Chicagotalking about today, Feb. 18

Chicago Talks, February 18, 2013

1. Chicago continues to struggle with gun violence, and the impact of that gun violence…

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Arts & Culture

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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Arts & Culture

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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Arts & Culture

The Seldoms: Ten years of dancing in the windy city

Chicago Talks, February 7, 2013

2012 marked the 10 year anniversary for The Seldoms, a small contemporary dance theater company…

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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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