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Chicago’s Multifaceted Artist: Darryl “Lil Man” Howell

Chicago Talks, December 21, 2012February 12, 2024

Darryl “Lil’ Man” Howell, 24, Chicago-born drummer started playing the drums at the age of…

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Education & Schools

Columbia College Chicago’s Fashion Studies Department

Chicago Talks, December 20, 2012

What is “Fashion Studies?” Students and faculty members on Columbia College Chicago’s Fashion Studies Department…

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Fashion

Stella Blue Designs Boutique

Chicago Talks, December 18, 2012

Angela Gianfrancesco, executive designer and owner of Stella Blue Designs, says she used to play…

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The Rebuilding Exchange

Chicago Talks, December 17, 2012

Collaborating with a network of contractors and community-based partners in renovation and full-scale deconstruction projects,…

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Editor's Choice

Haute Tech Brings Science Fiction into Fashion

Chicago Talks, December 17, 2012

Is there any room for fashion in technology and can technology be fashionable? Thanks to…

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Community

Sexy Sells Not the Message for Everyone Today

Chicago Talks, December 15, 2012

Five years ago, catching sight of chiseled naked men plastered on shopping bags carried by…

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Fashion

Can’t Keep a Lid on Custom Optimo Hats

Chicago Talks, December 13, 2012

Who’d pay $20,000 for a hat? You might be surprised. There are hats — ball…

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Arts & Culture

The Fever – A Play That’s Antidote to Holiday Madness?

Chicago Talks, December 12, 2012

Do our holidays revolve around more than scrambling for the best deal on the latest…

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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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