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Rattleback Records 2nd birthday, expanded storefront

Chicago Talks, November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

When Paul Ruffino and his husband, Mike Weaver, decided to expand the storefront of Rattleback…

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Feature

Pandemic takes an emotional toll

Chicago Talks, November 2, 2020November 2, 2020

During the Oct. 23 coronavirus news briefing, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of Illinois Department of…

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Feature

Humans in their households amid pandemic

Chicago Talks, October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

Chicago has entered a second wave of the coronavirus, officials say, with rising cases and…

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Arts & Culture

Future of National Endowment for the Arts—and Chicago nonprofits—uncertain

Chicago Talks, May 24, 2020

Experimental Sound Studio, located in the Edgewater neighborhood, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to artistic…

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Arts and Culture

REVIEW: AViVA is exemplary of cut-and-paste alt-pop 

Chicago Talks, March 19, 2020March 20, 2020

Whenever an artist performs better live than their studio music sounds, it is almost immediately…

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A Conversation With

A conversation with: Social justice visual artist Brittany Harris

Chicago Talks, March 9, 2020October 22, 2020

Brittany Harris is a visual artist who uses her art to raise awareness of social…

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Arts & Culture

Someone’s always watching: Artists portray the state of surveillance in 2020

Chicago Talks, February 21, 2020February 20, 2020

For Daniel Kayamba, a junior at Columbia College Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Photography’s current…

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Entertainment

Adler Planetarium exhibit shines light on missing stars

Chicago Talks, February 20, 2020

Thousands of stars are present above Chicago, but most residents cannot see them when they…

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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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