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Sex No Babies brings influential music to the new year

Chicago Talks, January 5, 2020January 5, 2020

One recent Saturday afternoon, on the edge of Logan Square, Chicago producer Bento improvised beats…

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Arts and Culture

‘Mean Girls’ in Chicago: How the second city is making ‘fetch’ happen

Chicago Talks, December 24, 2019December 24, 2019

Maggie Mitchell, director and playwright of “Mean Girlz Parody,” which ran in Chicago’s Second City…

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Arts and Culture

Boye: Chicago’s queer indie-rock beauties

Chicago Talks, November 24, 2019November 25, 2019

In search to rebrand their image and sound, singer and guitarist Wren Theriault created the…

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Arts and Culture

Logan Square DIY venue offers opportunities for Chicago’s up-and-coming performers

Chicago Talks, November 1, 2019

The floor is normally full of people, the stage alive with movement and sound.  But right…

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A Conversation With

A conversation with: The Book Table co-owner Rachel Weaver

Chicago Talks, October 28, 2019October 22, 2020

Rachel Weaver and her husband Jason Smith said that instead of having a baby, they…

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Books

‘Happily Everly After’: The story of a little girl living with a heart defect

Chicago Talks, October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

It is not often that a 2-year-old gets to write a book about their life…

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Arts & Culture

Sharing history with collaboration

Chicago Talks, May 21, 2019May 21, 2019

If she survived she would tell their story. In return for hope, she received bread…

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Entertainment

Floof: The solo debut of a young musician

Chicago Talks, May 18, 2019May 18, 2019

GROWING UP AS a son of Stephen Burns, a well-known trumpet virtuoso, Eddie Burns has been surrounded…

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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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