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Architecture

TOURISM IN MACHU PICCHU: BLESSING OR CURSE?

Chicago Talks, June 11, 2019

How tourism is benefitting … and polluting the ancient city. IN 2007 MACHU PICCHU was…

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Arts and Culture

GAYS BEAR THE CROSS IN PERU

Chicago Talks, May 24, 2019May 24, 2019

Catholicism and gay rights do not find harmony in this South American country. “COFFEE IS…

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Arts and Culture

WHEN IN PERU

Chicago Talks, May 22, 2019

One must always be prepared for the ups and downs of travel. Don’t talk to…

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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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Arts & Culture

Wicker Park artists react to new mural registry

Chicago Talks, May 19, 2019May 21, 2019

In the weeks since Chicago created its first mural registry to protect public street art…

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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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Arts and Culture

FOOD, MEDICINE & ENTERTAINMENT

Chicago Talks, May 17, 2019May 17, 2019

The different faces of the cuy, our Guinea pig. IN SOME PLACES, they are kept…

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Arts & Culture

Uptown — Chicago’s youth arts epicenter

Chicago Talks, May 16, 2019

Bulletin boards, sign-up sheets and empty seats line the walls of the People’s Music School…

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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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