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‘Día de Muertos, Living Presence’ exhibit marks 37th Day of the Dead at National Museum of Mexican Art. 

Chicago Talks, November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

Full of color, creativity and cempasúchil (marigolds), the “Día de Muertos, Living Presence” exhibition at…

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Columbia College students confused by conflicting strike messages

Chicago Talks, November 18, 2023November 18, 2023

Columbia College Chicago has concluded its third week of the ongoing strike. The Columbia College…

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Feature

Humans of the South Loop

Chicago Talks, November 16, 2023November 16, 2023

Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin’s Intro to Journalism class grabbed their cameras and notepads and hit the streets of the South Loop, asking the people they met to share a bit about themselves.

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Arts and Culture

Waukegan’s Lakehurst Center hosts Día de los Muertos celebration

Chicago Talks, November 11, 2023November 11, 2023

El Día de los Muertos is an annual holiday dating back almost 3,000 years to…

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Arts and Culture

Review: The MoCP’s captivating ‘LOVE: Still Not the Lesser’

Chicago Talks, November 10, 2023November 11, 2023

The Museum of Contemporary Photography’s latest exhibit grapples with themes of love, life and death through stirring work by twelve international artists.

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Arts and Culture

Review: Slayyyter transforms Chicago’s House of Blues into the opulent ‘Club Valentine’

Avery Heeringa, November 7, 2023July 16, 2024

The pop sensation took the stage at Chicago’s House of Blues for a euphoric night to remember.

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Arts and Culture

Review: Charlotte Cardin takes her audience on a cathartic roller coaster at Lincoln Hall

Avery Heeringa, November 3, 2023July 16, 2024

The Canadian singer-songwriter took her audience on an energetic trip through her musical catalog.

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Arts and Culture

In the studio with Chicago funk-rock band DZ Riley

Avery Heeringa, November 2, 2023July 15, 2024

The band who got their start at Columbia College Chicago shares plans for their upcoming album, and performance at the House of Blues Foundation Room.

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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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