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Salvador Dalí at the Art Institute of Chicago: Information vs. interpretation

Chicago Talks, March 21, 2023March 20, 2023

The first impression of “Salvador Dalí: The Image Disappears” at the Art Institute of Chicago…

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Online movie: The Rescue of Joseph Kony’s Child Soldiers

Chicago Talks, November 26, 2010

Everyone knows one thing about Africa: It has its problems. Movies like “Hotel Rwanda” and…

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A Mother’s Bouffant that Led to Daughter’s Career

Chicago Talks, November 16, 2010

Madeleine Spatz says she decided to become a hairdresser in the 1960s when the bouffant…

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Visitors’ Last Chance to Visit the Field Museum’s Climate Change Exhibit

Chicago Talks, October 27, 2010

The Field Museum’s “Climate Change” exhibit begins with a 60-foot illuminated timeline showing how the…

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Book Review: Historic Photos of the Chicago World’s Fair

Chicago Talks, August 11, 2010

Chicago’s 1893 Columbian World’s Fair, or the World’s Columbian Exposition, was known popularly as Chicago World’s…

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Studio Be’s Improv Night a Hit with College Crowd

Chicago Talks, May 13, 2010

A small, crowded theater full of college students buzzed with energy one April evening as…

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A Bird in the Church: Chicago Musician Andrew Bird Brings His Songs to a New Atmosphere

Chicago Talks, December 29, 2009

Along a frozen Michigan Avenue, amongst towering skyscrapers, a Bird’s somber whistle fills a golden trimmed…

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Thousands Dazzled by Exhibits at Navy Pier’s Sculpture Objects and Functional Art Fair

Chicago Talks, December 1, 2009

From far away, Kevin Box’s “Center Peace” appears to be seven pieces of crumpled paper…

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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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