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August 2010

The Chicago White Sox Bag Manny Ramirez—But Why?

08/30/10

The Chicago White Sox Bag Manny Ramirez—But Why?

Kenny Williams, the White Sox’s ever-gambling GM, paid in the neighborhood of $4 million to a 38-year-old with a wonky leg and an even wonkier head. This is a player who managed to make himself persona non grata in L.A. despite hitting .322 over the past two years and .385 in the playoffs...

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Stoppard's 'Hound' at Signal Ensemble Theatre: A Case for Newspapers?

08/24/10

Stoppard's 'Hound' at Signal Ensemble Theatre: A Case for Newspapers?

Saturday night, I took in the Signal Ensemble Theatre’s rendering of The Real Inspector Hound and I was reminded that the highlight (for me) of the play comes when Moon, finally given the chance to showcase his talent, spins into an hallucinatory imagining of the review he will write—a thunderously inflated speech...

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Books We Like: 'Historic Photos of the Chicago World's Fair' by Russell Lewis

08/19/10

Books We Like: 'Historic Photos of the Chicago World's Fair' by Russell Lewis

Russell Lewis, the executive vice president and chief historian at the Chicago History Museum, prefaces Historic Photos of the Chicago World’s Fair by noting that “[t]he World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 was the most photographed event in the nineteenth century.” Many of the photos shot at Chicago’s great South Side fair ended up...

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Best of Lollapalooza 2010

08/09/10

Best of Lollapalooza 2010

Every fest has its moments, and Lollapalooza 2010 was no exception. This year, we picked the most memorable—including best multi-generational act, greatest dance party of the year, and our favorite show for funky fan watching...

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Five Burning Questions About the MSI's Month at the Museum Contest

08/06/10

Five Burning Questions About the MSI's Month at the Museum Contest

When I first heard about the Museum of Science and Industry’s Month at the Museum contest—the winner of which will live in the MSI round-the-clock from October 20th to November 18th, blogging and tweeting about his or her experiences all the while for a stipend of $10,000 and a package of tech gadgetry, including a laptop and a camera—two things came to mind...

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Books We Like: 'The Last Stand' by Nathaniel Philbrick

08/03/10

Books We Like: 'The Last Stand' by Nathaniel Philbrick

The Windy City is 1,200 miles from Montana’s Little Bighorn River—so what’s its role in the story of the 7th Cavalry’s Last Stand? Having spent some time with the Pilgrims (Mayflower) and 19th-century whalers (the National Book Award–winning In the Heart of the Sea), Nathaniel Philbrick now turns his gaze inland toward The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn...

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