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Opinion: Nelson Algren Is a Writer for Our Times
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House Theatre of Chicago Gets a New Artistic Director

By Kris Vire
Lanise Antoine Shelley, House Theatre’s new artistic director, is doing away with boys’-club culture and changing the status quo. Read more
Opinion: Nelson Algren Is a Writer for Our Times
By Edward McClelland
The author's stories feel more relevant today than perhaps ever before. Read more
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