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    May 17, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. 'Hold Fast' by Blue Balliett

    <em>Hold fast to dreams</em>
    Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Those words from "Dreams," a Langston Hughes poem, infuse Blue Balliett's newest novel. At the start of the book, Balliett notes that by the end of the 2012...

    Tags: Literature, Langston Hughes, Arts and Culture, Chicago Tribune

    2. May 16, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Sting added to Printer's Row Lit Fest

    Having introduced the world to such colorful characters as a prostitute named Roxanne and a stalker who monitors &ldquo;Every Breath You Take,&rdquo; Sting will help launch a new Chicago-based storytelling initiative when he appears at the Chicago Tribune&rsquo;s Printers Row Lit Fest next month.
    Having introduced the world to such colorful characters as a prostitute named Roxanne and a stalker who monitors “Every Breath You Take,” Sting will help launch a new Chicago-based storytelling initiative when he appears at the Chicago...

    Tags: Literature, Arts and Culture, Republic of Ireland, Festive Events, Awards and Prizes

    3. May 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Review: "Power to the People" edited by Geoff Kaplan

    One of Chicago's treasures is the microfilm archive of alternative newspapers housed in Harold Washington Library. I'm particularly fond of exploring the Seed, the Chicago periodical that helped Mayor Richard J. Daley's less loyal subjects prepare for the 1968 Democratic National Convention. I've marveled at the content (pot dealers advertising their street corners of choice, Huey Newton clip-n-collect cards), but thanks to the splotchy black-and-white microfilm, I was never enchanted by the graphic design. Seeing the magnificent Seed covers reprinted in full-color glory in Geoff Kaplan's coffee-table book "Power to the People" was eye-opening (literally &mdash; my eyes actually widened).
    One of Chicago's treasures is the microfilm archive of alternative newspapers housed in Harold Washington Library. I'm particularly fond of exploring the Seed, the Chicago periodical that helped Mayor Richard J. Daley's less loyal subjects prepare for the...

    Tags: Book, Vietnam War (1955-1975), University of Chicago, Newspaper and Magazine, Democratic Convention (1968)

    4. May 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Mom of slain teen: 'You can do all the right things and still come up with the same outcome'

    Just before Ebony Ambrose went to bed about 10 p.m. Tuesday, her son Kevin Ambrose asked her if she had made the spinach gnocchi and apple cider pork like she had planned for dinner.
    Tribune reporters
    Just before Ebony Ambrose went to bed about 10 p.m. Tuesday, her son Kevin Ambrose asked her if she had made the spinach gnocchi and apple cider pork like she had planned for dinner. Kevin Ambrose, 19, was hanging out with a friend and had not eaten...

    Tags: Chicago Police Department, Hospitals and Clinics, Entertainment Events, Columbia College Chicago, Dance

    5. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. All branches of Chicago Public Library to close Thursday

    All branches of the Chicago Public Library — including the Harold Washington Library Center and the Woodson and Sulzer regional libraries — will be closed Thursday because the staff will be at a training program, library officials announced.

    Tags: Libraries, Arts and Culture, Chicago Public Library

    6. Apr 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Judy Blume to appear at Printers Row Lit Fest

    Children's/young-adult author Judy Blume and graphic novelist/cartoonist Art Spiegelman will be honored as part of this year's Printers Row Lit Fest, which runs June 8 and 9 in the South Loop.
    Children's/young-adult author Judy Blume and graphic novelist/cartoonist Art Spiegelman will be honored as part of this year's Printers Row Lit Fest, which runs June 8 and 9 in the South Loop. Blume, the author of such beloved works as "Are You There...

    Tags: Columbia College Chicago, Literature, Entertainment Events, Robbins, Libraries

    7. Apr 15, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Director William Friedkin comes home

    William Friedkin, the director of &ldquo;The French Connection&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Exorcist,&rdquo; a pair of acclaimed Tracy Letts adaptations (&ldquo;Bug&rdquo; and &ldquo;Killer Joe&rdquo;) and author of &ldquo;The Friedkin Connection,&rdquo; a new memoir about his 50-plus-year filmmaking career, answered the door of his hotel room. It was a lousy room. &ldquo;Small,&rdquo; he said simply. He stepped aside to let me in, looking disappointed and resigned. He wore large, 1970s-style eyeglasses, sneakers, black socks and a black shirt. He tugged his chinos high above his waist. This is not much bigger than the one-room apartment that he grew up in at the corner of Foster Avenue and Sheridan Road, he said.
    William Friedkin, the director of “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” a pair of acclaimed Tracy Letts adaptations (“Bug” and “Killer Joe”) and author of “The Friedkin Connection,” a new...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, O'Hare International Airport, MGM Inc., University of Chicago, Star Wars (movie)

    8. Apr 12, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Culture clash: New history of Chicago taps into our malaise

    "The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream" has an elegant, unflinching, non-nostalgic clarity about Chicago that you rarely see in books about Chicago.
    Thomas Dyja looked at me with abject horror, then humor, then, as his face crumbled in defeat, resignation. A face that said, "See? This is why I wrote a 412-page cultural history of Chicago at midcentury that — as much as it pulls together...

    Tags: Fine Artists, Imperial and Royal Matters, Museum of Science and Industry, Culture, Racism

    9. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. 'One Book' choice details history of black migration to city from South

    The Chicago Public Library's latest selection for "One Book, One Chicago" charts the history of African-Americans who moved to Chicago and other cities after leaving their homes in the Jim Crow South.
    Tribune reporter
    The Chicago Public Library's latest selection for "One Book, One Chicago" charts the history of African-Americans who moved to Chicago and other cities after leaving their homes in the Jim Crow South. "The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of...

    Tags: Chicago Mayor, Africa, World War I (1914-1918), Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Library

    10. Mar 8, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Taking science to the masses

    Neil Shubin has the wide, happy eyes of a Muppet and the casual, ingratiating prattle of a car salesman. His thick, graying hair lends gravitas. He has written a new book, and on a bitter afternoon in Hyde Park he is explaining to me how he writes.
    Neil Shubin has the wide, happy eyes of a Muppet and the casual, ingratiating prattle of a car salesman. His thick, graying hair lends gravitas. He has written a new book, and on a bitter afternoon in Hyde Park he is explaining to me how he writes....

    Tags: Science, Stephen Hawking, Museum of Natural History, Biology, Culture

    11. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Lunch conversation, community inspiration

    Last week, I enjoyed joining a lunch discussion with a few dozen community leaders who were interested in education, volunteerism, and the community. The goal of the lunch was to brainstorm ways together to inspire students, parents and policy-makers to make our education system work better.
    Last week, I enjoyed joining a lunch discussion with a few dozen community leaders who were interested in education, volunteerism, and the community. The goal of the lunch was to brainstorm ways together to inspire students, parents and policy-makers to...

    Tags: Tribune Tower, Libraries, Arts and Culture, Martin Luther King Day, Media Industry

    12. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 'Hold Fast,' Blue Balliett's new children's book, explores shelter life

    Where to begin in addressing the most pressing needs of the children of homeless families, whose members lack necessities most people take for granted?
    Where to begin in addressing the most pressing needs of the children of homeless families, whose members lack necessities most people take for granted? Do not underestimate the ability of a mystery story to lift and empower even these children, whose...

    Tags: Literature, Langston Hughes, Libraries, Arts and Culture, University of Chicago

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