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Photography for ‘Lomo’ sapians
While rifling through items at a garage sale, a photographer spots an old Rolleiflex camera among the clutter. She picks it up and considers its potential as not just an antique but ...
Affleck’s political thriller falls flat
“Argo,” the latest directorial effort from Ben Affleck, fails to engage its own exciting subject matter. Taking very few risks, Affleck has molded a predictable, clichéd rendering of a fascinating piece of ...
‘Revenge City,’ Interrupted
THE NIGHT SKY CASTS A shadow over Chicago, and a series of gunshots echo through the streets as three groups of onlookers—a thug, peace advocates and a film crew—become entangled in ...
Acro-Cat-ics dazzle Chicago
Morals, future uncertain in ‘Looper’
People can attempt to change their pasts for the rest of their lives, usually in vain. However, most people don’t have time machines. In the futuristic thriller “Looper,” director Rian Johnson gives ...
From inside the ‘beehives’
Creativity can reveal itself when least expected, and the clashing interests and tastes of three musicians sometimes come together to make beautiful folk music with a playful twist.
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‘Goddamn, Mitt’ pokes fun at Romney in new Second City play
Presidential candidates are scrutinized by the media to within an inch of their privacy. Little is left to the imagination as every secret and misdeed is unearthed and revealed to the masses. ...
HIV advocacy goes ‘Vogue’
Like a time capsule, home-video footage of a 13-year-old boy performing the choreography in Madonna’s “Vogue” music video at his bar mitzvah 20 years ago has become a viral YouTube sensation and ...
Pour some ‘sugar’ on me
In 1967, The Beatles sang, “All you need is love.” In a world fueled by status, that philosophy is now almost old-fashioned—love is incidental, but diamonds are forever. Sugar daddies seem to ...
Kristen Stewart latest to fight celebrity misconceptions
Since the dawn of celebrity, affairs of the stars have been splattered on magazine and newspaper covers worldwide. Naturally, everyone has opinions, therefore, making a complete stranger's business anyone's own. Today, the ...
A ‘wise’ Wolfe once said
It's early on a Sunday night, and I am one of the first people at the bar where Henry Wolfe is opening for singers Eleni Mandell and Algebro. As the sun goes ...
‘Carrie’ re-imagining now in production
It’s a slow-motion teenage dream—a group of naked girls laughing and showering together after gym class. Delicate music and steam rise through the air. Meanwhile, a social pariah is experiencing her first ...
Swarmed and Destroyed by ‘Army’
The Moped Army wants you, and they want you now. Think of staring up at a banner of Uncle Sam pointing into your face, only he’s fishtailing his way through a sea ...
Brining a love story to life
Imagine waking up on a beach, wet, covered in sand and hearing the sweeping waves of the ocean crash ashore. In a daze, you realize you are lost. Then a face comes ...
Anything you can do…
Art can be interpreted a number of ways. Depending on the eye of the beholder, an artist’s talent is lovingly adored, heavily scrutinized and sometimes even imitated. While allowing the audience to ...
Off the line with Alinea
by Trevor Ballanger
assistant arts & culture editor
A restaurant is only as good as its food. When the dish is finally placed on the table, the body’s senses begin to tingle. What has ...
