August 23, 2007

The Secret Voice of...

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August 22, 2007

Ticket Injustice

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August 21, 2007

A Temporary Moratorium on Jacque Hate + You Just Might Be a Last Place Team If... + More Help On the Way, and An Amazing Goal + End of the Road

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August 20, 2007

Love Olives

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August 19, 2007

Men and Women of the Early 1960s

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August 18, 2007

One Last Summer Fling

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August 17, 2007

Superbad, Death at a Funeral, The Invasion, Rocket Science, Cut Sleeve Boys & Flanders

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August 16, 2007

Red Means Go

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August 15, 2007

The Stadium Question

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August 14, 2007

Lock-Step Losing + A Bye Week + Playoff Unbound

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August 13, 2007

Watermelon Man

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August 12, 2007

...is off camping with the kids.

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August 11, 2007

Turn to Stone

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August 10, 2007

Stardust, Rush Hour 3, No End In Sight Moliere, The Treatment, Walking to Werner, Daddy Day Care, Day Night Day Night & Casting About

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August 09, 2007

Post-Typography

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August 08, 2007

Is Al Sharpton a Genius?

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August 07, 2007

Fonzie Says Ay + Oh, Inverted World! + Patience

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August 06, 2007

Bitter Can Be Made Better

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August 05, 2007

Not So Super Girls

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August 04, 2007

Gaga at Lolla

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August 03, 2007

The Bourne Ultimatum, Hot Rod, The Ten, Becoming Jane & Arctic Tale

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August 02, 2007

Lined & Unlined

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August 01, 2007

...is on assignment.

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July 31, 2007

Sporting a Woody + Trade Deadline Madness! + What a Difference an All-Star Break Makes + Phoning it In

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July 30, 2007

...is on vacation. Back next week.

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July 29, 2007

Forget-me-not

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July 28, 2007

She Appears

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July 27, 2007

No Reservations, My Best Friend & L'Iceburg

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July 26, 2007

...returns next week.

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July 25, 2007

Take Power

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July 24, 2007

The Cards Can't Hold Our Jacque + The Less I Watch the Sox This Summer, the Better I Feel + Back to Those Winning Ways

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July 23, 2007

Currently Currant Season

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July 22, 2007

The Footballer and His Wife

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July 21, 2007

Burn the Whole City Down

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July 20, 2007

Sunshine, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Goya's Ghost, Cashback, Lights in the Dusk & Punk's Not Dead

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July 19, 2007

Ghosts

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July 18, 2007

...is on assignment. Back next week.

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July 17, 2007

Buying Instead of Selling (For Once) + Hey, We're Still a Few Games Ahead of the Royals! + A Bold New Era (Of Not Being Very Good) + At the All Star Break

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July 16, 2007

...has the week off.

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July 15, 2007

...is on vacation. Back in two weeks!

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July 14, 2007

A Face in a Dream, and an Interloper Collared

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July 13, 2007

Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix, Rescue Dawn, Talk To Me, Joshua, Introducing the Dwights, Broken English, Macbeth & Time

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July 12, 2007

Heat

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July 11, 2007

The Collaborator Pool

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July 10, 2007

Thursday is the First Game of the Rest of the Season + Fan Fashion Contest!

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July 09, 2007

Cooking Out with Veggies

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July 08, 2007

Not that Wild About Harry

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July 07, 2007

...is packing. Back in two weeks!

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July 06, 2007

Transformers, License to Wed, Black Sheep, Lady Chatterly and The Boss of It All

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July 05, 2007

...has retired. Something new in this space next week!

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July 04, 2007

...is on vacation. Happy 4th!

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July 03, 2007

Five First Half All-Stars + Like Eating Glass + Interesting Times (Except on the Field) + Rising Profile

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July 02, 2007

The Pull of the Pork

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July 01, 2007

Baby Bottle Rocket

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June 30, 2007

Cats and Mice

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June 29, 2007

SiCKO, Live Free or Die Hard, Ratatouille & Evening

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June 28, 2007

...is on vacation.

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June 27, 2007

The New Indentured Servitude

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June 26, 2007

Trade Bait + Fired + Hope for Indie Culture

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June 25, 2007

Got My Mojo Workin'

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June 24, 2007

Don't Stop Debatin'

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June 23, 2007

In the Saddle

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June 22, 2007

A Mighty Heart, 1408, You Kill Me, Evan Almighty, Pierrepoint - The Last Hangman, Eagle Vs. Shark, Ten Canoes, Full Grown Men & I Will Avenge You, Iago!

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June 21, 2007

...is on vacation.

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June 20, 2007

The Riddle of Saint Boniface

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June 19, 2007

Five Faces That Aren't Going Anywhere + Officially Better Than Last Year + Jackpot!

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June 18, 2007

How Dry I Am

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June 17, 2007

...is on vacation, in Iowa.

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June 16, 2007

The Summoning Tree

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June 15, 2007

La Vie En Rose, Day Watch, Helvetica, Nancy Drew, Steel City, The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez & The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan

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June 14, 2007

Ryan Claytor, Cartoonist

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June 13, 2007

Goodbye to This Show of Ours

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June 12, 2007

Free Rocky Cherry + Hope Is a Willing Slave; Despair Is Free + Taking the Drunk Bus from Now On

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June 11, 2007

Summer of Shrimp

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June 10, 2007

...just got back from Texas and is breaking in her new cowboy boots. Back in two.

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June 09, 2007

Summer Funding Can Be a Blast

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June 08, 2007

Ocean's Thirteen, Hostel: Part II, Crazy Love, Angel-A, Surf's Up, Paprika, Show Business: The Road To Broadway and Hollywood Dreams

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June 07, 2007

Mike Pilkington, Bridgeport Coffeehouse

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June 06, 2007

...is out of the office. Back next week.

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June 05, 2007

Pie Graph + Clearly, I Was Wrong + Two Game Unbeaten Streak + Two Game Unbeaten Streak

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June 04, 2007

The Finest in Fake Meat

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June 03, 2007

Best Western

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June 02, 2007

The Hammer Comes Down

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June 01, 2007

Knocked Up, Mr. Brooks, Gracie, Stephanie Daley, Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea, Severance and War & Peace

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May 31, 2007

...is talking to somebody else. Back next week.

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May 30, 2007

Primary Fever

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May 29, 2007

Fizzling Out + All Poised for a June Swoon? + We've Got Issues + A Win!

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May 28, 2007

...took Memorial Day Weekend off. Back next week.

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May 27, 2007

Seven Unpopular Opinions

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May 26, 2007

The Question of the Sundress

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May 25, 2007

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Paris, je t'aime, Chalk, Poison Friends

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May 24, 2007

Farris Wahbeh, Intuit

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May 23, 2007

Putting the Rapid Transit into Rapid Transit

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May 22, 2007

Time for a Rally + Nasty, Nasty Boys? + Waiting for the Great Leap Forward + So Much For That "Best Start Ever" + Fun While It Lasted + Pace Yourselves, Dammit!

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May 21, 2007

A Summer of Potato Salads

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May 20, 2007

Early Birds

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May 19, 2007

The Wrath of the River

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May 18, 2007

Shrek the Third, Fay Grim, Brand Upon the Brain!, Provoked and First on the Moon

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May 17, 2007

Danielle Klinenberg, Artist

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May 16, 2007

...returns next week.

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May 15, 2007

On to the Finals + Stayin' Alive + Your Staff Ace, Jason Marquis + No Offense, But... + There's a New Team to Hate

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May 14, 2007

Skating into Grilling Season

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May 13, 2007

Yo Momma!

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May 12, 2007

Short-Term Solution

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May 11, 2007

28 Weeks Later…, Waitress, Away From Her, Georgia Rule, The Ex, Exterminating Angels and The Hip Hop Project

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May 10, 2007

Jim Curtin, Chicago Fire

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May 09, 2007

A Second Open Letter To Things That Annoy Me

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May 08, 2007

Skating with the Stars + Lady Luck Smiles + My Sister, I'm a-Kissin' Her + Reality Sets In + Undefeated (In the Preseason)

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May 07, 2007

Fabulously Fava

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May 06, 2007

11 Lessons for 9 Girls

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May 05, 2007

Slipping Between the Cliffs' Teeth

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May 04, 2007

Spider-Man 3, Lucky You, The Flying Scotsman, Jindabyne, Red Road, The Hawk Is Dying and Civic Duty

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May 03, 2007

Anonymous, Poet

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May 02, 2007

Harness

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May 01, 2007

Chicago's Other Playoff Team + Brooms + Statistically, We're Not That Bad... Really + No Reason To Get Excited + East Side Represent!

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April 30, 2007

Homemade Chocolate Eclairs

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April 29, 2007

When Private Goes Public

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April 28, 2007

...is on vacation.

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April 27, 2007

The Condemned, The TV Set, Diggers, The Valet, Something to Cheer About, Disappearances & 2007 Academy Award-nominated Documentary Shorts

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April 26, 2007

William Drennan, Author

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April 25, 2007

An Open Letter to Chicago's New Aldermen

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April 24, 2007

The Future of Chicago Hockey? + Woo! South! Woo! West! + Happy Days Are Here Again + Some Good Things Happened, One Shockingly Bad Thing Didn't

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April 23, 2007

Paella for Warm Days

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April 22, 2007

Bumper Stickerisms

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April 21, 2007

What Bugbears' Claws Hath Torn Asunder

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April 20, 2007

Hot Fuzz, Fracture, Year of the Dog, After the Wedding, Vacancy, Offside and In the Land of Women

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April 19, 2007

Beata Pilch, Trap Door Theatre

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April 18, 2007

So, What Now, RDO?

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April 17, 2007

Out Come the Wolves + Hang On to Two + Late to the Game + Stinky Sox + Commentary on the Commentary

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April 16, 2007

...will return next week.

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April 15, 2007

As American (Idol) as Apple Pie

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April 14, 2007

Living to Work

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April 13, 2007

Perfect Stranger, Disturbia, Black Book, Aqua Teen Hunger Force and In Search of Mozart

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April 12, 2007

Customer Service, Please

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April 11, 2007

Down and Down in the 32nd Ward, and the Rest of the Races

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April 10, 2007

Blackhawks Down, Wolves In the Hunt + Welcome to the Grindhouse + Early Season Questions

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April 09, 2007

...is out of the kitchen. Back next week with a whole new meal!

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April 08, 2007

Kite Flying in Riis Park

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April 07, 2007

Adrift in Hostile Silence

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April 06, 2007

Grindhouse, The Hoax, First Snow, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, The Reaping, Are We Done Yet? and Many More

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April 05, 2007

Marlene Targ Brill

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April 04, 2007

...returns next week.

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April 03, 2007

The Team No One Wants to See+ One Shining Moment + Takeaways from Opening Day + Last Chance for Preseason Optimism

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April 02, 2007

Beer Cheese Soup, Ghetto Gourmet Style

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April 01, 2007

"Real" Love

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March 31, 2007

Please, Please, Please

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March 30, 2007

The Lookout, Blades of Glory, Meet the Robinsons, The Prisoner, The Page Turner and Operation Homecoming

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March 29, 2007

...is under the weather. Back next week.

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March 28, 2007

Don't Let the Games Begin

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March 27, 2007

Over and Out + Lessons From Spring Training + Offseason Shenanigans

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March 26, 2007

Spring Into Asparagus

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March 25, 2007

Spring Forward

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March 24, 2007

A Narrow Escape

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March 23, 2007

Reign Over Me, Shooter, Pride, TMNT, The Last Mimzy, Maxed Out and the last of the European Union Film Festival

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March 22, 2007

Greg Stimac, Photographer

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March 21, 2007

His Elective Majesty, Richard M Daley

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March 20, 2007

Un-Bracketology + Let's Talk About the Wolves

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March 19, 2007

Casseroles in a Box

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March 18, 2007

...is honeymooning with Tom Welling and Jensen Ackles.

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March 17, 2007

The Consumer Jones

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March 16, 2007

The Namesake, I Think I Love My Wife, Premonition, Mafioso and more of the European Union Film Festival

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March 15, 2007

Lauren Weinstein, Cartoonist

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March 14, 2007

...is enjoying the nice weather.

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March 13, 2007

A Little More, Too Late + The Best Week in Buckets

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March 12, 2007

...is on vacation.

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March 11, 2007

Mind the Gap

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March 10, 2007

To the Chase

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March 09, 2007

300, The Host, Starter for 10, Gray Matters and The European Union Film Festival

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March 08, 2007

Ian Etter, Artists

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March 07, 2007

Election Dissection, Part One

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March 06, 2007

Postmortem Exam + All Kinds of Hoops

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March 05, 2007

Fish Baked in Parchment

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March 04, 2007

Pop Politics

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March 03, 2007

10 More Republicans You Should Meet!

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March 02, 2007

Black Snake Moan, Zodiac, Wild Hogs, Full of It, The European Union Film Festival and Much More

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March 01, 2007

...is on an interview. Back next week.

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February 28, 2007

This Land Is Their Land (Paid For By You and Me)

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February 27, 2007

Trading Day + Please Stand Up

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February 26, 2007

One Dilly of a Tofu Dinner

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February 25, 2007

Magical History Tour

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February 24, 2007

Stay of Execution

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February 23, 2007

The Number 23, The Astronaut Farmer, Days of Glory, Amazing Grace, Two or Three Things I Know About Her and Darkon

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February 22, 2007

Harry Meyer, Photographer

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February 21, 2007

Get Yer Predictions Here!

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February 20, 2007

Donuts & Goose Eggs

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February 19, 2007

It's That Gumbo Time of Year

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February 18, 2007

Why You Should Watch Friday Night Lights

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February 17, 2007

...will be back in two weeks.

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February 16, 2007

Music and Lyrics, Breach, The Lives of Others, Bridge to Terabithia, Climates and Many More

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February 15, 2007

Michael Genovese, Artist

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February 14, 2007

Chicago, Will You Be My Valentine?

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February 13, 2007

Rebound or Dead Cat Bounce? + The Only Show

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February 12, 2007

Valentine's Day Duck

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February 11, 2007

Restaurant Gnomes

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February 10, 2007

Neck in the Noose

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February 09, 2007

Breaking and Entering, The Dead Girl, Norbit, Screamers and Many More

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February 08, 2007

Kilian Sweeney

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February 07, 2007

Flipping the Script

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February 06, 2007

Spellbound + Back from the All-Star Break

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February 05, 2007

More Non-frozen Dinners

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February 05, 2007

NSFW - The Least Sexy Super Bowl Shuffle

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February 04, 2007

Shufflin' Back to 1986

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February 02, 2007

The Italian, Because I Said So, Backstage, Matthew Barney: No Restraint and 49 Days

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February 01, 2007

...is doing an interview. Back next week.

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January 31, 2007

YouTubin' the Locals

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January 29, 2007

Five Ways to Win

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January 29, 2007

Healthy Super Bowl Eats

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January 28, 2007

Baby Dating

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January 27, 2007

A Hangman Awaits

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January 26, 2007

Smokin' Aces, Inland Empire, Catch and Release, Abduction and Romantico

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January 25, 2007

Jonathan Fine, Preservation Chicago

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January 24, 2007

...is out tracking leads. Back next week.

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January 23, 2007

Holy Crap! + Buy, Sell, Trade + Bulls Who?

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January 22, 2007

An Ode to a Cast Iron Skillet

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January 21, 2007

Everything's Not Coming Up Rosie

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January 20, 2007

Gimme Your Opinion

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January 19, 2007

Venus, God Grew Tired of Us, Opal Dream and Jonestown: The Life and Death of the Peoples Temple

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January 18, 2007

Michael Paxton, Artist

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January 17, 2007

Aldermanic Elections: Coming In To Focus

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January 16, 2007

Bears to Send Saints Marching Home + The Steel Goes Cold + Stop Panicking

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January 15, 2007

Tasty Onion Marmalade

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January 14, 2007

Bad Reputation

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January 13, 2007

The Foolish Heart of an Axman

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January 12, 2007

Letters from Iwo Jima, Alpha Dog, Arthur and the Invisibles, Le Petit Lieutenant, Stomp the Yard and Many More

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January 11, 2007

Jeff McMahon, Contrary Magazine

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January 10, 2007

Against Education

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January 09, 2007

Q&A, with Special Bonus ...Bears + A Return to (Poor) Form

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January 07, 2007

Cooking Saucy

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January 07, 2007

...will be back next time.

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January 06, 2007

The Lyric in Love

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January 05, 2007

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Miss Potter, Freedom Writers and Happily N'Ever After

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January 04, 2007

Sean Chercover, Author

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January 03, 2007

...caught a cold. Back on the beat soon.

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January 01, 2007

Leveling Out + Bulls' Resolutions

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January 01, 2007

Say "No" to Frozen Dinners

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December 31, 2006

Intersections

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December 30, 2006

Sanctuary From the Drenching Misery

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December 29, 2006

Best and Worst of 2006, Pan's Labyrinth, Notes on a Scandal, The Painted Veil and Family Law

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December 28, 2006

Misha Shebesta, Artist & Founder of the Ink Blot Project

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December 27, 2006

...is on vacation.

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December 26, 2006

Holly Jolly

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December 25, 2006

...wishes you happy holidays. Back next week.

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December 24, 2006

...is on vacation.

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December 23, 2006

Choose Your Resolution

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December 22, 2006

Children of Men, Dreamgirls, The Good German, The Good Shepherd and Many More

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December 21, 2006

Santa Claus

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December 20, 2006

Tier Two Aldermanic Races

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December 19, 2006

Wobbling Toward the Playoffs + The Injury Bug Flies Away + Best of the (L)East?

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December 18, 2006

Holiday Cookie Round-up

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December 17, 2006

I'd Rather Be Crocheting

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December 16, 2006

Treachery and Revelation

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December 15, 2006

The Pursuit of Happyness and Charlotte's Web

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December 14, 2006

Averill Curdy, Poet

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December 13, 2006

Tier One Races

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December 12, 2006

By the Numbers + Streaking on Ice + Endings & Beginnings

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December 11, 2006

Beyond a Salmon of a Doubt

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December 10, 2006

Stupid Girls

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December 09, 2006

Classic Missed Connections

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December 08, 2006

Blood Diamond, Apocalypto, The Holiday, The History Boys and Ever Again

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December 07, 2006

Joseph Cashiola, Three Birds Pictures

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December 06, 2006

Now, the Real Election

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December 05, 2006

Home of the 2006 NFC North Division Champions + A Savvy Turn-around + Look Out Above

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December 04, 2006

Submit Your Cookie Recipes!

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December 03, 2006

Moving the Show: A Field Trip Deconstructed

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December 02, 2006

Long-Ago Nights and King's Lights

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December 01, 2006

Candy, 3 Needles, The Nativity Story, Flannel Pajamas, 10 Items or Less, Turistas and Zen Noir

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November 30, 2006

...returns next week.

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November 27, 2006

Patriot Games + Out with a Yawn

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November 27, 2006

T-Day Leftovers

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November 26, 2006

The Way the (TV) World Looks Now

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November 25, 2006

Johns on Parade!

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November 24, 2006

The Fountain, Volver, Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny, Déjà Vu, Bobby and Jonestown

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November 23, 2006

Brian McConkey, Photographer

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November 22, 2006

Drive, Chicago, Drive!

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November 21, 2006

The Meadowlands Are Kind to Us + Cirque du Losing

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November 20, 2006

Can't Be Too Thankful, Right?

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November 19, 2006

...is basting the turkey and will return next time.

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November 18, 2006

A Surprise Attack

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November 17, 2006

Casino Royale, For Your Consideration, Fast Food Nation, Shut Up & Sing, Fur, Happy Feet, F*ck, Requiem and What Is It?

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November 16, 2006

Walter Benn Michaels, Professor & Author

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November 15, 2006

Ushering in Illinois' Democratic Era

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November 14, 2006

The Scarlet 'C' + Turning Things Around + Early Season Trends

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November 13, 2006

Orphan Thanksgiving

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November 12, 2006

Docs for Hire

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November 12, 2006

"Lance"…or Keep It in the Closet?

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November 10, 2006

Stranger Than Fiction, A Good Year, Come Early Morning, Harsh Times, Iraq in Fragments and Unknown

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November 09, 2006

Aaron Hughes, Artist and Veteran

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November 08, 2006

...is recovering from yesterday's wins.

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November 07, 2006

Make it 15 and 1 + Stopping the Bleeding, Celebrating Success + A Season Dawns Anew

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November 06, 2006

Accidental Successes

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November 05, 2006

Arts and Crafts Day, November the 30

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November 04, 2006

A Scroll Read and a Bargain Made

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November 03, 2006

Babel, Borat, Flushed Away, 49 Up, Renaissance, Deliver Us From Evil, 51 Birch Street and Princesas

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November 02, 2006

...returns next week.

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November 01, 2006

Election Day!

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October 31, 2006

Time to Silence the '72 Dolphins + Aaaargh! Penalties

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October 30, 2006

...got a tummy ache from her Halloween candy. Back next week.

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October 29, 2006

...is on vacation.

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October 28, 2006

...is on vacation.

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October 27, 2006

Catch a Fire, Running with Scissors, Death of a President, The Bridge and Zerophilia

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October 25, 2006

Dado, Director

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October 25, 2006

...is gearing up for the elections.

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October 24, 2006

Advantage Fire, Barely + Fortnight of Fear

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October 23, 2006

Bean Chili, Hold the Tomatoes

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October 22, 2006

Crabby Skeleton Alert

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October 21, 2006

A Battle In Sight of Cloumont

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October 20, 2006

Flags of Our Fathers, The Prestige, Little Children, Marie Antoinette, Tideland, American Hardcore, Man Push Cart and Many More...

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October 19, 2006

Terry Plumming, Collective Entity

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October 18, 2006

You'll Never Get Me Alive, Reformers!

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October 17, 2006

Running the Gamut of Emotions + Five Points for Success

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October 16, 2006

Braised Beef, It's What's for Dinner

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October 15, 2006

Writers Writing About Writers Who Write What They Know: Writing

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October 14, 2006

Review: The Bridge

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October 13, 2006

Report from the Chicago International Film Festival, The Queen, Infamous, My Country My Country and Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker

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October 12, 2006

Kathleen Judge, Artist

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October 11, 2006

Correcting the Market on Pregnancy

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October 10, 2006

The Best Team in Football + What on Earth was That? + .500's a Start, Except So Was Last Year

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October 09, 2006

Quick Dinner? Stir-Fry!

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October 08, 2006

My Kind of Town

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October 07, 2006

Saved from the Rooks

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October 06, 2006

Chicago International Film Festival preview, The Departed, The Last King of Scotland, Al Franken: God Spoke and Darshan: The Embrace

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October 05, 2006

Tricia Moreau Sweeney, Photographer

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October 04, 2006

Ad-dition by Sub-traction

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October 03, 2006

Sweet Release + King of the NFC Mountain + We Won the Cup+ And Now the Fun Begins

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October 02, 2006

...is restocking the cupboards. Back next week.

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October 01, 2006

The "Reality" of Race

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September 30, 2006

The Question of Children

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September 29, 2006

The Science of Sleep, The Guardian, Schools for Scoundrels, Jesus Camp, Open Season, The Godfather of Green Bay and The Dogwalker

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September 28, 2006

Rodrigo Avila, Artist & Gallery Owner

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September 27, 2006

Do It, But Do It Good

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September 26, 2006

Looking for Clues + US Open Cup Preview + It's NHL '93 on Genesis All Over Again: The Hawks are Unbeatable

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September 25, 2006

Comforting Lasagna

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September 24, 2006

Rearranging Turtles

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September 23, 2006

Lost On the Path to Cloumont

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September 22, 2006

All the King's Men, Jet Li's Fearless, Jackass: Number 2, Confetti, Flyboys, Haven, The Puffy Chair and Feast

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September 21, 2006

Robert Rial, Bakelite 78

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September 20, 2006

...Cuz They Don't Say "Shi-Quaaa-Go"

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September 19, 2006

White Sox Defense, RIP + Nostalgia, New Rivalries, and a Chant Nobody Can Hear + Introducing Pucks in Five

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September 18, 2006

Alien Fractals or Broccoli's Cousin?

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September 17, 2006

Take It to the Pilots

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September 16, 2006

...didn't get the paper this week.

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September 15, 2006

The Last Kiss, Half Nelson, Gridiron Gang and This Film Is Not Yet Rated

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September 14, 2006

John Salhus, Artist

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September 13, 2006

...remains under the weather. Get well soon, Richie!

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September 12, 2006

Bob Brenly Changes MySpace Profile to "Available" + We're in the US Open Cup Final And Pretty Close to the Playoffs

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September 11, 2006

...is on vacation.

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September 10, 2006

Kids Ride Free, At Last

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September 09, 2006

...has retired. Something completely different in this space in two weeks!

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September 08, 2006

Hollywoodland, The Protector, Time to Leave, Queens, 13 (Tzameti), Gabrielle and Broken Bridges

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September 07, 2006

Jennifer Sandoval-Eccher, Marquez Dance Project

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September 06, 2006

...is under the weather.

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September 05, 2006

Poetic Pavement + A .500 Week Against Sub-.400 Teams Is No Way to March Into the Playoffs + Lots of Games, No Losses

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September 04, 2006

Searching for Perfect Salmon

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September 03, 2006

When TV Fans Talk Back, Does Anyone Listen?

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September 02, 2006

Doing It For the People

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September 01, 2006

Conversations with Other Women, Crossover, Lassie, The quiet, Surviving Eden and Viva Pedro

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August 31, 2006

Jonathan Messinger, Featherproof Books

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August 30, 2006

We're Nearly Civilized

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August 29, 2006

May Zombies Eat Gary Bennett's Soul + More Mild Than Wild + I'm In Danger of Becoming Optimistic

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August 28, 2006

What to Do with a Bushel of Tomatoes

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August 27, 2006

...has chickenpox.

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August 26, 2006

The Marx Brothers of Chicago

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August 25, 2006

Idlewild, Invincible, Beerfest, Factotum, The Fallen Idol, House of Sand and How to Eat Fried Worms

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August 24, 2006

Urban Djin, Musician

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August 23, 2006

Home Today, Gone Tomorrow

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August 22, 2006

Don't Drink the Kool-Aid + The Quotable, Portable Ozzie Guillen + Maybe We Aren't So Bad at Soccer?

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August 21, 2006

Spicy Tomato Sauce for Mom's Enchiladas

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August 20, 2006

Fans on the Motherf---ing Internet

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August 19, 2006

'Hole '06: C*ck, A Dude'll Do (NSFW)

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August 18, 2006

The Illusionist, Accepted, The Great New Wonderful, Heading South, Trust the Man and Boynton Beach Club

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August 17, 2006

...somebody new next week, promise.

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August 16, 2006

Wal-Mart, Daley & Me

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August 14, 2006

In Capitalist Chicago, Cubs Tickets Scalp You + Just Win, Baby! + We're Just Not Very Good at Soccer

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August 14, 2006

Cilantro Tastes Like Summer

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August 13, 2006

The Big Picture

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August 12, 2006

Stopping Traffic

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August 11, 2006

World Trade Center, The Oh in Ohio, Quinceanera, Another Gay Movie and Step Up

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August 10, 2006

Steven Badauskas, Bernice's Tavern, Bridgeport

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August 09, 2006

The Unkindest Cut of All

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August 08, 2006

At Least We Have Barrett + How High Can You Get With Lowered Expectations? + MLS 1 Eurosnobs 0

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August 06, 2006

...ran to the store for a few things. Back next week.

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August 06, 2006

Celebrities Behaving Badly

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August 05, 2006

No Scrubs, Y'All

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August 04, 2006

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, The Descent, Little Miss Sunshine and The Night Listener

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August 03, 2006

Anthony Lewellen, Artist

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August 02, 2006

...lost power in the heat wave. Back next week.

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August 01, 2006

A Black Hole of Suck + A Bit Better Is Still a Far Cry From Good + All Star Break and We're Not Quite Last Place

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July 31, 2006

Grill the Whole Darned Thing

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July 30, 2006

Your Special Day (Again and Again)

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July 29, 2006

Lakefront Totem Pole Contains Many Tales

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July 28, 2006

Miami Vice, Scoop, Edmond, The Ant Bully, America: Freedom to Fascism, Lower City and Shadowboxer

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July 27, 2006

Elizabeth Crane, Author

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July 26, 2006

Choose to Be Civilized

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July 25, 2006

Playing Out the String + At a Certain Point, Even I Lose the Rose-Colored Lenses + Red Cards and Beer

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July 24, 2006

Mockshoe Is Toe-tally Tasty

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July 23, 2006

La Llorona Code

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July 22, 2006

Alex Paulsen's Big Week

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July 21, 2006

Lady in the Water, Clerks II, Monster House, My Super Ex-Girlfriend and Two Drifters

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July 20, 2006

JKAT Jewelry

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July 19, 2006

Kill the Juggermart Part 3: Oh, Poor You!

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July 17, 2006

Skipper Search for a Sinking Ship + Slumps and Chumps + Please Stop Asking Me When Soccer Will Get Popular In The US

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July 17, 2006

Too Hot to Cook? Use Your Microwave.

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July 16, 2006

...is on a road trip.

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July 15, 2006

...forgot to renew its subscription.

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July 14, 2006

You, Me and Dupree; Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man; Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos; Beowulf & Grendel and The Mostly Unfabulous Life of Ethan Green

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July 13, 2006

Mierka Girten, Actor and Founder of Mookie Jam Foundation

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July 12, 2006

Know Your Alderman? Know Peace.

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July 11, 2006

Another Helping of Gloom and Doom + Halfway to the Wild Card? + The World Cup that Broke Soccer's Heart

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July 10, 2006

Eggs-actly Salad Season

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July 09, 2006

Baby, You're a Star (Jones)!

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July 08, 2006

Uncovering the Tooth at the Art Institute

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July 07, 2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, A Scanner Darkly, Strangers with Candy, Who Killed the Electric Car? and Islam: What the West Needs to Know

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July 06, 2006

Victor Megaro, City Fire Marshal

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July 05, 2006

...is out of the office.

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July 04, 2006

Blowing Up the Cubs, Part 2 + Another World Cup in Five

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July 03, 2006

Liquid Melon, Man!

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July 02, 2006

Everything Under the Sun

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June 30, 2006

Superman Returns, The Devil Wears Prada, Russian Dolls, Wassup Rockers, Clean, Only Human & Loverboy

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June 28, 2006

John Keene, Author & Professor

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June 28, 2006

I'm Rubber, You're Glue, Round 1

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June 27, 2006

Tigers, Tigers Burning Bright — and Oh the Smoke, How It Rises! + World Cup in Five

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June 26, 2006

...is recovering from a family reunion in Ohio.

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June 25, 2006

Thanks for Filming the CTA

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June 24, 2006

...is lost in the stacks.

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June 23, 2006

Wordplay, Autumn and Three Times

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June 22, 2006

Danielle Klinenberg

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June 21, 2006

Land of the Aldernannies

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June 20, 2006

Womackolypse Now: Blowing Up the Cubs, Pt. 1 + Like a Pair of Thoroughbreds

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June 19, 2006

Grilled Dinner Pillows

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June 18, 2006

Swim Suit Required

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June 17, 2006

Ravinia Anyone?

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June 16, 2006

Nacho Libre, The Lake House, The King, Wah-Wah, The Heart of the Game, I Am A Sex Addict & Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties

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June 15, 2006

Kristen Neveu, Artist

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June 14, 2006

Internal Combustion

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June 13, 2006

Second Third, Same as the First + Treading Water

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June 12, 2006

Fresh Fruit Purees

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June 11, 2006

Your Summer TV Shortlist

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June 10, 2006

GB Book Club: The Man with the Golden Arm

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June 09, 2006

Cars, The Omen, A Prairie Home Companion, Sketches of Frank Gehry and Sir! No Sir!

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June 08, 2006

Anthony Moseley, Executive Artistic Director of Collaboraction

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June 07, 2006

When the Volcano Blows

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June 06, 2006

Lawn Care is Our Only Hope? + A Slight Stumble Doesn't Mean the Marathon is Lost + The Fire's Coming Home—I'm Going to Germany

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June 05, 2006

...is on its honeymoon.

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June 04, 2006

Children's Museums That Are Worth It

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June 03, 2006

Noticing the Public Notice You

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June 02, 2006

The Break-Up, Twelve and Holding, District B-13 and Typhoon

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June 01, 2006

Billy Lombardo, Faculty Sponsor of Polyphony H.S.

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May 31, 2006

...is chasing a lead. Back next week.

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May 30, 2006

Will Our Humiliation Ever End? + Tigers and Thomes and Crowds, Oh My! + One Step Forward...

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May 29, 2006

Time to Cook the Salsa

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May 28, 2006

...is still getting over the season finales. Back soon.

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May 27, 2006

Ogden Avenue and Urban Renewal in Old Town

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May 26, 2006

X-Men: The Last Stand, Lady Vengeance and Street Fight

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May 25, 2006

Eric Skaggs

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May 24, 2006

It's a Stick Up!

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May 23, 2006

Cheering from the Wrong Side of Town + Almost Home

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May 22, 2006

Smart Food & Not-So-Smart Food

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May 21, 2006

Oh for Goodness Snakes

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May 21, 2006

Everybody Wins with Prosper.com

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May 19, 2006

The Da Vinci Code, Over the Hedge, The Proposition and The Sisters

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May 18, 2006

...is celebrating her birthday a few days early.

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May 17, 2006

The Hot Air Up There

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May 16, 2006

Clutch That "Believe" Bracelet As Hard As You Can + That Put Me in a Bad Mood

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May 15, 2006

...didn't feel like cooking. Back next week.

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May 14, 2006

A Gay Old Time

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May 12, 2006

Poseidon, Art School Confidential, The Lost City, Somersault, Goal! The Dream Begins, Keeping Up with the Steins and Hate Crime

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May 11, 2006

Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

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May 10, 2006

Public Official, Ay?

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May 09, 2006

At Least They're Not the Royals + Five Weeks Without a Roster Move, and Then Suddenly... + Tactics, Luck & When Sponsors Collide

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May 08, 2006

Make Your Own Damned Mackerel

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May 07, 2006

Sticks, Stone

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May 06, 2006

Dirty Column!

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May 05, 2006

Mission: Impossible III, The Promise, Mountain Patrol: Kekexili, Water, Mrs. Palfrey at The Claremont, Hoot and One Last Thing…

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May 04, 2006

...is reading Near West Side Stories. Aren't you?

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May 03, 2006

...is out of the office.

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May 02, 2006

I Believe the Children Are Our Future + Not-So-Wild West + Money Ball + Foot in Mouth, For Now

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May 01, 2006

Baby's Got to Eat, Too!

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April 30, 2006

A Play Based on the Novelization of the Movie

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April 29, 2006

Attention, Passengers

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April 28, 2006

United 93, Hard Candy, Akeelah and the Bee, Look Both Ways, Stick It and RV

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April 27, 2006

Booklist Online, New Spring Titles and What We're Reading Now

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April 26, 2006

That Undocumented Menace

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April 25, 2006

Dirty Jokes and Minor Leaguers + Wake Me Up When It's October + Another Week Without Losing + Fun While It Lasted

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April 24, 2006

From Cactus to Dinner

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April 23, 2006

(Cheap) Girls' Day Out

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April 22, 2006

... is on vacation -- in Pittsburgh!

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April 21, 2006

The Notorious Bettie Page, Kinky Boots, Take My Eyes and When Do We Eat?

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April 20, 2006

Remember Earth Day?

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April 19, 2006

...is scrounging up new dirt on local politicians. Back next week.

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April 18, 2006

At Least There's the Bullpen + Back on Top + More Sister-Kissing + It's All Up Now, Baby

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April 17, 2006

Are You Game for This Hen?

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April 16, 2006

The Death of the Sitcom is Greatly Exaggerated

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April 15, 2006

Vacation: All I Ever Wanted

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April 14, 2006

The Devil and Daniel Johnston, On A Clear Day, L'Enfant, The Beauty Academy of Kabul, The Wild and Subject 2

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April 13, 2006

GB Book Club: Near West Side Stories: Struggles for Community in Chicago's Maxwell Street Neighborhood

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April 12, 2006

The Revolution in Suede Pumas

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April 11, 2006

What Can You Learn from One Week? + Stumbling Out of the Gate + Worse Management, Better Defending, Better Than Losing + Up and Down

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April 10, 2006

But I'm Hungry Now

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April 09, 2006

Picnic Season Opener

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April 08, 2006

On the Make On the Metra, II

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April 07, 2006

Brick, Take the Lead, Don't Come Knocking and Drawing Restraint 9

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April 06, 2006

The Untouchable Eliot Ness

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April 05, 2006

...is on vacation.

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April 04, 2006

Lessons from Opening Day + Glimmers of Hope, Part 2: Hitters + The View from the Bar + Hit Me with Your Best Shot

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April 03, 2006

Everybody Must Get Sconed

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April 02, 2006

...is on vacation.

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April 01, 2006

When Opportunity Knocks

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March 31, 2006

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, Lonesome Jim, Slither, Adam & Steve and Ice Age: The Meltdown

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March 30, 2006

Stay In Your Lane

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March 29, 2006

Something Stanek

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March 28, 2006

Defying Logic + Glimmers of Hope, Part 1: Pitchers

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March 27, 2006

Chickpeas On My Mind

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March 26, 2006

Goodbye, Car Seat

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March 25, 2006

To Tide You Over

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March 24, 2006

Thank You for Smoking, Stoned, Evil (Ondskan) and Summer Storm

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March 23, 2006

Celebrate Small Press Month

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March 22, 2006

Stroger, Claypool and "Candidate X"

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March 21, 2006

AL Contenders + Bradley Bradley Bradley

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March 20, 2006

Carne Guisada Por Mi Amigos

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March 19, 2006

Suspending Baby Superman

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March 18, 2006

Business Opportunities

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March 17, 2006

V for Vendetta, Ask the Dust, The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, Fateless, Duck Season and She's the Man

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March 16, 2006

GB Book Club Review: Memory Mambo

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March 15, 2006

Endorse(yawn)ments

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March 14, 2006

The Gang's All Here + Sox for Fantasy

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March 13, 2006

...is on vacation.

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March 12, 2006

Sesame Street Revisted

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March 11, 2006

F&#% Me, I'm an A-Hole!

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March 10, 2006

The Hills Have Eyes, Unknown White Male, The Shaggy Dog & Winter Passing

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March 09, 2006

...is on vacation.

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March 08, 2006

...is on vacation.

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March 07, 2006

The .500 Club + Spring Has Sprung! + It's Time + Yes, They're Going to Break Your Heart Again.

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March 06, 2006

Small Bites of Pig

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March 05, 2006

...is on vacation.

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March 04, 2006

Well, All Except the Yellow Line

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March 03, 2006

Dave Chappelle's Block Party, 16 Blocks, Deep Sea 3D and Aquamarine

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March 02, 2006

...is on vacation.

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March 01, 2006

Birthing Pains

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February 28, 2006

Up, Down

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February 27, 2006

A Cake Fit for a King

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February 26, 2006

Berwyn's Toy Trains & Models

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February 25, 2006

Joker, Smoker, Midnight Toker

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February 24, 2006

Running Scared, Night Watch and Before the Fall

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February 23, 2006

La Salle: From French Explorer to City Street

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February 22, 2006

A Hundred Friends

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February 20, 2006

Stars Abound

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February 20, 2006

Noodles, West and East Part 2

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February 19, 2006

... is on vacation.

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February 18, 2006

Our Founding Fathers

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February 17, 2006

Tristam Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, Freedomland, Manderlay, Neil Young: Heart of Gold, Eight Below and Dirty Work

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February 16, 2006

GB Book Club: I Sailed with Magellan

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February 15, 2006

Late to Bed, Late to Wake

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February 14, 2006

Back Down to Earth

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February 13, 2006

Noodles, West and East Part 1.

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February 12, 2006

Model Behavior

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February 11, 2006

Your First Valentine's Day

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February 10, 2006

Firewall, Final Destination 3 and Curious George

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February 09, 2006

Chicago Burns Again: The Second Great Fire

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February 07, 2006

Hands Off Our Office!

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February 07, 2006

Back Down to Earth + "One Fur Da Thumb!"

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February 06, 2006

Three Cheers for Quiche!

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February 05, 2006

Whuhbuppin?

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February 04, 2006

Rear Window

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February 03, 2006

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The World's Fastest Indian, Something New and A Good Woman

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February 02, 2006

They Called Him Sauganash

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February 01, 2006

Primary Colors

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January 31, 2006

I Told You So

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January 30, 2006

Mushrooms + Veggie Stock = Yummy!

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January 29, 2006

Chic-a-go-go!

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January 28, 2006

Wedding Announcements

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January 27, 2006

Bubble, Nanny McPhee, Annapolis and Roving Mars

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January 26, 2006

Discovering Local Authors

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January 25, 2006

...returns next week with a new writer!

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January 24, 2006

It's a Start

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January 23, 2006

Yummy Yaki

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January 22, 2006

Truthiness Is not Better Than Fiction

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January 21, 2006

Anonymous

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January 20, 2006

The New World and Transamerica

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January 19, 2006

Chicago by the Numbers

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January 18, 2006

... is on vacation.

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January 17, 2006

Black Monday + Our Narrator Returns

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January 16, 2006

What Do I Do with Vegetable Stock?

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January 15, 2006

Parts and Service

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January 14, 2006

Uh, I Saw U on MySpace

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January 13, 2006

The Libertine, Glory Road, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Caché and Hoodwinked

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January 12, 2006

Gapers Block Book Club: Division Street: America by Studs Terkel

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January 11, 2006

Farewell, À Demain

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January 10, 2006

Prowling for Panthers

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January 09, 2006

Mmm, Vegetable Stock

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January 08, 2006

Year of the Cruise

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January 07, 2006

On the Scene

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January 06, 2006

The Matador, Hostel and Be Here to Love Me

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January 05, 2006

... is on vacation.

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January 04, 2006

Pandering, Pandering, Pandering

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January 03, 2006

Bear Down, Playoff Bears!

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January 02, 2006

Icelandic Cooking

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January 01, 2006

DuPage Children's Museum

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December 31, 2005

Hungry for Love, Money -- and Ass

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December 30, 2005

The Best and Worst Films of 2005

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December 29, 2005

Get Your Skates On

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December 28, 2005

... is on vacation.

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December 27, 2005

...is on vacation.

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December 26, 2005

Mom's New Year's Day Dinner

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December 25, 2005

...is on vacation.

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December 24, 2005

Craig’s List on Christmas

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December 23, 2005

Munich, Match Point, The White Countess, Breakfast on Pluto, Casanova, Rumor Has It and The Ringer

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December 22, 2005

Chicago Card Decks Shuffle Up Some Fun

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December 21, 2005

Phase 1 of Operation Barefoot and Pregnant

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December 20, 2005

Packing Up for Christmas + Dreaming of a White Sox Christmas

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December 19, 2005

I Like My Coq in Wine

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December 18, 2005

Jack's Big Music Show

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December 17, 2005

No Receipts, No Returns

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December 16, 2005

King Kong, Brokeback Mountain, The Producers, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Family Stone and Ellie Parker

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December 15, 2005

... is on vacation.

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December 14, 2005

No Doubting Thomas

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December 13, 2005

Guess What Down You Need To Convert?

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December 12, 2005

The Season of Drinkable Cheer

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December 11, 2005

Celebrating Life Day

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December 10, 2005

Personals -- Not Matches

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December 09, 2005

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Syriana, Protocols of Zion and 39 Pounds of Love

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December 08, 2005

Brand Spankin' New Wine

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December 07, 2005

Where the Money Is, Sadly, Not Funny

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December 06, 2005

Super Bowl Bound + Fouls and Threes

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December 05, 2005

Warm Up With Japanese Soups

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December 05, 2005

When the Cult of Personality Goes Too Far

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December 04, 2005

Natural Toys

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December 03, 2005

A Job For the Holidays

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December 02, 2005

The Kid and I, Never Been Thawed and First Descent

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December 01, 2005

GB Book Club: The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow

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November 30, 2005

Blago's Sure Thing No More

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November 29, 2005

Recipes from Loosetooth.com

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November 29, 2005

Score. More. Points!

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November 28, 2005

...is on vacation.

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November 27, 2005

Review: after the quake

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November 26, 2005

Blow the Candles

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November 24, 2005

The Ice Harvest, Rent, Just Friends and Dorian Blues

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November 24, 2005

2005 Chicago Books in Review: Fiction

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November 22, 2005

"For Real" + I Hate the Circus

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November 22, 2005

Non-Ironic Thanksgiving Side Dishes

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November 21, 2005

Drive Me Crazy

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November 20, 2005

Book Review: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, That's Disgusting! and Picture This

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November 19, 2005

300 Miles to Home

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November 18, 2005

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Walk the Line and Ballet Russes

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November 17, 2005

2005 Chicago Books in Review: Non-Fiction

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November 16, 2005

Low Down, from Nobody

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November 15, 2005

From Roux to Bechamel

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November 15, 2005

Celebrity Guest Predictions! + Depth On the Bench

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November 14, 2005

Pho 777 on Argyle

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November 13, 2005

...will be posted late

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November 12, 2005

Does Anybody Know This Guy?

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November 11, 2005

Zathura, Pride & Prejudice, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Bee Season and Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic

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November 10, 2005

The Curse of the Hall of Fame

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November 09, 2005

Oh, What I Do for You

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November 08, 2005

Meatloaf and Scalloped Potatoes

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November 07, 2005

Career Years? + Halfway to Paradise + Promising or Disappointing?

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November 07, 2005

Sly like FOX?

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November 06, 2005

...is on vacation.

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November 05, 2005

Space for Rent

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November 04, 2005

Jarhead, The Squid and the Whale, The Dying Gaul and Forty Shades of Blue

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November 03, 2005

In Search of Great Lakes

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November 02, 2005

AllKids, All Blue

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November 01, 2005

Keen for Quinoa

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November 01, 2005

Your World Champions! + Your NFC North Leaders + Another Winning Season?

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October 31, 2005

Screwcap Savvy

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October 30, 2005

Leaking Fluids

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October 29, 2005

Barry White is Not Dead

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October 28, 2005

The Weather Man, Shopgirl, Prime and Three…Extremes

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October 27, 2005

Dillinger Still Haunts Popular Memory

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October 26, 2005

The Second City's Culture of Fear

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October 25, 2005

Pork: Born To Be Brined

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October 25, 2005

Up 2-0! + Week 7 + Through Six Years of Thin, No Thick

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October 24, 2005

A Love Letter to Brew & View

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October 23, 2005

Not a Day Late and Here is Your Dollar, Part II

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October 22, 2005

Lost Bird

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October 21, 2005

North Country, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Dreamer, Innocent Voices, Loggerheads, Emmanuel's Gift, The Future of Food and Doom

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October 20, 2005

Local Haunted Houses

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October 19, 2005

The Naked Truth

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October 19, 2005

Go Go White Sox + Week Six

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October 17, 2005

Chicken Fryer: Not Just For Chicken

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October 17, 2005

Afghan Restaurant

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October 16, 2005

Ebay Pulse and Knowing What to Buy

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October 15, 2005

On the Make On the Metra

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October 14, 2005

Continued CIFF Coverage, Plus Elizabethtown, Domino and The Fog

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October 13, 2005

Gapers Block Book Club: I'm Not the New Me

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October 12, 2005

Brilliant Responses from Brilliant Readers!

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October 11, 2005

Lamb and Lassi for the Lads and Lassies

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October 10, 2005

Spoiled Rotten

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October 09, 2005

Bringing Out the Dead

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October 07, 2005

Beating on Boston

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October 07, 2005

Chicago International Film Festival Round-Up, Plus This Week's Openings

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October 06, 2005

Tarzan in Chicago

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October 05, 2005

Hate Hate Hate the White Sox

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October 04, 2005

Brussels Sprouts You'll Actually Want to Eat

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October 03, 2005

Rodan

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October 02, 2005

Ebay Stalkers

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October 01, 2005

...is on vacation.

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September 30, 2005

What Jesus Told the Cubs + Clinched!

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September 30, 2005

Serenity, The Greatest Game Ever Played, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, Oliver Twist and More

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September 29, 2005

...is on vacation.

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September 28, 2005

Dispatch from Beat 1413

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September 27, 2005

Granola Goodness

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September 26, 2005

The "World" Is Waiting for You

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September 25, 2005

Sopa de Fideo

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September 24, 2005

The Best In the World

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September 23, 2005

Excuses to Keep Watching + Scalped!

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September 23, 2005

Corpse Bride, A History of Violence, Flightplan, Reel Paradise, Dear Wendy & Hellbent

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September 22, 2005

GB Book Club: Nowhere Man by Aleksandar Hemon

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September 21, 2005

Olympics, Chicago Style

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September 20, 2005

Homemade Mac & Cheese and an Impressive Vinaigrette

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September 19, 2005

The Sideways Question

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September 18, 2005

Antique Questions From GB Readers

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September 17, 2005

They're Right After the Obits

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September 16, 2005

Signs of Hope, Stink of Choke and Hustling for Dough + Sockless Sox Scare Some South-Side Supporters

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September 16, 2005

Lord of War, Just Like Heaven, The Think About My Folks, Garçon Stupide, Elevator to the Gallows & Cote D'Azur

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September 15, 2005

... is on vacation.

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September 14, 2005

Get Hustled ...A Little

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September 13, 2005

Okra Is A-Ok

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September 12, 2005

Fierce! Kind Of.

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September 11, 2005

...is on vacation.

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September 10, 2005

The Wedding Announcement

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September 09, 2005

Steroids, Jackasses and Poo Holes + So Close You Can Taste It

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September 09, 2005

The Exorcism of Emily Rose, An Unfinished Life, Sympathy of Mr. Vengeance, The Man & Green Street Hooligans

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September 08, 2005

More Questions from the Mailbag

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September 07, 2005

We Are Nearly Civilized

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September 06, 2005

Don't Flip That Frittata

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September 05, 2005

...is on vacation.

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September 04, 2005

Consigning to an Antique Auction

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September 03, 2005

Class Reunion

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September 02, 2005

A Look at the Roster and Introducing Sox in Five

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September 02, 2005

The Constant Gardener, A Sound of Thunder, El Crimen Perfecto & 2046

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September 01, 2005

So You Wanna Know More About Richard J. Daley

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August 31, 2005

... is on vacation.

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August 30, 2005

Tomatoes By the Bushel

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August 29, 2005

Nothin' But Arc

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August 28, 2005

Wonderful Wonder Works

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August 27, 2005

Free for All

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August 26, 2005

Introducing: Cubs in Five

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August 26, 2005

Cronicas, The Cave, 9 Songs & � Tout de Suite

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August 25, 2005

...is on vacation.

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August 24, 2005

Next Cubs GM: Me!

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August 23, 2005

Cool as a Cucumber

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August 22, 2005

Are You a Felon?

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August 21, 2005

Flea Market Swag

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August 20, 2005

... is on vacation.

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August 19, 2005

The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Red Eye, Asylum, Ma Mère and Tropical Malady

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August 18, 2005

Pick Your Own: Local Apple Orchards and Remembering Wauconda

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August 17, 2005

Things You Would Know...

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August 16, 2005

Fish Gravy Fit For Friends

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August 15, 2005

Who Doesn't Want To Be a Millionaire?

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August 14, 2005

One Year Later: Holy Crap, I'm a Parent!

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August 13, 2005

Best of Craig's List

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August 12, 2005

Four Brothers, The Skeleton Key and The Great Raid

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August 11, 2005

Gapers Block Book Club: Dandelion Wine

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August 10, 2005

A Door Ajar

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August 09, 2005

Sweet, Sweet Pickles

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August 08, 2005

Tre Via

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August 07, 2005

Bob the Picker

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August 06, 2005

"Hey, Nice T-Shirt."

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August 05, 2005

Broken Flowers, The Dukes of Hazzard, Saraband, The Edukators and The Year of Yao

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August 04, 2005

Charles Cleaver and the Cottage in the Grove

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August 03, 2005

Gary Who?

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August 02, 2005

Ajo Arriero

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August 01, 2005

Let Go of the Woobie

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July 31, 2005

A Hairy Situation

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July 30, 2005

Plus One or Bust

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July 29, 2005

Stealth, Happily Ever After, The Man Who Copied and Chaos

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July 28, 2005

We Totally Have the Best Flag

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July 27, 2005

Duel of the Iron Wills

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July 26, 2005

Answering the Kale

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July 25, 2005

Pink Wine is Good!

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July 24, 2005

Expensive Ghosts

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July 23, 2005

What Do You Hate?

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July 22, 2005

Hustle & Flow, The Island, Bad News Bears, The Devil's Rejects, Murderball and Lila Says

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July 21, 2005

Become a Butterfly Watcher

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July 20, 2005

AF of L C of IO Bye Bye O

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July 19, 2005

Side Dish Galore

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July 18, 2005

Rock Star: INXS

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July 17, 2005

Desserts for the Kid

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July 16, 2005

11 Republicans You Should Meet

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July 15, 2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dark Water, Wedding Crashers and More

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July 14, 2005

Gapers Block Book Club: Heat Wave by Eric Klinenberg

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July 13, 2005

Not Pro-Choice, Pro-Privacy

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July 12, 2005

Zucchini Bounty

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July 11, 2005

...is on vacation.

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July 10, 2005

Damned Early Buyers

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July 09, 2005

Oprah! Living God's Dream!

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July 08, 2005

War of the Worlds, March of the Penguins, Undead, 5x2 and Pure

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July 07, 2005

Don't Fear the Reaper

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July 06, 2005

...is on assignment. Watch for a feature-length interview with State Rep. John Fritchey next Monday in Detour.

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July 05, 2005

What Do I Do with All This Lettuce?

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July 04, 2005

Beauty and the Geek

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July 03, 2005

Traveling with the Kid

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July 02, 2005

The Rainbow Connection

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July 01, 2005

The Harold Lloyd Film Series and Rebound

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June 30, 2005

A Chicago Joke Book

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June 29, 2005

30 Years in Mell

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June 28, 2005

Too Crabby to Cook

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June 27, 2005

The Forgotten Art of the Picnic: A Review of Pastoral

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June 26, 2005

Estate Sale Mania

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June 25, 2005

Burning at Dominick's

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June 24, 2005

Land of the Dead, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Bewitched, Shake Hands with the Devil and Herbie

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June 23, 2005

Ashland Avenue, the Great Fire and the Ruins of Chicago

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June 22, 2005

All Apologies

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June 20, 2005

Two Lovely Summer Salads

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June 20, 2005

First Exit

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June 19, 2005

Chicago Children's Museum

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June 18, 2005

The State of the Glory Hole

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June 17, 2005

Batman Begins, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, My Summer of Love and More

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June 16, 2005

Gapers Block Book Club: Crossing California

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June 15, 2005