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My First Date with Sherman Alexie
My First Date with Sherman Alexie
By Freddie Moore
December 03, 2013

In which Sherman Alexie discusses his favorite recent movies and guilty pleasures at Book Court.

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Sister Carrie or Carrie Bradshaw? A Quote Quiz
Sister Carrie or Carrie Bradshaw? A Quote Quiz
By Kate Gavino
November 19, 2013

Same name, same sartorial obsessions, same irritating approaches to romance — but can you distinguish between their quotes?

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Lights, Camera, Static: 10 Books That Will Never be Adapted by Hollywood
Lights, Camera, Static: 10 Books That Will Never be Adapted by Hollywood
By Michelle King
October 21, 2013

Rest easy, bibliophiles: No director will be ruining these beloved books.

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CHIRAQ: Exploring the Epidemic of Violence in Chicago
CHIRAQ: Exploring the Epidemic of Violence in Chicago
By Dolapo Ladeinde
October 18, 2013

How have more Americans been killed in Chicago than Afghanistan since 2001?

 

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The Scariest Place on Earth: An Interview with Escape From Tomorrow’s Director
The Scariest Place on Earth: An Interview with Escape From Tomorrow’s Director
By Michelle King
October 16, 2013

Director Randy Moore discusses the inspiration behind Escape From Tomorrow, a horror film secretly shot in Disney World.

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Matt Zoller Seitz at The Strand
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Matt Zoller Seitz at The Strand
By Michelle King
October 15, 2013

Matt Zoller Seitz, Richard Brody and Lisa Rosman discuss The Wes Anderson Collection, Seitz’s intimate look at the work of the critically acclaimed director.

 
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Time Pieces: Horology, Chronology, Cartography and Home
Time Pieces: Horology, Chronology, Cartography and Home
By Manjula Martin
October 11, 2013

After viewing 20 hours of Christian Marclay’s “The Clock,” a writer explores the cities, images and timepieces that construct her remembered past.

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10 Huge Celebrities You've Never Heard of
10 Huge Celebrities You've Never Heard of
By Patrick Kilkelly
October 08, 2013

All over the globe, there are popular names in music, film and entertainment that we couldn’t recognize — until now!

 

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Dispatches From Shermer, Illinois
Dispatches From Shermer, Illinois
By Jake Flanagin
September 27, 2013

Exploring the high school mythos on Chicago’s North Shore.

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The Political Economy of Zombies
The Political Economy of Zombies
By John Powers
September 17, 2013

Over the past few years, the zombie apocalypse has come to represent an alternative to neoliberalism — an ideology that admits no alternatives.

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