On Sunday, October 16, 2001, I was one of several thousand people who witnessed the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. [...]
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To me, the best thing about Steve Jobs is he realized how tools and creativity in artists’ hands can elicit emotion and passion to inspire and initiate change in the world. In claiming the right to stand tall and be a man, Rev. Shuttlesworth also allowed black boys to watch, learn, grow and stand with him. [...] Chicago’s critical cinematic eye drew global respect as Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert became household names. Ebert now blogs about movies, but where he screens them — the Lake Street Screening Room — is one of the city’s hidden [...] On the heels of last year’s win by Frontera Grill’s Rick Bayless, this year, five Chicago chefs — the most contestants from one city — are in the field of 22 for Bravo TV’s Top Chef Masters. For this week’s Chicago Explainer story, I created a culinary tale of the tape of Second City’s five local [...] There’s nothing quite like Illinois politics. Tuesday’s Election Day turnout was much lower than expected, but three statewide races (the Democratic and GOP governor’s race primaries and the state comptroller race) were so close they are currently decided by less than one vote per [...] Unfortunately, the first thing I learned was even with good intentions to address a problematic facet of the media industry, “gotcha” tactics can easily mischaracterize someone. It dismisses credibility, hinders dialogue and undermines well-thought [...] |
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