February 24, 2004

Bookslut: Craig Thompson

If you haven't heard of Craig Thompson or Blankets, his acclaimed graphic novel, then you should read the interview with him over at Bookslut.

- nh | 24.02.04 ~ Books/Authors

Bad Parking Job

You've got to see this photo (pop-up). It was taken over the weekend by a resident in Unkrainian Village from his porch. Note that the car received two tickets.

- ah | 24.02.04 ~ City Life/Cultural

Jewel-Tea Building to See Wrecking Ball

The fight to save the Jewel Tea Building in Barrington has been lost, and the Art Deco structure, affectionately known as the "Gray Lady," is facing the wrecking ball to make way for a new park. Read more about the failed preservation efforts, and learn more about the history of the Jewel Tea Company, which later became the Jewel-Osco grocery chain.

- am | 24.02.04 ~ Arts/Architecture

Grey Tuesday

Today is Grey Tuesday, an online protest against EMI's censorship of the Grey Album: Danger Mouse's remix of Jay-Z's the Black Album and the Beatles White Album. Participating sites will post the Grey Album today, February 24, for download. If you don't have a copy of the Grey Album, you can obtain it at illegal-art.org.

- jd | 24.02.04 ~ Music/Clubs

Baby matinee

The Tribune has a report on theaters in Chicago and the suburbs that are offering matinees for parents of newborn babies. The parents get to take their child along to a movie without worrying that they're bothering other patrons, and the theater gets to sell tickets during weekday afternoons, normally a slow time for movie business. Everybody wins!

- jma | 24.02.04 ~ Film

190 North

This past Sunday's episode of 190 North, the show where Janet Davies and her friends take you to all the 'cool' places around Chicago, featured a tour of the Chicago Pedway. Um, yeah. The episode will re-air on Sunday, February 29 at 11:00 am.

- am | 24.02.04 ~ Radio/TV

Make your own Blue Bag

Is the only thing stopping most Chicago residents from recycling the price of blue bags? That's what the city aims to find out, in a pilot program happening in the 47th Ward. Residents will be able to pick up free yellow stickers and blue ties that they can use to identify any ordinary garbage bag as having recyclable contents. (No word as to why they just didn't hand out free blue bags...)

- jma | 24.02.04 ~ Outdoors/Environment

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