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L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema

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LaShawn Williams

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Fighting Teen Pregnancy with Strange Ads

A new ad campaign by the Dept. of Health promoting ways teens can avoid pregnancy has created some controversy for its depiction of pregnant teen boys. Meanwhile, the Dept. of Health is also trying to reinvigorate interest in the female condom.

Documenting the Damage

Photographer Jon Lowenstein has been documenting the South Side for the past 10 years. Most recently, he focused on the effects of gun violence on the community in a series called Chicago's Bloody Year.

The Parks at Night

This year's Movies in the Park schedule is out. There are also quite a few other "Night Out in the Parks" events this year, from theater to live music.

MJ vs. Kobe

In his new book, Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success, coach Phil Jackson finally compares Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. The LA Times' Mike Bresnahan has the choice excerpts. [via]

Fighting Cancer with a Cloud

The University of Chicago's Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology has launched Bionimbus, a secure, cloud-based computing system that will allow researchers to access and analyze cancer data.

Meet the Meatpacking District

Tickets are on sale right now for From Cuts to Cult: Chicago Meat Past and Present, Chicago Detours' new tour through the Fulton Market Meatpacking District, giving the history of the neighborhood and a look at its future.

Mason Out

Former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason is heading to San Francisco to start his next venture, he revealed in a blog post Thursday. He also said something about recording an album of business motivational music, but that was probably just the gin talking.

Second City to None

Arne Wossink captured a wide swath of Chicago in his camera between August 2012 and April 2013, and was nice enough to share it with the world. [via]

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Was the Mag Mile Robbery a Hoax?

After reviewing unremarkable surveillance camera footage and having no luck finding witnesses, police are now skeptical that a group of kids robbed a woman of $200k in money and jewelry earlier this week on Michigan Avenue.

In the Wright Place

This Saturday's Frank Lloyd Wright Housewalk in Oak Park will feature several homes that have never been open to the public before.

Archives

“'Play in an NBA arena!' is not a bad pitch to Chicago-area talent that at present have no interest in playing at DePaul.”

read more in Tailgate

Under the Hood

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DIY Sci-Fi: Hank Frisco Boldly Goes There

by Mike Ewing

Drive Thru

The 2013 National Restaurant Show -- and Tell

by Alan Lake

Tailgate

Panic in Detroit: Hawks and Wings Tied Up

by Jim Crago

A/C

Chicago Dance Crash Presents: The Cotton Mouth Club

by LaShawn Williams

Tailgate

White Sox Offensive Woes Start From The Top

by Mike Chamernik

A/C

Matter Dance Company Presents Spectrum

by Caitlin Bergh

A/C

Star Trek Into Darkness, Stories We Tell, The Iceman, Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's & Sightseers

by Steve Prokopy

Book Club

Statistician Nate Silver Speaks at Spertus Institute

by Miden Wood

Tailgate

Patrick Kane Nominated for Lady Byng Trophy

by Evan F. Moore

Book Club

Bookmarks

by Claire Glass

The Grid: Lyrical Video Journalism

To be Demolished: Documenting 100
Threatened Buildings

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