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10 Favorite Moments from Lollapalooza 2013

by Jessica Mlinaric / August 7, 2013January 7, 2025

Summer music festivals are still my favorite pastime.

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Chicago, Culture, Music

Music Notes: Wicker Park Fest 2013

by Jessica Mlinaric / July 30, 2013January 7, 2025

The unseasonably chilly July weather didn’t keep crowds away from Wicker Park Fest last weekend.

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Chicago, Culture

5 This American Life Episodes for Chicagoans

by Jessica Mlinaric / July 13, 2013January 6, 2017

This weekend PRI will air the 500th episode of This American Life

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Chicago, Culture

Mods Vs. Rockers Vintage Motorcycle Rally

by Jessica Mlinaric / June 16, 2013January 6, 2017

The rally references a notorious 1964 rumble between the British motorcycle gangs.

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Arts, Chicago, Culture

Interview: Artist Theaster Gates Discusses His New MCA Exhibit

by Jessica Mlinaric / May 23, 2013January 6, 2017

13th Ballad examines two abandoned buildings and the accumulative effects of migration.

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Culture, Music

Interview with JP Pitts of Surfer Blood

by Jessica Mlinaric / May 18, 2013January 7, 2025

Swing into spring with this sunny lo-fi indie pop.

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Chicago, Culture

Freebie: Jeffrey Eugenides Reading at the Logan Center

by Jessica Mlinaric / May 9, 2013January 6, 2017

The University of Chicago Writer-in-Residence will be reading from his latest work.

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Arts, Chicago, Culture

SAIC The Walk 2013 Fashion Show

by Jessica Mlinaric / May 4, 2013January 6, 2017

Fashion 2013 featured over 300 original garments from SAIC students.

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Architecture, Chicago, Culture

Chicago Architectural Illustration Featured In The Happiness Machine

by Jessica Mlinaric / April 5, 2013January 6, 2017

Lacelles Thornton brings the intricacy of architectural scenes to life in this video.

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Chicago, Culture, Music

Live Review: JEFF the Brotherhood at Subterranean 4/3

by Jessica Mlinaric / April 4, 2013January 7, 2025

The show included crowd surfing acrobatics and a PBR spray baptism.

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