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Chess as a Summer Jobnew
Sign painter Cecil Locke has figured out how to play his favorite game all season -- and make a buck off it too.
Chicago Reader |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
09-10-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
What the Hedgehog Knowsnew
Former Illinois Governor George Ryan's legacy is complicated -- John Kass and the dailies' editorial boards prefer to keep it simple.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
09-10-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
A New Chicago School is a Crash Course in Digital Medianew
Faster than Chicago's Columbia College, more artsy than DeVry, Flashpoint Academy is offering training in four areas: filmmaking, game development, sound recording, and visual effects and animation.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
09-10-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
'Exiled': The Blood and the Beautynew
The visual poetry of Johnnie To's gangster films counters their nihilism.
Chicago Reader |
Fred Camper |
09-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Exiled, Johnnie To
Kanye Cum Laudenew
On Graduation, he's at his most ambitious -- and his most vulnerable.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
09-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Kanye West, Graduation
Wisconsin Goes Nuclearnew
State Republicans relax nuclear power restrictions in their budget plan.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
09-10-2007 |
Environment
The Global Warming Debatenew
A Boulder nonprofit gathers artists and scientists to spark dialogue about the impact of climate change.
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
09-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Grief Made Graphicnew
Anders Nilsen dealt with the death of his fiancee the best way he knew how: by drawing comics.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
09-10-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Slash the Guitar Hero III Avatarnew
Scandal seekers would find a disappointing lack of in-fighting in Velvet Revolver's ranks, he says.
The Georgia Straight |
Adrian Mack |
09-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Velvet Revolver, Libertad
Shane Meadows Comes Out of Guy Ritchie's Shadownew
Though Meadows still uses violence and genre-tweaking humor to entertaining effects, he has evolved into a far more original filmmaker.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
09-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Shane Meadows, This is England
'No End in Sight' Shows Both the War in Iraq and on Reasonnew
The documentary is woven together by terse narration from Campbell Scott and contains nothing unfamiliar to regular readers of political blogs by center-leftists, but its cohesion will satisfy the most dedicated antiwar critic.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
09-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Ferguson, No End in Sight
The Grimmest Movie You'll Want to See Againnew
Some reviewers are calling Death Sentence morally reprehensible for being sympathetic to the vigilante, but the movie could be perceived as against revenge, since the outcomes are horrific for heroes and villains alike.
The Georgia Straight |
Ron Yamauchi |
09-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: death sentence, James Wan
Vancouver International Film Festival Announces Lineupnew
Veteran program directors Alan Franey and PoChu AuYeung announced the lineup of this year's approximately 300 features from more than 50 nations, including Iran's Persepolis, the German-Turkish The Edge of Heaven, and Romania's 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
09-07-2007 |
Movies
Rising Canadian Dollar Threatens Vancouver's Film Industrynew
According to the British Columbia Film Commission, $1.2 billion was spent on production in Vancouver in 2006, making B.C. the third-largest production center in North America, behind California and New York state.
The Georgia Straight |
Travis Lupick |
09-07-2007 |
Movies
Rich Sicilian Reds Put Warmth into Fallnew
There are plenty of reds, despite the fact that white-wine grapes are still Sicily's largest plantings. Perhaps the most promising variety is the ubiquitous nero d'avola, which takes to oak aging successfully.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
09-07-2007 |
Food+Drink
