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In world of digital bustle, simplicity fights for rejuvination
The El screeched to a stop, the iPod clicked off and the cellphone switched to silent. The doors opened and Minimalism passed over. Simplistic new forms take shape with the old in “The Language of Less (Then and Now),” the new exhibit at The Museum of Contemporary Art. The MCA translates minimalism from the old
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Chicago sports the ‘stache as most mustache-friendly city
For decades, thousands of men have pledged a belief they promise never to forget: Every time a mustache is shaved, an angel in heaven dies and falls to earth. In Chicago, the outlook is sunny with only a small chance of angel showers. Chicago is America’s most mustache-friendly city, says a new two-year study by
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‘Sick of corporate influence,’ DePaul students ‘Occupy Chicago’
Sam Abrahamson stood in front of the Federal Reserve Bank on Sept. 28 holding a sign that read, “The banks robbed us blind.” Abrahamson, a senior majoring in advertising, is one of several students to join Occupy Chicago, a movement in solidarity with the protest in New York, dubbed “Occupy Wall Street.” While several DePaul students were involved, many
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Willis Earl Beal, a treasure worth the hunt
There is nothing more intricate than a simple man. Willis Earl Beal, 27, is a musician without any form of online presence. Beal says he prefers to keep it that way. His music is beautiful.
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‘There is No Justice in This,’ Brother of Slain DePaul Student Says
Victor Valencia said he was overwhelmed with tears of happiness, anger and sadness when gang member Narcisco Gatica was found guilty on Friday, Sept. 17 for the murder of his brother, DePaul honors student Francisco “Frankie” Valencia.
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Theatre blends past, present, and paint
In the lobby of the Timeline Theatre Company, there is a dark tunnel. Walk through it once, and you travel back in time. Walk through it to leave and discover an unanticipated blend of time. The lobby is transformed into an elaborate mineshaft—a time machine that sets the stage for the performance to come. After
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Remember 9/11: Running Chicago airports on Sept. 11
This article was originally published on The Red Line Project. John Harris was on his way to the airport when he learned a plane had hit one of the World Trade Center towers. Harris did not turn around and he did not call his loved ones. Instead, he headed straight for O’Hare International Airport. At the
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School board hears options to ease overcrowding at Hollis/Brookline High
This article was originally published in the print and digital editions of the Nashua Telegraph. HOLLIS — Portable classrooms could be the solution to Hollis/Brookline High School’s overcrowding problem, which has jeopardized the school’s accreditation. School officials were charged with addressing the overcrowding in a warning given by the New England Association of Schools and
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Hip-Hop & Opera: Like Bacon & Chocolate
Versions of this article were originally published in Gapers Block and The DePaulia. It is easy to overlook the origins of passion that unfolded onstage last Sunday in HOPERA: Unleashed. Composer and vocalist Adrian Dunn’s musical creativity and technical mastery enabled a seamless fusion of two genres not normally seen on the same side of town: hip-hop and
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Sex, lies, Arrogance. The sophisticated tales of the Terminator, DSK
This article was written as a satire. There was money, there was power, and there was sex. It was brilliant. Last month, the nation learned that former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had not only cheated on his wife, but also fathered a child with a former member of his household staff. His scandal did not