Alma Guillermoprieto “I like Colombia because people dance for no reason. But this place, it is not supremely dance-oriented.” The words, slow and carefully pronounced, and the voice, soft but firm, come from a journalist who knows how to answer…
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Chronicles of a Carnivorous Vegan: A University of Chicago student gets a taste of life without animal products
by Morgan Moroney •
This past week the University of Chicago celebrated the dietary and philosophical practice of veganism through “Try Vegan Week,” presented by the UofC Vegan Society. Campus vegans rallied support for their cause through study breaks and information sessions about their…
A League of Their Own: The anarchic Anti-Nowhere League sounds off on its “American Tour”
by Morgan Moroney •
The Anti-Nowhere League (ANWL) has been dedicated to the performance of noisy, obnoxious, unbearable, violent punk since the 1980s. The group’s first performance, and subsequent arrest, was at the 1980 carnival in Tunbridge Wells in its native England. ANWL has…
The Art of Adaptation: Turning books, music, and emails into movies at the Smart
by Morgan Moroney •
Adaptation: a work that has been recast into a new form. In regard to the Smart Museum’s new exhibition, “Adapation,” this entails the transformation of various artistic expressions—written works, movies, dance, music, email—into film installations. The remodeling of a novel…
Ready to Rock: Reggie’s Live gives the South Side a new place to party
by Morgan Moroney •
The music scene on the South Side is finally receiving a huge boost with the opening of Reggie’s Live, just three blocks from the Cermak-Chinatown stop on the Red Line. When owner and founder Robby Glick was asked how he…
Meanwhile, In Baghdad… An artful approach to the Iraq War
by Morgan Moroney •
Protest, apathy; progress, ceaseless struggle; justice, corruption—all contrasting themes explored in the Renaissance Society’s latest exhibit “Meanwhile, In Baghdad…” This group show includes the work of ten different artists who deal with the overlapping and complex subject of the war…
