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More than just chairs: Eames on film
Husband and wife designers Charles and Ray Eames, best-known for the endless line of cool furnishings they created in the postwar years, are the focus of a recent film featuring actor/rapper Ice Cube.  But they films the Eames made themeselves... more
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Weekender with Alison Cuddy
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February, 03, 2012
These are strange days for the movies. Sure, Hollywood still pretty much owns the world's box office. But as with other media - books, music, TV - moviegoers want what they want when they want it - cineplex be damned! I love seeing movies in Chicago and think we've got some of the best film venues... more
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Chicago seeks public input on new cultural plan
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February, 02, 2012
The city of Chicago's moving ahead with its first official cultural plan in more than 25 years. It's designed to serve as a roadmap for arts and culture planning.The city hasn't done a cultural plan since Harold Washington was mayor.Michelle Boone, commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs... more
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Milos Stehlik talks about the 2012 Oscars nominations
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January, 27, 2012
Worldview delves into the films and actors just nominated for the 2012 Academy Awards. Jerome McDonnell sits down with Worldview Film contributor, Milos Stehlik of Facets Multi-media. Milos talks about the highs, lows and snubs of the Oscars nominations and explains why, in his view, the only film... more
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WBEZ inspires architecture student to create ward map puzzle
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January, 26, 2012
A puzzle of the recently passed Chicago ward map, something you'd probably see at the MCA gift shop, or perhaps made by a particularly inventive craftsman at the Renegade Craft Fair, has been making the rounds on the internet.Andrew Bayley, an architecture student at the Illinois Institute of... more
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'Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair' and other cool things: Charles & Ray Eames on film
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January, 25, 2012
Husband and wife designers Charles and Ray Eames are best-known for the endless line of cool furnishings they created in the postwar years--or for their California home that has famously caught the eye of actor/rapper Ice Cube recently.But the Eameses were also skilled filmmakers. Some of their... more
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Discussing 'Race' on and off the stage with Geoffrey Owens
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January, 25, 2012
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet’s play, Race, dissects racial issues with unabashed frankness and plenty of humor. It’s onstage now at the Goodman Theatre. The setting: two lawyers, one black and one white and their young assistant, an African-American woman, try to navigate the... more