Experimental film program turns 10

Oct. 4, 2011
Digital technologies brought big changes to filmmaking over the past decade. For those on the experimental edge of the medium, change could feel like it was coming at breakneck speed, but Conversations at the Edge provides a place to catch up.

Can the Theater work for change?

Oct. 2, 2011
"I want to ride without suspicion in national parks. I want to get seated at chain restaurants without waiting 25 minutes or longer. I want to give people the visual comfort of harmonious, racial integration without engaging in inane chit chat.

Backstage buzz at Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

Sep. 30, 2011
Hey blog readers! It's been awhile since we went behind the scenes of your favorite public radio news quiz, so let's catch up.WHAT'S THE SAME?The show still sells out every Chicago performance.

Dueling Critics duke it out over 'The Shadow of a Gunman'

Sep. 30, 2011
Cases of mistaken identity can be awkward, funny—even tragic. Sean O’Casey’s play The Shadow of a Gunman plays the scenario out in all three directions. The play is being staged by the Seanachai Theatre Company at the Irish American Heritage Center.

Celebrating historic women through dance

Sep. 29, 2011
Legendary women and female-centric legends are the subject of two upcoming dance performances by Luna Negra Dance Theate and Natya Dance Theatre. Lucia Mauro gave Eight Forty-Eight the details and a sneak peak.Love. Madness. Grief.

Bob Edwards reflects on his life as a 'Voice in the Box'

Sep. 29, 2011
Anyone familiar with public radio knows the voice of Bob Edwards. Edwards was the co-host of All Things Considered before he helped NPR launch Morning Edition in 1979.

Global Notes: the Brazilian cuíca on 'Musical Show and Tell'

Sep. 28, 2011
Worldview cuica demonstration from WBEZ on Vimeo.This week on Global Notes, Jerome and Radio M host Tony Sarabia explore a drum from Brazil called the cuíca.

A cad in goth's clothing: My summer at camp before High School

Sep. 28, 2011
When I graduated from my small, K-8th grade Catholic school, I won the not-coveted “Most Likely to Do Her Homework Ahead of Time” award. Obviously, there was only one way to celebrate this achievement before heading off to high school: summer camp.

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