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‘The American’ Who Came In From the Cold

The trailers for “The American” portray it as a high-octane action movie a la Bourne trilogy. It is anything but. It is cold, detached, in love with long shots, tight ...

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One Happy Fringe Music Fest

The summer’s winding down. Kids are going back to school, stores are prepping for their fall sales. But for those of you who don’t want to let summer go just ...

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Barcelona-based Festival Finds Its U.S. Home

The city of Chicago is no stranger to music festivals, serving as homebase for major gatherings throughout the year that cater to a variety of musical tastes. There’s Lollapalooza and ...

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Hector Duarte’s Butterflies Head North

In 1978, artist Hector Duarte attended a muralist conference in Chicago that exposed him to a rich movement of artists working in the barrios of the city. Having never seen ...

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Across Oceans of Time

Art can change you. Be it a painting, a sculpture, a print or one of the myriad of other artistic expressions, its impact is undeniable. For the National Museum of Mexican ...

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Unfinished Business

Like many other children of immigrant parents, Pablo Rejas was the first in his family to graduate from high school. His mother, a native of Mexico, encouraged him to do well ...

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Sex, Drugs & Video

The buxom bombshell named Sabrina Solano stops her man Chuy drop-dead cold with impeccably arched eyebrows and a sizzling point-blank glare, as piercing as an actual bullet. “Even the worst ...

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Crash Course on Readiness

When the floodwaters rose May 1 in Nashville, turning a landlocked city into a chain of islands, Edna Garcia was downtown with her 9-year-old daughter. Her two other children, ages 7 ...

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‘The American’ Who Came In From the Cold

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One Happy Fringe Music Fest

The summer’s winding down. Kids are going back to school, stores are prepping for their fall sale...

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Barcelona-based Festival Finds Its U.S.

The city of Chicago is no stranger to music festivals, serving as homebase for major gatherings t...

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Hector Duarte’s Butterflies Head North

In 1978, artist Hector Duarte attended a muralist conference in Chicago that exposed him to a ric...

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Across Oceans of Time

Art can change you. Be it a painting, a sculpture, a print or one of the myriad of other artistic...

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Unfinished Business

Like many other children of immigrant parents, Pablo Rejas was the first in his family to graduat...

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Sex, Drugs & Video

The buxom bombshell named Sabrina Solano stops her man Chuy drop-dead cold with impeccably arched ey...

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Crash Course on Readiness

When the floodwaters rose May 1 in Nashville, turning a landlocked city into a chain of islands, ...

Playing the Vallenato Very Be Carefully

Written by Maria Ines Zamudio | 30 August 2010

Ricardo Guzman’s love for vallenato shines through when he plays the accordion. He holds the accordion so close to his face that the instrument seems to be whispering the musical notes into his ear.

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Crash Course on Readiness

Written by Carrie Ferguson Weir PHOTOS BY Shelley Mays | 24 August 2010

When the floodwaters rose May 1 in Nashville, turning a landlocked city into a chain of islands, Edna Garcia was downtown with her 9-year-old daughter. Her two other children, ages 7 and 2, were with a friend a few miles away and a county over. Her husband, Raul, was out of town.

“The interstate was flooded and the road I needed to get to was flooded too,” Garcia says. “That was the scariest moment.”

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One Happy Fringe Music Fest

Written by Christina E. Rodríguez | 31 August 2010

The summer’s winding down. Kids are going back to school, stores are prepping for their fall sales. But for those of you who don’t want to let summer go just yet, there’s one last chance to hang out, have fun and listen to outstanding music.

 

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Chicago’s Next Top Man

Written by Cafe Admin | 25 August 2010

Hundreds of men applied, but only a lucky 20 can now vie for the title One Man Chicago. Produced by Mayer – Scott Mayer and Mitch Kelly, this competition aims to identify the man who best represents the city in community involvement, intellect, character and fitness. The winner will receive $5,000 to share with his organization. Candidates come from all walks of life, but they all have in common a commitment to community.

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Barcelona-based Festival Finds Its U.S. Home

Written by Daniela Garcia | 31 August 2010

The city of Chicago is no stranger to music festivals, serving as homebase for major gatherings throughout the year that cater to a variety of musical tastes. There’s Lollapalooza and Pitchfork for the indie and alternative crowd, the Grant Park Music Festival for classical fans and the Chicago Jazz Festival for those that love that New Orleans-born fusion of instruments. Now, as of this month, one more festival will be joining the ranks, directed at those who enjoy electronica and all things avant-garde: Sónar.

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