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An interview with veteran special effects supervisor Scott Squires
A few weeks ago I was flattered to find that a blog post of mine about computer-generated imagery had elicited a comment from Scott Squires, a longtime visual effects supervisor whose credits include...
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Did you read about Taylor Swift, Uber, and Snapchat?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• That the littlest player in the big leagues has the highest average?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on...
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Pharmakon releases her primal scream on 'Body Betrays Itself'
A shriek is more unnerving when it seems to come from a distance, because you can't tell which circle of hell spit it out. On "Body Betrays Itself," a teaser for Pharmakon's upcoming Bestial Burden (as...
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The view from Ferguson ten days after the killing of Michael Brown
Before I moved back here to Chicago, I was a reporter in Saint Louis for five and a half years. I worked for the Riverfront Times, the city's alt weekly.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on...
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An interview with veteran special effects supervisor Scott Squires (part two)
Read part one of this interview.Ben Sachs: I want to thank you again for commenting on my post about digital effects. You made me realize that my issue isn't with digital effects, but with filmmakers...
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Prepare for Friday's Super Fiesta and catch up on all things bop related
A Chicago Police Department blue light camera sits in the upper half of the cover art for "Pray For Me," the brand new single from S.B.E., a west-side group responsible for some top-tier bop tunes. The...
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Karen Lewis comes to Beverly!
To get ready for Karen Lewis's big event yesterday in Beverly, I had lunch in Hyde Park with a friend who loves Mayor Rahm and can't stand Karen Lewis. Cause every Reader writer's got to have at least...
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Alderman Robert Fioretti says he's just listening—but it sure looks like he's...
It sure looks like Alderman Fioretti is running for mayor. by Mick Dumke Reverend Anthony Randall stepped to the pulpit at Twelve Gates Missionary Baptist Church, a small congregation that meets in a...
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In Chicago's war zones, the tragedy extends beyond the kids who die
In Chicago's war zones, the tragedy extends beyond the kids who die. by Steve Bogira Like many Chicagoans, Latoya Winters was stunned by the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Shamiya Adams at a sleepover...
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Tomorrow: A blast of vintage Cleveland punk at the Empty Bottle
I feel pretty silly for missing the boat on X_X (pronounced "ex blank ex"), a short-lived Cleveland punk band led by guitarist John Morton of the Electric Eels—an equally warped prepunk combo that...
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Is it insensitive to be attracted to trans women?
Is it insensitive to be attracted to trans women? by Dan Savage QI'm a twentysomething genetic male. I thought for a while that I might be trans, but I ended up deciding that while I hate my masculine...
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Reader's Agenda Thu 8/21: Wizard World Comic Con, Harry Potter at Lincoln...
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Best shows to see: Prince Royce, Stacian, Mickey, Dakhabrakha
As much as I hate to admit it, summer is coming to a close. Fortunately the seasonal concert schedule isn't letting up, and that means there are a lot of minifestivals popping up throughout the...
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Drug dealer wasn't convicted of murder but may serve time for it anyway
Two years ago Jason Austin was convicted of federal drug charges for dealing heroin and cocaine on Chicago's west side. But drugs barely came up Wednesday during the first part of a hearing to...
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The Defense Department helps counties round out their arsenals
Let's look beyond a story and see what we can find. Last Saturday's New York Times carried an interesting front-page chart.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Premiere: The video for Noelz Vedere's mellow 'Censored Love'
May was a busy month for the local hip-hop scene—though honestly, there aren't too many quiet months—so it would've been easy to miss Noelz Vedere's Bittersweet Victory. If you need to catch up with...
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Detroit shares recent experimental films with Chicago, asks only for love in...
Good news for those who missed Sabine Gruffat's inventive, unorthodox documentary I Have Always Been a Dreamer when it played at the Chicago Underground Film Festival in 2012. On Saturday the film...
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ElSounds Fest hosts a massive lineup of local music this weekend
This weekend local music blogs Chicago Singles Club, Notes & Bolts, Midwest Action, Loud Loop Press, Frontier Psychiatrist, and Local Loop have joined forces to put together the ElSounds Fest, a...
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Neneh Cherry becomes a fan of Death
I count myself very lucky not only to have seen Neneh Cherry perform live last month at the Pitchfork Music Festival, but also to have spent some time with her while she shopped for music with 20 bucks...
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Reader's Agenda Fri 8/22: The Harvard Sailing Team, "Retreat," and Zero Boys
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