Results tagged “uofc”

• The University of Chicago has set up a site that allows people in Iran to fax their stories in to share on the web in the wake of the Iranian government's attempt to crack down on Twitter users. [via the Windy Citizen]
• Our pal Steve Rhodes wonders: if Lisa Madigan wants to run for governor, why does Obama want her to run for the Senate?
• An interesting read on the reform initiatives of Gov. Quinn.

Her husband Jonathan is a partner in a successful law firm. They live with their two young daughters in a luxurious highrise just off the park. So why is Tina so lifeless and exhausted? Well, for starters, her husband (Richard Benjamin, exquisitely obnoxious) is an egocentric nag who only seems interested in climbing the next rung on the social ladder. And her children are goggle-eyed aliens who constantly whine, when they're not being openly hostile towards her. At a party, Tina happens to meet George, a celebrity writer with a streak of narcissism a mile wide. He propositions her. Eventually, she gives in. And that's when the story really takes off.

It's not every band that includes science demonstrations by a U of C physicist during their release party, let alone two. But Mira Mira will do just that this Saturday, April 25 (which incidentally comes on the heels of National DNA Day). Their new album combines references to Isaac Asimov, The Time-Traveler's Wife, and the first radio broadcast with the most delicate, lushly arranged chamber pop this side of The Innocence Mission. But you don't need to focus on the wry, geeky lyrics to enjoy the group's tasty sonics. Drifting melodies carried along by piano and subtle electronics occasionally shift into darker tones, complete with shimmering guitars. It's wistful and introspective without feeling sleepy.

Last week, it was announced that one of the U of C Law School’s biggest superstars, Cass Sunstein, will be leaving for Harvard in the fall. Sunstein attended Harvard as an undergrad and for law school, and he later clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall. He’s been on faculty at the U of C for 27 years, and during that time he has written and edited at least a dozen books. Now, he's going to Harvard to "head a new program at Harvard on risk regulation," according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.