What The Hell Happened This Weekend? 10 Stories You Might Have Missed
By Jon Graef in News on Jun 23, 2014 2:15PM
- Wilco's "A Ghost Is Born" album was released ten years ago yesterday.
- In what was supposed to be a routine cleaning, the Art Institute of Chicago’s recent restoration of Gustave Caillebotte’s "Paris Street; Rainy Day" uncovered details about the artist’s original intention that have been buried under varnish for decades.
- According to liberal watchdog site Media Matters, Bruce Dold, editorial page editor for the Chicago Tribune, said the paper declined to run George Will's infamous recent column about campus sexual assault survivors.
- ln Defense of Mayor Emanuel's Handling of the Pension Crisis [No, Seriously].
- Mural Locator has a dedicated Chicago section with several pages of entries with photos and locations. Check it out, and see if something from your neighborhood can be added to this growing collection.
- Our weekend playlist focused a spotlight on little known local label Naked Ally Records.
- Pastor Corey Brooks is calling for 5,000 Chicago men and 5,000 Chicago women to occupy 500 Chicago street corners in order to curb gun violence in the city.
- "My Apartment in Chicago," written by Chicago resident and teacher Jack Murphy, is a fresh, innovative and eclectic self-published chapbook that stretches the limits of even the “hybrid-genre."
- Chicago ranks as one of the top five most walkable cities in the United States, according to a new study.
- Chicago’s hood rich hometown duo Flosstradamus returned with the video for their trapped out 2013 single "Mosh Pit" featuring Atlanta rapper Casino.
