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Cobourg celebrates Cockburn Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:11AMHistory buffs of the national and local variety -- not to mention theatre buffs -- are in for a good time on James Cockburn Day, Cobourg municipal clerk Lorraine Brace promises.[...]
Film festival Outtakes: 07/30/2010 Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:24AMMovie at Insideout Gallery; Downtown retailers get creative; "PARK(ing) celebration" held; tweets from the fest and more.
The Week[end]: July 30-August 2, 2010 Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:04AMSummer eases into its final third this weekend, but the season isn't slowing down. The calendar includes: the opening reception for the Artists of Union Cab exhibit; productions of Renewsical , Storyshare, and Melting in Madras ; the Johnny Winston, Jr. Streetball and Block Party and Atwood Summerfest; a talk by Ira Sukrungruang; live music by Golpe Tierra, Alison Margaret Quartet, Busdriver ...
Play takes sympathetic look at Toronto 18 Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:10AMHomegrown is an autobiographical play about the playwright's relationship with one of the Toronto 18. It opens Wednesday, Aug. 5, at Theatre Passe Muraille as part of SummerWorks.
Ramsey Lewis to appear solo in concert Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:02PMBY BEA HINESbhines@MiamiHerald.comGet your tickets early for this one:
Sasha Grey Joins the Cast of Mark Pellington’s ‘I Melt With You’ Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:22PMMark Pellington is soon to shoot his low-budget drama/thriller I Melt With You, and he's already got Thomas Jane, Jeremy Piven and Rob Lowe set to appear as three of the four male leads. Now the supporting cast is coming together, and the most striking name is Sasha Grey, the young porn star who previously appeared in Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience. In addition to the casting news ...
In the limelight Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:27PMMajor conferences provide a wonderful opportunity to speak to the sector and impress your peers - providing you have something to say and know how to get your message across.
The Indoorsman -- The importance of the thank-you wave Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:12PMDriving from the parking lot of my apartment building to the nearest main road requires taking a narrow side street that is always lined with parked cars.
Interview: David Benson - playwright Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:12PMWHEN David Benson began writing a play about the Lockerbie bombing, he had no idea the issue was about to erupt once again.
[Theater] Cherie Gil reprises her role as opera singer Maria Callas - Posted on: 2010-07-28 14:58:35 Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:31AM"Master Class" will be restaged at the RCBC Plaza in Makati City starting July 29.
A poor reception Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:22PMQuote of the week: "Due to this problem, we can't recommend the iPhone 4"; that was the verdict by the respected Consumer Reports magazine and website, which said reviewers loved the Apple device, but they had reception problems; also, this one by US comedian Jay Leno: "They are working on a new app for the iPhone 4. This one will allow you to make calls."
Reality Check: A kinder, cuddlier Gordon Ramsey on 'Master Chef'? Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:40PM'Master Chef': A kinder, cuddlier Gordon Ramsey? "Oh bleep. Listen to me, yes? Hello! Bleep. Bleep. Come on guys! Unbelievable. Bleep. Stop it! Look at me. Bleep. Let's go! Bleep. Raw bleep. Come on! Look at me. Bleep. Come back down to earth. You may be down, but you're not out.
Extra, Extra Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:51PMPhoto by Rasidel Slika Congrats, Illinois! Your state budget deficit is the largest in the nation ! Suck on that, California. You may soon be able to get a Bloody Mary at O'Hare and Midway at any time of the day to soothe you for your outgoing flight as the city is mulling 24-hour liquor sales at both airports . An examiner finds there were some shenanigans going on with the Tribune Company's ...
What's on: Wed's picks Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:34PMWednesday's top pick PASSION ON THE BEACH Malaysia-born artist Yeo Siak Goon's exhibition showcases nudes in nature.
Northeast Theatre to hold auditions Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:31PMNortheast Alabama Community College Theatre will hold season auditions starting today through Friday from 3-7 p.m. No appointment is necessary, and the first to arrive is the first to audition.
One On 1: Steve Somers More Than A Schmoozer Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:02PMFor many, there is something very personal about the radio -- a medium that forces us to use our imagination and, at its best, creates a close bond between host and listener. For Steve Somers, it's a strong bond created over 23 years.
Chicago's Transformer-mation Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:06PMHats off to our pals at the AV Club (again) for pointing out this pretty cool behind-the-scenes video that's popped up recently on Crain's showing some of the Transformers 3 filming that's been going on across downtown over the past few weeks.
Gaztro-Wagon Set to Roll Friday Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:36PMGaztro-Wagon's Matt Maroni still isn't able to cook in his food truck for a long while, but he'll at long last be putting rubber to asphalt starting Friday. Right now Maroni will be keeping close to his Edgewater storefront to stock the truck with fresh naanwiches and plantain chips every two hours, but Gaztro-Wagon stalkers can keep tabs on the truck's whereabouts on the Gaztro-Wagon website or ...
Death at a Funeral (2010) (Blu-ray) Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:59PMRent It THE MOVIE: You know what, I gave Death at a Funeral a shot. Yes, the mere notion of remaking a three-year-old British comedy seemed patently ridiculous--it was already in English, for God's sake! And newer than Happy Feet ! And directed by an American! But the personnel involved are encouraging--the director is Neil LaBute, a director of skill (if not the first guy you'd think of to helm ...
Five Reasons Why Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas Will Not Go to Barcelona Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:38PMIt has been called “the most protracted transfer saga of the summer," but in truth, it’s little more than a media campaign. There’s no doubt that Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas will return to his home club Barcelona some day, but that day isn’t coming any time soon. Of course, as an Arsenal fan I want Fabregas to stay, but I’ve tried to look at the situation objectively and can see five forces ...
Around Town Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:21PM If you'd like your photos to be considered for Around Town or other features on Chicagoist, share them in our Flickr Pool .
Late to job interview leaves bad impression Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 2:11AMQ We have a strong job candidate who interviewed well in the first round but was 15 minutes late for the second.
Inside joke Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 11:53PMThe best-kept secret in New York TV right now is how to score tickets to Jimmy Fallon's daily monologue rehearsals. Every weekday afternoon, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" interns scour the public spaces around 30 Rock, NBC's headquarters, for people to watch the funnyman do a live run-through...
Brevity Is One Key to Internet-Era Speaking Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 10:07PMBefore television, listeners were happy to listen to long speeches, notes consultant Joey Asher. With the advent of TV, the key to great speaking became connection. Now comes Public Speaking 3.0, where modern media have conditioned audiences to value interactivity, brevity and informality.
Paper Cub Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 9:40PMAs a teenager, Taylor Plimpton went clubbing in New York when he returned home to East 72nd Street on breaks from boarding school. "Back then, one of the first clubs I went to was Limelight, which was just a totally crazy scene," said Mr. Plimpton, recalling his introduction to nightlife in the early 90s. "Like, transvestites in Santa Claus suits. It was totally out of control. Good times." It ...
Laugh if you can Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 6:51PMIn an attempt to lighten the thick pall of gloom that has descended upon Egypt in recent years, making its once cheerful and easygoing people glum and morose and unwontedly aggressive, and triggering a spiraling wave of violence never witnessed before, Ashraf Zaki, the acting head of the state theatre organization, suddenly decided, in a moment of reckless bravado, even while the 1st Youth ...
Ivo Van Hove Stages Pasolini on Governors Island Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 5:31PMIn Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1968 film Teorema , an attractive young stranger arrives at the home of a wealthy Italian industrialist. The guest forms sensual bonds with each family member—including the maid—seducing both males and females one by one. His arrival and departure sets t...
In Verse, a Hoodlum’s Rage and War’s Spoils Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 4:39PMAlex Draper, left, and Robert Emmet Lunney in two short works by the British playwright Howard Barker.
Newton high school students present "Talk Radio" at Newton South theater Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 2:44PMA monologue is being rehearsed on the other side of the set, drills are tightening the screws to the set of a radio station and actors are arriving for rehearsal. It’s another long night for the cast and crew of Newton’s Circuit Theatre Company.
Trav S.D. on Downtown Theater Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 9:31AMSome people begin their New Year with prayers for world peace or solemn resolutions to stop overeating.
Friends Remember CD-101's Andyman Davis Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 3:34PMHe raised thousands of dollars for charities and even started his own concert venue. Legendary CD-101 personality Andy "Andyman" Davis drowned this weekend while on a family vacation. Fans, friends and colleagues are remembering him fondly.
Laurie Anderson: Homeland Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 1:36PM[Nonesuch Records] Laurie Anderson's last studio album, 'Life on a String,' was released a month before 9/11, but given the fact that she's been touring steadily since, it's clear that she hasn't really been away. But 'Homeland' seems like Anderson's dark, dramatic and welcomed return to a diminishing musical society of essential cultural narrators.
Mehdi Karroubi: As a part of this system, I am ashamed Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 10:20AMMehdi Karroubi visited the family of Mansour Osanlou, the imprisoned trade union activists and a founding member of the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company which is an independent union campaigning vigorously for workers' rights, and comforted them.
"True Blood" recap: Love is in the air Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 8:36AMFranklin explains his intentions, Lafayette gets a visit from Jesus -- and the sexual tension heats up
Mercy, mercy, me: A Monologue by Jarvis DeBerry Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 7:39AMMy 12th-grade English teacher taught that a classic is best defined as a work that's "eternally contemporary." Marvin Gaye created a classic album in 1971, for when will there ever come a time when it's not time to ask, as...
Fleeting 'F-word' insufficient for FCC fine, federal court finds Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:10AMSyracuse, NY - It’s not everyday you read the F-word and other vulgarities in a court ruling. But that’s what happens when the court is addressing the Federal Communications Commission’s policy allowing broadcasters to be fined for “fleeting expletives” that...
Peres is a liar, he made me cry, says Turkey PM's wife Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 1:36AMEmine Erdogan, wife of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accused President Shimon Peres of being a liar during a meeting with Palestinian business women in Ankara.
ACT to host camp Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 12:43AMPhoto Courtesy of Laurie Granlund - Abrianna Margolis, left, plays Gertude and Marc Pinciotti plays Horton in a recent production of 'Horton Hears a Who,' presented by the Children's Theatre.
Uncle Vanya Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 7:37PMTown Hall Theatre, Galway
Glenn Beck Implies That There Is No Written Contract Between Him And Fox News Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 7:33PMGlenn Beck doesn't want to live in a world with contracts-- that was his message on his TV show today, discussing the decline of human character in America to the point where the victim of a scam is blamed for not having the foresight to sign a contract. Giving an example of how business should be, Beck told a personal anecdote: upon signing with Fox News, FNC president Roger Ailes told him he'd ...
Album: The Books, The Way Out (Temporary Residence) Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 6:24PMOver the course of four previous releases, the New York duo of Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong, aka The Books, have mapped out their own distinctive territory on the fringes where pop meets the experimental avant-garde, creating music that incorporates elements of folk and electronica, along with a wide range of sampled sounds, particularly speech, derived from recordings sourced largely from ...
Comedy night strikes a chord Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 6:09PMFew things in life come with equal parts laugh-out-loud hilarity and genuine avert-your-eyes, Ben-Stiller-himself-couldn’t-make-it-any-more-painful discomfort.
Note to Oscar producers: Take a cue from Seth Meyers? Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 5:32PMAfter last night's ESPYs, there is a new high standard to live up to.
Brees tops ESPYs Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 2:13PMLOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Brees was the big winner at the ESPY Awards, collecting four trophies, including male athlete of the year Wednesday night.
Alec Baldwin On Ex-Beach Boy's Debut Solo Album Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 1:52PMHeads up, surf music fans. Former Beach Boy Al Jardine has released a solo album, which is astonishingly the first solo LP from the 67-year-old guitarist/vocalist.
Letterman Can't Resist Bristol Palin Jokes Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 12:13PMDavid Letterman finds the Bristol Palin-Levi Johnston engagement announcement irresistible as monologue fodder. But the late-night host, who ran afoul of the Palin family last year with a misfired joke, took it relatively easy on the young couple on Wednesday's "Late Show."
Rick Cleveland: Driving Mr. Pekar Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 7:31PMHarvey's wife called me and told me that he was feeling kind of depressed, and if I wanted to take him on a road trip, now would be a good time. Over the last couple of years I've fantasized about making that trip with Harvey Pekar.
Download New Owen Pallett EP Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 5:04PMCanadian violin abuser Owen Pallett has a whole lot of friends on indie's A-list. In the months ahead, he'll open shows for the National and Dirty Projectors , and he'll also kick off the two triumphant Arcade Fire/Spoon shows at New York's Madison Square Garden in August. For some indication of how Pallett has made all these fans, you can head on over to the Domino website to download for free ...
Festivals in Brief: Newport Folk, Truck, Audiotistic, Trailerpark Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 4:04PMWHAT: Newport Folk Festival WHEN: July 30 - August 1 WHERE: Newport, Rhode Island WHO: Andrew Bird, Yim Yames , Sharon Jones and the Dap -Kings, the Avett Brothers, Calexico , Blitzen Trapper, the Swell Season, Levon Helm, Steve Martin WHAT: Truck Festival WHEN: July 23-25 WHERE: Steventon , England WHO: Mercury Rev's Clear Light Orchestra, Fucked Up, Los Campesinos !, Teenage Fanclub , Future ...
Ariel Pink Tours With the Flaming Lips Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 3:19PMOn his BNM'ed album Before Today , Ariel Pink streamlined some of the edges from his older idiosyncratic bedroom pop records and came away with the most acclaimed album of his career.