The International Contemporary Ensemble is launching an ambitious exploration of Iannis Xenakis’s music. Concerts in Boston and Chicago, with podcasts leading up to both.
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Haven’t had the chance to try this yet, but it seems plausible. However, just recently I was positing the notion that we tend to overlap one another while talking on cellphones because our own voice …
The 2008 Joffrey Ballet production of the Nutcracker ended yesterday, after 14 performances compressed into 9 days. One of the great things about this gig is the venue: Louis Sullivan’s great Auditorium Theatre. I sit almost dead center, right …
Wendell Jamieson has a great piece on ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ in today’s New York Times. He even consults with a New York district attorney who concludes that George Bailey’s crime would be classed as “…a D felony; 2 ½ …
My friend Jon pointed me to his friend Angela’s site about making your home more energy efficient. Good resource, especially for Chicagoans. Brings back many memories of my own experience rehabbing a ballon-frame house.
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Looks like I need to see Brigadoon again.
We’ve ordered the peppermint oil from this small farm in Michigan, along with some fantastic mint toffee. And it’s for a good …
I live just down the street from Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. In fact, his security detail (an extremely nice and very professional crew of State Troopers) is stationed just across the hall from us.
Now, I wish I could say …
Some great photos, plus Mario Puzo’s recollections. Wish I could afford the book.
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This man was absolutely brilliant.
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