A Love Letter to Chicago Winters — by Unknown on

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It’s February 28 and 64 degrees outside. I’m in Chicago. I know it won’t last long. We can live in denial for a weekend, but if it’s n...

Sundance Film Festival 2016 — by Unknown on

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Top 10 Music Videos of 2015 — by Unknown on

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Top 10 Albums of 2015 — by Unknown on

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Answers — by Unknown on

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I started a new life recently and I’ve been getting a lot of questions about it. To answer those questions indirectly is to make this...

Mr. Stewart Was My Favorite Teacher — by Unknown on

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Just a few days ago, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart aired its last episode after 16 years and 2,623 shows. As a result, I haven’t st...

Where Can a Girl Yell and Scream? — by Unknown on

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Any time life gets rough, I turn to art - sometimes by making it, but usually passively by listening to music. I grab a pair of headph...

Unstable San Francisco — by Unknown on

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If I had to describe San Francisco in one word, it would be: unstable . Unstable in its earthquake-prone geography, its non-earthqua...

The Intangibles — by Unknown on

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Since I was a child, I fantasized about college and the ultimate freedom it would afford. I could go anywhere I wanted, study every...

In Defense of TV, From A Cinephile — by Unknown on

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Television is taking over film.

Ebertfest 2015: Reigniting a Love for Film and Life — by Unknown on

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A hectic college life has often meant lasting weeks or months without watching a movie – something of a problem for a cinephile, to s...

On The Wonder Years & Second Chances — by Unknown on

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Individual aesthetics dictate that -- guess what! -- not everybody enjoys the same things. Over the years, I have attempted nonviole...

Hymns & Hardcore: Rock Music as Religion — by Unknown on

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When rock music is positioned against religion, the discussion is usually reduced to cults and Satanism in the mid-20th century, influ...

Modern Nomads & The Meaning of Travel — by Unknown on

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What constitutes a home? Foundation, familiarity, comfort, contentment in the lack of desire to be anywhere else; a place, a perso...

First Impressions of Fresh Off The Boat — by Unknown on

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Written February 2015 You can read all the reviews from media outlets, the tweets, or the other essays debating the significance...

An Introduction to Jim Jarmusch — by Unknown on

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Written January 2015 Within three consecutive days, I watched three of Jim Jarmusch’s most essential films: Down By Law, Myster...

Letters to LA: Family, Travel, and the Year 2014 — by Unknown on

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Written January 2015 After 21 years, I finally made it to California.

Summer in St. Louis, or The Glamourless Midwest — by Unknown on

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Written August 2014 So it would seem. I mean, if you want to ask an 18-year Chicago-area resident what she thinks of St. Louis afte...

Consumption vs. Creation in the Age of Social Media — by Unknown on

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Written March 2014 A friend recently confessed that she didn’t want to start a Twitter account because, “I already have a Facebook, ...