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Monthly Archives: December, 2011

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Live at the MCA: Andrew Bird and Ian Schneller

Bird wove a delicate and airy sonic web to the unanimous delight of the audience.

Homeland Security Buys Snow Cone Machines

A Michigan regional agency of the US Department of Homeland Security purchased 11 snow cone machines for $11,700. A spokesperson explains: "It is used to...

Naked, Slow, Intense: Eiko and Koma at the MCA

”Through the vastness of trembling bird-hair a pale hand starts to slowly creep...“

Baby Jesus Who?

A comic by Eric J. Garcia.

Aerial Works Raw 1 by Aerial Dance Chicago

Dance is an intermediate between fluid movements producing drama and gymnastic-like mountings...

2012 Will Bring…

Predictions for 2012.

Noteworthy: Holiday Edition

Noteworthy events in December 2011.

Bent Circuits and Bleeding Pixels

F features the second annual GLI.TC/H Festival.

Something New in the Air

Legendary revolutionary Tariq Ali on the economic crisis and world protest movements.

Holiday Harmony Heresy

10 less-than-obvious holiday songs.

‘Tis the Season to be Hungry

One writer’s advice for applying for food stamps.

Baby Seal Breaks into House and Passes Out on Couch

A disoriented baby seal wandered off from Welcome Bay waterfront in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand to the house of Annette Swoffer, where it...

Life on PST

“It is 3:45 pm Pacific Standard Time. Today is Friday, October 28th. 46 Exhibitions Open RIGHT NOW.”

News Shorts

A Victory for Immigration Rights The author of Arizona’s controversial anti-immigration law SB 1070, Russell Pearce, left office after being recalled in an election on...

Art News Ticker

Art news for December 2011.