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Monthly Archives: August, 2017

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Entertainment

A Year With: Rihanna’s ‘Anti’

Rabha Ashry -
"A Year With" is a column where SAIC students reflect on the albums that got them through this past year. Rabha Ashry discusses Rihanna's "Anti" and her own move to Chicago.
Entertainment

Lil Tart and Kumquat’s Infinite Playlist: A Tiefling Walks Home Alone @ Night

Emily Rich Mika McIntosh -
'Lil Tart and Kumquat have a playlist for every situation ... seriously.
Arts & Culture

Quiet Revolution: On ‘Sedentary Fragmentation’

J. Howard Rosier -
At Heaven Gallery, three generations of Iranian artists (and SAIC alumni) do much to expand the definition.
Entertainment

‘Body Passages’: Embodying Poetry

Emily Mercedes Rich -
A new performance series curated by a recent SAIC grad combines the art of dance with the art of spoken-word poetry.
Arts & Culture

The Fabric of an Artwork: ‘A Sag, Harbored’ at Western Exhibitions

Alex Fiorentino -
A group show at Western Exhibitions begs the question: "Who wore it best?"
News

Chicago’s Amazon Bookstore: ‘Discover’ My A**

Mary Fons -
Can a bookstore be pure evil? Investigating Amazon's brick bookstore on Chicago's north side.
Entertainment

Big Laughs and ‘The Big Sick’

Manisha AR -
Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan have crafted a thoughtful romantic comedy which examines the relationship between race and stand-up comedy.
Arts & Culture

‘Andy Warhol. Dark Star’ and Institutional Responsibility

Nicole Chaput -
An Andy Warhol retrospective in Mexico City lacks cultural context, and forces us to examine art institutions' responsibility to the public.
F+

Big Art On Buildings: The Murals of the Wabash Arts Corridor

Mary Fons -
A photo essay showing some of the big n' lovely murals along Chicago's Wabash Arts Cooridor.
Comics

Chicago Water

Eric J. Garcia -
A comic by Eric J. Garcia.
Entertainment

Ruido: Spanish for Lollapalooza

Juan Carlos Herrera -
Ruido Fest, the biggest Latin American music festival in the Midwest, took place in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, July 7 - 9.
Entertainment

The Best Worst Netflix Shows for Your Summer Slump

Rosie Accola -
Four of the best worst shows on Netflix for the hazy and very, very lazy days of summer.
Letters

Bonesteel: F Newsmagazine ‘One-sided and Inaccurate’

Michael Bonesteel -
Former SAIC professor Michael Bonesteel responds to article published in F Newsmagazine on Title IX dispute.
Entertainment

Getting ‘To the Bone’ of How Hollywood Depicts Eating Disorders

Rosie Accola -
With "To the Bone," Netflix finds itself in another controversy, this time surrounding the portrayal of a young woman with an eating disorder.
SAIC

What Happened to Michael Bonesteel?

Grace Wells -
A Title IX dispute at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago leads an instructor to resign — are students, the school, or the teacher at fault?

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