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-38 posts tagged "Chicago"
Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, October 19, 2021
And so it begins. If you missed the prequel to this post, you’ll want to read this. The SparkNotes are that the 57th Chicago International Film Festival is running from Oct. 13 to Oct. 24, and yours truly is representing the fourth estate therein. Needless to say, I am incredibly excited to do so, and
David Kramer | Monday, September 27, 2021
Well before Notre Dame’s shocking fourth-quarter performance against the Wisconsin Badgers in Soldier Field — one that already typifies the lingering, opportune, perhaps even fortuitous scoring trends of this 2021 team — thousands of Fighting Irish students barreled down Highways 80 and 90 in overcrowded caravans to bask in the bliss of college football on
JP Spoonmore | Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Deep beneath the rubble and ashes of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green lies a secret. Its history is written on the very souls of its last remaining residents, always lurking behind them. His face may change over time, but the name will always be remembered, along with that bloody hook. After almost 30 years since his original summoning,
Ryan Peters | Monday, April 19, 2021
I’ve been wrong about a lot of things during my 18 years on this planet. Looking at a microwave does not give you cancer. Jim Boylen did not lead the Chicago Bulls to an NBA title. Gum does not sit in your stomach for seven years if you swallow it. COVID-19 did not result in
Maggie Eastland | Thursday, April 1, 2021
Last Sept., Notre Dame class of 1979 alumnus Bishop Robert Lombardo was appointed bishop over a section of the Chicago area. Lombardo’s journey to becoming a priest and eventually a bishop began to take shape while he attended the University. Originally from Stamford, Conn., Lombardo said he decided to apply and attend Notre Dame because
Gabrielle Penna | Monday, March 8, 2021
Grace Chan McKibben, executive director at the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, spoke at a Zoom lecture Friday, discussing the work of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) regarding voting and immigration rights in America. ACLU of Notre Dame co-sponsored the event, along with the Black Law Students Association and American Constitution Society.
Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, February 16, 2021
“Judas and the Black Messiah” is no biopic, at least not by any average measure. It is, first and foremost, a thriller. This crackling piece of political, social and historical intrigue resurrects the ’70s stylings of Sidney Lumet, whose collaborations with Al Pacino on classics like “Dog Day Afternoon” and “Serpico” laid the gritty, grimy
Colleen Fischer | Monday, October 19, 2020
The opening of “The Trial of the Chicago 7” is the best part of the film. The fast-paced montage of historical clips, each presenting a new hopeful leader calling for unity and change only for the next clip to show them getting gunned down, is punctuated by scenes of the violence in Vietnam and the
Willoughby Thom | Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Three things you need at a concert: a good concert buddy, an open mind and an Inhaler. On Sunday, Dublin-based band, Inhaler, graced the stage at the Subterranean in North Chicago. The Subterranean, sandwiched between a dental clinic and cafe on North Avenue, looked nothing more than a run-down club with a haphazard marquee, but
Aidan O'Malley | Monday, November 4, 2019
Nestled in the AMC River East just a stone’s throw away from its eponymous waterway, the Chicago International Film Festival (Oct. 16-27) quietly came to life. In its 55th year of competition, CIFF is the longest-running film festival in the country, but you wouldn’t know it just from going. Despite its buzzworthy lineup and a