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-35 posts tagged "Chicago"
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
Mary Szromba | Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Imagine all 50 states and some major cities are on a boat, and the boat is sinking. In fact, it’s riddled with holes. Someone has the bright idea to divvy up the holes and assign them, and everyone quickly gets to work. Some states do what they can to fix their ruptures, others do nothing
Jake Winningham | Wednesday, November 28, 2018
The premise of Steve McQueen’s “Widows” is basic enough: Four criminals die in a shootout while robbing a gangster, leaving their mourning wives to recompense the money lost when the getaway car explodes. From that simple starting point, the film reveals itself as a pitch-perfect exercise in the heist-movie tradition of escalating complications. As Viola
Cynthia Tran | Friday, November 2, 2018
Last Thursday night, a sprightly earth fairy, a grizzly tree-like man, a gleaming extraterrestrial being and their babysitter took the stage at Thalia Hall in Chicago. Before the concert, I had no idea what any member of Pond looked like and would have never guessed that these individuals were the creative minds behind the Australian