Hey all...
Stumbled upon something I thought I'd share with the rest of you Chicago-heads. Mrs. Jones and I were at our local Borders, and I stumbled upon a great read. Stop Smiling Magazine devoted every page to Chicago. Go to the link or check out the run down below. Seven bucks well spent...
Quote:> COVER STORIES
THE DOOR IS OPEN
The Stop Smiling Interview with Vince Vaughn
Â"One of the things I like about Chicago is that itÂ's not driven by a fashion industry, whereas in Los Angeles, everyone is in that industry to some degree. I kind of like hearing about people who work in a completely different background. Chicago is the Second City not because of New York, but because it burned down and was rebuilt. ThereÂ's an optimism and friendliness here.Â"
TEN QUESTIONS FOR the HONORABLE RICHARD M. DALEY
The Mayor remembers the 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox
Â"My thing about baseball is that I love the White Sox, but the Cubs are maybe one or two players away from a great team. They can be competitive. IÂ'd love to see a World Series, 100-year anniversary battle between the Sox and Cubs. It would be the ultimate sporting event. I donÂ't care what people say.Â"
REINVENTING HEF
The Stop Smiling Interview with Hugh Hefner
Â"I think the creation of Playboy was a recapturing of the dreams of my high school years and my fantasies about the Jazz Age. Millie, my wife at the time, said, Â'The name Playboy is an old-fashioned term. It will remind people of the Roaring Twenties.Â' I said, Â'ThatÂ's just what IÂ'm looking for.Â'Â"
INTERVIEW
LIKE GRANDFATHER, LIKE GRANDSON: DIRK LOHAN
Having made his own remarkable contributions to the cityÂ's skyline, Dirk Lohan takes a moment to discuss the legacy of another German-American architect: his grandfather, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
LOIS AND THE CITY: LOIS WEISBERG
ChicagoÂ's Commissioner of Cultural Affairs since 1989, Lois Weisberg is Â"a connectorÂ" – one whose technique for bringing creative minds together can be mapped out on paper like a scientific theory. Pull up a chair and get connected.
BEHIND THE BILLBOARDS: STUDS TERKEL
Author, oral historian, disc jockey, activist – thereÂ's no one title that properly encapsulates Studs Terkel. In his 93 years, heÂ's seen it all, but still finds time to talk about the city whose spirit he has come to define.
DRIVE-BY PROFILE
LITTLENESS:THE LIFE OF HARRIET MONROE
Fred Sasaki, an editor at Poetry, examines the early work and struggles of the magazineÂ's enigmatic founder.
ART IN HALF-LIGHT: CHICAGO MID-CENTURY
Gallery owners John Corbett and Jim Dempsey unveil a survey of lesser-known works from the City That Works.
THE BIRTH OF CHICAGO COMEDY
Author Jeff Griggs spotlights five essential contributors to Chicago comedy: Mort Sahl, Shelley Berman, Mike Nichols & Elaine May and Dick Gregory.
FINE PRINT: VIEWS FROM TWO CHICAGO COLUMNISTS
Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times and Clarence Page of The Chicago Tribune offer their take on the art of the newspaper column.
INTO THE LOOKINGGLASS
Enter the Lookingglass Theatre, an organization that has redefined what theater can be by melding the mythic with the spectacular.
TEN QUESTIONS FOR DICK BUCKLEY
An institution in Chicago music since 1977, Â"Jazz with Dick BuckleyÂ" on WBEZ is a Sunday afternoon essential. Our 10 questions are no match for this DJÂ's encyclopedic knowledge.
THE TROUBLE WITH BIRTHDAYS: IRA GLASS
ThereÂ's still room for cake as Â"This American LifeÂ" celebrates its 10th anniversary. Ira Glass is your reluctant host for the birthday soiree.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
One drawing is for the kids — the other is not. Explore the spoonerisms and dark humor of legendary artist Shel Silverstein.
EXCERPT
SEZ WHO, SEZ MIKE: MIKE ROYKO
David Royko pays tribute to his father, long considered one of the finest newspaper columnists in the cityÂ's history.
ESSAY
EDGEWATER: ALEKSANDAR HEMON
The unlikeliest of Midwestern novelists, Aleksandar Hemon (Nowhere Man and The Question of Bruno) tracks his journey from Sarajevo to his adopted hometown of Chicago.
THE CHICAGO THREE
Investigative satirist Paul Krassner singles out three overlooked figures who helped the Chicago Eight capture the countryÂ's attention during the twilight of the Â'60s.
PHOTO ESSAY
THE WORK OF VICTOR SKREBNESKI
Dubbed the Â"undisputed king of Chicago fashion photography,Â" Victor Skrebneski opens his expansive archives for a slice of his 50-year career behind the camera.
CHICAGO FROM THE SKY: TERRY EVANS
Scale new heights with the aerial photography of Terry Evans, as captured in her book, Revealing Chicago.
FILM
LIKE AN ACT OF GOD: WILLIAM FRIEDKIN
The Academy Award-winning director of The French Connection and The Exorcist recalls his Chicago days.
LUCID DREAMING: MICHAEL MANN
The director of Thief, Heat and The Insider talks about coming of age in the Midwestern metropolis.
A TUTORIAL ON THE LONGITUDINAL: STEVE JAMES
Having changed the way documentaries are shot and distributed, the filmmaker behind Hoop Dreams and Stevie is still pulling real life in Illinois into focus.
MUSIC
Andrew Hill + Curtis Mayfield + Jazz Requiem + Sam Cooke
PSYCHEDELIC CHICAGO: PLASTIC CRIMEWAVE
CHICAGO NOW: BEN FASMAN
Dusty Groove + Jazz Record Mart
PRINT
Chicago Noir (Akashic Books) + Big Bill of Chicago + Lords of the Levee: The Story of Bathhouse John and Hinky Dink (Northwestern University Press)
BACK PAGE
"LOOP: A VERY SHORT LOVE STORY" BY STUART DYBEK | >Lots o' great articles, but I thought the ALEKSANDAR HEMON piece on Edgewater was wonderful... you get to see Chicago though an immigrant's eyes.> |
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