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Blog Post Archive
Mark E. Robson, M.D.: The Choice
I have been involved in research in this area for 17 years, since shortly after BRCA1 and BRCA2 were discovered, and I have no idea what I would do if I were a woman faced with this decision. The diagnosis of a mutation is just words on paper, but the risks they foreshadow are very real.
Paul Fehribach: Can Trash Fish Make It in the Midwest?
Each time we choose to eat an underutilized species instead of an Atlantic salmon or an over-fished cod, swordfish, or bluefin tuna, we give these stressed populations a break and discover anew the possibilities in our oceans and la...
Dr. Jason Clay: Freezing the Footprint of Food
We need to freeze the footprint of food -- find ways to double the productivity of farming, so that we can produce twice as much food and fiber on the same amount of land. This will require many actors working on several strategies simultaneously.
Robert Koehler: Know-Nothing Security
Security is a real need, of course, but know-nothing security flouts that need, often enough both ignoring and aggravating the real dangers we face while, at the same time, inflicting massive inconvenience on people innocently caught in its web.
John Paul Rollert: Empathy, Gatsby, and the Great American Tragedy
Hollywood adaptations of great novels tend to unnerve devoted readers. The effort seems hubristic and slightly profane, akin to painting a second Sistine Chapel or adding a chorus to King Lear. Perfection, by definition, can't be improved upon, and it seems suspect even to try.
Jeanne Bishop: Fixing Illinois' Unconstitutional Mandatory Life Without Parole Sentencing for Juveniles
It's May now, and the Illinois legislature has already taken up measures to try to fix the concealed carry law. The fix on juvenile life sentences? Still waiting.
Lisa Lori: 5 Things My Italian Parents Taught Me About Food
The Italian approach to life has been well-chronicled in bestsellers such as Eat, Pray, Love and Under the Tuscan Sun, but we shouldn't overlook the valuable lessons the Italian approach to food can teach our children.
Zach Stafford: Meet Vera Stark Shows Us Hollywood's Past and Present Race Problems
In the newest play at the Goodman Theatre, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage gives a look into this topic by giving us an intimate look into the fictional life of a black woman in early-Hollywood.
G. Flint Taylor: Embattled Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Weighs in on New Orleans Police Monitor
During a week in which Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's disapproval rate on two racially charged local issues skyrocketed, he found time to write a glowing letter to Federal District Judge Susie Morgan.
Hermene Hartman: "By The Way, Meet Vera Stark" at The Goodman Theatre
The genius of Chuck Smith is throughout this production. His passion is loud. It is crafted with love, and the depiction is great as the story unfolds. The set design is masterful as it uses multimedia to realize the story.
Robert Bullen: One Man's Journey to Self-Discovery in Compelling Seek and Ye Shall Find
Seek and Ye Shall Find is a refreshing and vastly entertaining 72 minutes of pretentious-free storytelling.
Homaro Cantu: Thinking Outside the Box
Unemployment was the best thing that ever happened to me. After being sad for a couple weeks, I realized I could use that time to work on all those crazy inventions I have been dreaming up for all these years.
David Protess: Police Scandal Eludes Media Radar
A 20-year fight for freedom by two Northwest Side Chicago men will culminate tomorrow in a hearing on allegations they were railroaded.
Danielle Hark: 12 Ways Your Pet Can Improve Your Health
Somehow, my fur-baby can always gets me to smile, no matter how miserable or stressed I feel. I am not alone. It turns out that all pets, not just therapy pets, can help your mind, body, and spirit. Here are a dozen reasons why.
Colin Liotta: The TGIF Universe: How Steve Urkel Changed the World
While Marvel and DC fight it out in Hollywood over who can create the best universe for their heroes, maybe they should look back to the '90s to see how it's done.
Tio Hardiman: No Violence -- No News in Chicago
People need a break from consistently viewing violence all over the news and when we have good news to report, we as leaders should step in and push the envelope by advocating for continued coverage of the significant reductions in Chicago homicides.
Menuism: Chicago's 10 Best Hot Dogs
by Jeff Pearl, Chicago City Guide for the Menuism Blog Photos by The Vibary of Buffalo Grove, Colorado Card, Benny Mazur, and Jeff Pearl With...
Darryl Roberts: Day After Mother's Day Abercrombie & Fitch Protest
On Monday, May 13, dozens of teenagers and parents will protest at the Abercrombie & Fitch store in Chicago (835 N. Michigan) at 4 p.m.
Barbara Popovic: Advocates Say Put the Public First in Illinois Cable Law
The proposal seeks preferential treatment from the legislature, creates an unlevel playing field with other statewide and local franchise holders, erodes municipal authority, and cuts funding and channels for public use.
Liz Joynt Sandberg: Music Improv NighT at Studio BE -- Chicago's New Must-See Improv!
Chicago, I'm here to tell you that you've got to see this magic. The world we hope for most - the one where we build something incredible out of nothing but each other - is available for the taking every Wednesday. I don't want you to miss it.