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• Review: Revoir Paris

  20-06-2023 23:30 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Revoir Paris offers a poignant vignette to post-Bataclan Parisian trauma, but the most affecting moments feel diminished by the bulk of the film.
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• Review: Persian Lessons

  20-06-2023 23:30 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Persian Lessons nearly taps into its intended poignancy but falls short, likely because it tried to juggle too much.
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• Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

  20-06-2023 23:30 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Dial of Destiny is action-packed and breathlessly paced, to be sure.
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• Review: Extraction II

  20-06-2023 23:30 via chicagoreader.com
  
  I guess the one upside is that it's hard to imagine that the inevitable Extraction 3 will be much worse.The post Review: Extraction II appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
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• Review: Elemental

  20-06-2023 23:30 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Disney’s latest venture Elemental will make your heart melt, even if it’s not Pixar’s best.
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• Review: Daliland

  20-06-2023 23:30 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Salvador Dalí was a pioneer of fame for its own sake; the less said about his art, the better.
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• Review: Asteroid City

  20-06-2023 23:30 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Asteroid City, the latest from Wes Anderson, is a true achievement from one of America’s most unique cinematic voices.
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• Public Notice – RFQ Power Construction Company

  20-06-2023 21:07
  
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• Dim Sum & Drag turns two

  20-06-2023 20:44 via chicagoreader.com
  
  For the past 37 years, Furama, a beloved family-owned restaurant in Chicago’s Uptown, has delighted diners with its delectable dim sum and lavish interior design. Adorned with rich hues of red, green, and gold, the restaurant has been both an eatery and a cultural hub, hosting Chinese weddings, lion dancing, and New Year celebrations for […]
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• Educators Nationwide Pledge to Teach Truth in Schools

  20-06-2023 18:41
  On the #TeachTruth National Day of Action, teachers, parents, and students said they won’t back down from the fight against anti-history bills.
  by Aziah Siid for Word in Black
  As efforts to suppress and eliminate the teaching about America’s history of racism and oppression ramp up, it’s easy to forget that a group of stalwart advocates has been on the frontline of this fight for decades, lobbying for an accurate and comprehensive student curriculum: teachers.
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• final edit

  20-06-2023 17:05 via chicagoreader.com
  
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• Veteran rock trio Yo La Tengo deal with the times on This Stupid World

  20-06-2023 13:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Yo La Tengo’s latest album, the double LP This Stupid World (Matador), arrives 37 years after their first, but time isn’t the only chasm that separates them. The band’s 1986 debut, Ride the Tiger (Coyote), is a charmingly game expression of fandom by a pair of pop-music enthusiasts, Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, who obtained […]
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• J. Pharoah Doss: Jim Crow déjà vu or ‘am I oppressed?’

  20-06-2023 13:00
  
  Thurgood Marshall spoke to many NAACP youth groups before the United States Supreme Court overturned segregation in 1954. Marshall, an NAACP lawyer, asked the Black children what they wished to be when they grew up. “I’m going to be a good butler,” they said, or “I hope I can get into the post office.”
  Marshall concluded that segregation destroyed their aspirations, which was a legal concern.
  One major psychological aspect influenced the Supreme Court’s decisi
  
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• Mellon Foundation Grants $6.8M for Eight New Chicago Monuments

  20-06-2023 12:30
  
  Mayor Brandon Johnson announced that the Mellon Foundation will grant $6.8 million to Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) to support the Chicago Monuments Project (CMP) and community-generated commemorative initiatives.
  This funding, the Mellon Foundation’s largest grant ever, will enable the creation of eight new monuments, including the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial, which originated from the community engagement efforts of the Chicago Monuments P
  
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• 16 Best Sugar Baby Websites and Apps to Meet Sugar Babies (2023)

  20-06-2023 07:15 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Finding the right sugar baby can be a challenge. Here are the 17 best sugar dating sites and apps for sugar babies and sugar daddies to meet.
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• The Black LGBTQIA+ Struggle for Equal Pay

  20-06-2023 05:13
  In the fight for equal rights and opportunities, the LGBTQIA+ community has made significant strides over the years. However, despite progress in various areas, wage disparities continue to persist as a daunting challenge for many LGBTQIA+ individuals.
  According to the Human Rights Campaign, the national LGBTQIA+ advocacy organization, Black queer and trans workers make about 80 cents for every dollar a white straight worker makes. Broken down even further, Black queer women earn 85 cents.
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• The Hyde Park Summer Fest Experience: A Review

  20-06-2023 03:29
  
  They came for the music but got the Hyde Park Summer Fest Experience.
  Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you should have heard about the Hyde Park Summer Fest by now — one of the most anticipated Chicago summer music festivals.
  Jonathan Swain and creative director Dave Jeff founded the Hyde Park Summer Fest. The event has grown tremendously from a small craft beer event nine years ago to one of the city’s top summer festivals. They anticipate 20,000 people each day at the two-
  
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