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The Wire Symposium
The Wire is over and respects are due. We could, with much enthusiasm, join in with the chorus of proclaiming and superlative-happy critics. more...

Shittin' on a Jet by Mickey Hess
If you ask me, the greatest hip hop success story has to be that of Brian "Birdman" Williams, founder of Cash Money Records. In his song "Poppin Bottles," Birdman takes the typical American Dream story to a new level. more...

A Tour Story by Hugh Johnston
I was in a band and we were on tour. Things were going fine. Until we got to the Bay Area. more...

Ode to WGN Morning News by Fred Sasaki
O WGN Morning News, how I love! Robin Baumgarten you are the woman at Grand Lux, fecund-looking, eating and drinking. Relax! more...

Sparkling by Matt Baker
The town I come from is a little thing called Sparkling in southeastern Arkansas. It's a town of many faiths. It says so right when you enter the city limits. A big sign reads, "Welcome to Sparkling. A Town of Many Faiths." more...

Axl Watch: Chapter Two by Pete Coco
That night I dreamed of dolphins. They swam through the air and down Division Street. I waved as they passed me. I hadn’t felt it in fourteen years, this wonder. more...

An Interview with Filmmaker David Modigliani
Texas Monthly recently named David Modigliani "one of the next great Texas directors." His feature-length documentary, Crawford, about the tiny Texas town George W. Bush turned into the Western White House, was a spotlight premiere at SXSW. more...

An Interview with Kyle Beachy
Kyle Beachy's debut novel The Slide was recently published by Dial Press and voted Readers' Choice for "Best Book by a Chicago Author in the Past Year" by the Chicago Reader. more...