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Article Archive for July 2008

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Early Radar Tech
By Greg J. Smith
31 July 2008
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A glimpse into the harbingers of networked culture

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By Laura Pearson
30 July 2008
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CHIRP PREPS WEB STATION

As previously reported, the people behind the Chicago Independent Radio Project aren’t ones to sit around and just wait for great radio to happen. Although legislative decisions still need to be made about low power FM, the organization is moving ahead with a more immediate project: launching a web station.
On the […]

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By Laura Pearson
28 July 2008
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VOTE FOR COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED PUBLISHING

Looking for a specific way to help preserve your independents? South End Press is in the running for a $20,000 grant from the quirky website Ideablob.
The small, social justice-oriented press became a candidate for the grant via its Community Supported Publishing (CSP) Program, designed to promote sustainability in independent publishing. Like […]

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Making Mika Miko
By Paul M Davis
23 July 2008
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A throwback to a time when punk rock could conceivably change the world — or at least provide the soundtrack to a grimy, bacchanalian all-night party — the all-woman five-piece Mika Miko is unapologetically punk rock.

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Jokes I Have Known
By Matt Gajewski
18 July 2008
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A priest, a minister, and a rabbi walk into a bar. It is Line Dancing Night, and they are wearing Stetson hats. Fiction by Matt Gajewski.

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Ego Trash
By Peter Zinn
16 July 2008
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Emily Gould, the New York Times, and blogging the Uber Ich

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By syndicate
12 July 2008
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FROM LITERAGO.ORG: The Stupidest Tribune Article of ALL TIME
The world’s stupidest op-ed appeared in today’s Tribune. I do not mean this condemnation as hyperbole. This was literally the dumbest editorial I’ve ever read in that paper. If we have any readership left after our impromptu hiatus (hi, Mom!), please be advised against reading Tom Mullaney’s […]

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Don’t Throw Me In The Briar Patch, Bro!
By Cat Sieh
10 July 2008
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Punks vs. jocks in a Bellingham nightclub

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Meet Jesse LeDoux
By Kira Wisniewski
7 July 2008
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You’ve seen his work; you just might not know it. An interview with iconic artist Jesse LeDoux, best known for his work with Sub Pop and The Shins.

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Preserving Our Independents: Summer Reading List
By Laura Pearson
1 July 2008
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The indie literati offers tips on this summer’s best reading