The Weekend Desk Report

Super-Bore Sunday Edition, 2012

What's worse than the void at the end of football season? The void just before it. We bring you our annual list of suggestions for coping.

1. Avoid assholes. Good luck, though. They're almost as ubiquitous as that fucking swoosh.

2. Throw a party. But watch out; a bunch of losers might try to join in.

3. Take liberties. It's got to be more popular than seizing them.

4. Steal a wallet. It's probably less dangerous than stealing an election these days.

5. Have whatever she's having. As long as it's not what she's having.

6. Retire. Or be forced out. Or be usurped by someone younger and suddenly find yourself irrelevant. Or perform at halftime.

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The Weekend Desk Tip Line: Unboring.

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The Sound Opinions Weekend Report: "Jim and Greg are joined by Blondie's Debbie Harry for a look back at her decades-long career. They also review the latest from that songwriter's songwriter, Leonard Cohen."

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The CAN TV Weekend Report: CAN TV brings you local, relevant issues from Chicago's neighborhoods and communities. See what's happening around the city in education, the arts, government, cultural events, social services and community activities.

Perspectivas Latinas: Little Village Environmental Justice Organization

Kim Wasserman Nieto, executive director of the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, explains their clean power campaign and their fight against air pollution in the Little Village neighborhood.

Saturday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. on CAN TV21
30 min

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Twenty-First Century Chicago

Dick Simpson, Constance A. Mixon, and Don Rose discuss Twenty First Century Chicago, which investigates the social, economic, and governmental conditions of the city in this century.

Watch Online

Sunday, January 29 at 9 a.m. on CAN TV21
1 hr

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The Riots on the Warpland: 2nd Annual South Side Youth Poetry Championships

This poetry slam hosted by Young Chicago Authors features students from schools across the South Side of Chicago.

Sunday, January 29 at 10:30 a.m. on CAN TV21
1 hr 30 min

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Chicago Government in Focus: Alexandra Holt

City of Chicago Budget Director Alexandra Holt engages in a dialogue about city finances and other issues in this event hosted by the League of Women Voters of Chicago and Union League Club of Chicago.

Sunday, January 29 at 10:30 a.m. on CAN TV21
1 hr 30 min

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Reflections of Tomorrow

Presented by the NEIU in Chicago, this Black History Month program aims to bring the university and community together in a positive way.

Sunday, January 29 at 11:30 a.m. on CAN TV19
30 min

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Nuestro Barrio

This family-friendly telenovela mixes dramatic storylines with meaningful messages, entertaining viewers while educating them about financial literacy and other issues. In Spanish.

Mondays at 6 p.m. on CAN TV19
30 min

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