By Natasha Julius
If our signature achievement were a bike-sharing program, we’d probably split before the first winter too.
Market Update
It’s true what they say: Money can’t buy taste.
Would You Rather?
It’s the season when Chicagoans brace for an onslaught of cold, hard reality. And also, snow. Before despair sets in, let’s play a quick game of Would You Rather to put things in perspective.
Would you rather . . .
A) Have your baseball stadium host an awkward sign, or
B) Have your baseball stadium host a sign of the Apocalypse?
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A) Be dusted with coke, or
B) Be busted with crack?
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A) Harbor a mystery barge, or
B) Harbor a grudge?
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A) Make a pass at Katy Perry, or
B) Be completely passed over?
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Feeling better now? Yeah, neither are we.
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The Weekend Desk Tip Line: Roar.
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The College Football Report: Shanks & Muffs.
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The Blue & Orange Kool-Aid Report: Monster M*A*S*H.
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The Sound Opinions Weekend Listening Report: “Jim and Greg conduct a Classic Album Dissection of Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks. The landmark release celebrates its 45th anniversary this month. Plus, a review of the chart-topping debut by New Zealand’s Lorde.”
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The CAN TV Weekend Viewing 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.
“No Place To Hide: The Rise Of The Surveillance State And Its Threat To The Bill Of Rights”
Amie Stepanovich of the Electronic Privacy Information Center explains how drones can be used in gathering intelligence during a panel on surveillance and privacy issues hosted by the ACLU and the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights.
Sunday at 9 a.m. on CAN TV21.
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An Integrated Approach To Women’s Health
Nancy Brinker of the Susan G. Komen Foundation joins other leaders in global health to discuss issues facing women’s health abroad and in the United States.
Sunday at 11:30 a.m. on CAN TV21.
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“Not One Fracking Permit” Rally
Students and community members call on the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to not issue any permits allowing hydraulic fracturing in the state, worrying the process would contaminate groundwater.
Sunday at 1:30 p.m. on CAN TV21.
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Stand Up & Speak Out Against Domestic Violence
Survivors and families of lost loved ones share their stories of enduring domestic violence.
Sunday at 2:30 p.m. on CAN TV21.
Posted on November 2, 2013