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The Weekend Desk Report

By Natasha Julius

We can’t predict who will take home the medals but we can tell you for sure which cloying song will be stuck in your head.
Market Update
It sure seems like the perfect time to profit from the indiscriminate killing of teens.


Marriage
Not that this is any of our business, but it seems like now is really not the time to cut off this lady’s access to retail therapy.
Malarkey
Chin up, Pluto. Apparently now your status in the universe depends at least partially on the force of the crap that gets flung at you.
Madness
Yeah, well, Kentucky tends to be a bit much for most people.
Mania
Turns out, a Tebowing is a lot closer to a Dirty Sanchez than some would care to admit.

The Weekend Desk Tip Line: Forceful.

The Sound Opinions Weekend Report: “Jim and Greg have survived another trip to the SXSW Music Conference. Tune in to hear what they think was the best of the fest. Plus, they review the latest from indie darlings The Shins.”

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: N.A.L.A.C.C.
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Oscar Chacon, executive director of the National Alliance of Latin American & Caribbean Communities, explains its efforts to raise the quality of life for immigrant communities in the U.S.
Saturday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. on CAN TV21
30 min

Images of America Series: African Americans in Chicago
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Photographer Lowell D. Thompson presents his history of the African-American experience in Chicago, documenting the lives of celebrities and ordinary people alike.
Sunday, March 25 at 10:30 a.m. on CAN TV21
1 hr 20 min

Poems and Artists: Visible Meaning
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Poetry magazine Senior Editor Don Share, artists, and poets discuss the relationship between visual art and poetry in conjunction with the “Poems & Pictures” exhibition at Columbia College .
Sunday, March 25 at 12 p.m. on CAN TV21
1 hr 30 min

Change of Plans for G8-NATO Protest
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Andy Thayer and other activists announce new plans for demonstrations during the NATO summit in Chicago this May following an announcement that the G8 summit will no longer be held in the city.
Sunday, March 25 at 1:30 p.m. on CAN TV21
1 hr

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Posted on March 24, 2012