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The Weekend Desk Report

By Natasha Julius

Oh yeah, beachgoers in Chicago are hooked the fuck up this weekend.
Market Update: A Cautionary Tale
If all you think about is money, you’ll lose touch with what really matters. Before long, you’ll be selling Grandma’s wedding ring just to “get by.”


Power Lists: A Cautionary Tale
If all you think about is pleasing those with more power than you, you’ll wind up looking pretty seedy in the end.
French Open
Our money’s on the panda.
French Closed
Wait a minute, an orderly withdrawal in line with stated expectations? Shut the barn door.
Code Pink
By the way, weren’t we going to do something about the droning?
New AppRoach
Finally this week, proof it’s never too late to open another front in the War on Terror.

The Weekend Desk Tip Line: Code Red.

The Sound Opinions Weekend Listening Report: “Wild Belle’s brother-sister combo brings its brand of reggae-inspired psychedelic pop to the studio. Plus, the robots are back: Jim and Greg review the new album from Daft Punk.”

The Flying Saucer Weekend Brunch Report: Ask about the Memorial Day weekend specials. Open 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Monday.

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.
“War Baby/ Love Child” Artist Talk with Mequitta Ahuja
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Artist Mequitta Ahuja discusses her work, which translates performance photographs into large-scale self portraits she calls “automythography.”
Sunday at 9 a.m. on CAN TV21.

“War Baby/ Love Child” Exhibition Tour
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Visit a new exhibition at the DePaul Art Museum which explores the construction of identity by mixed-race Asian Americans in the United States.
Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on CAN TV21.

Imagining Peace Panel
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This collaborative event brings together Chicago youth who have been impacted by violence with community and civic leaders to contemplate solutions for addressing the problem.
Sunday at 11 a.m. on CAN TV21.

Imagining Peace Poetry Readings
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Young people express the impact of violence on their lives during this poetry slam event.
Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on CAN TV21.

Live from the Heartland
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Political satire theater troupe Democracy Burlesque are the guests on this episode of Live from the Heartland, a weekly radio program broadcast on Loyola University’s radio station WLUW 88.7.
Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on CAN TV21.

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Posted on May 25, 2013