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Movies in the Parks 2013, Interactive Schedule | Chicago Park District

toasterwaffles — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:10:01 -0500

Movies in the Parks 2013, Interactive Schedule | Chicago Park District

Rookie: Rookie is hiring! We're looking for a full-time editor.

toasterwaffles — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:46:27 -0500

Rookie: Rookie is hiring! We're looking for a full-time editor.:

The ideal person for this job has at least three years’ experience as a story editor (either in print or online) and knows the basics of copyediting and fact-checking. Rookie is a fast-growing but small operation; we work independently and remotely. Applicants should be very comfortable working…

Reggie Ponder the Reel Critic has the latest movie news, from...

vivlovely — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:05:40 -0500

Reggie Ponder the Reel Critic has the latest movie news, from box office results to new reviews. He joins hosts Molly Adams and Brian Babylon in the studio to talk about the surprising success of The Great Gatsby and the disappointing results for Tyler Perry’s Peeples at the box office. Reggie then reviews the latest Star Trek film: Star Trek into Darkness.

“Her life is so amazing, if she had never become a popular...

vivlovely — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:44:00 -0500

“Her life is so amazing, if she had never become a popular psychologist, we probably still would have done her obit.” - Josh Eisenberg on the multifaceted, amazing life of Joyce Brothers.

The original mass-media therapist Joyce Brothers passed away this week. Historian Josh Eisenberg from Obitoftheday.com joins hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams on the phone to discuss her life, from quiz show champion to popular psychologist and media icon.

“I think it’s one of the more fun things about the...

vivlovely — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:33:03 -0500

“I think it’s one of the more fun things about the NBA. It seems like it’s this competition between the players of who can put on the most ridiculous outfit and get away with it.” - Molly Adams on NBA players post-game fashion.

The Bulls may be out of the playoffs, but we still have something to look forward to: the flamboyant fashion choices of the NBA, defying stereotypes and cutting edges. Senior Fashion Correspondent Alison Cuddy of WBEZ joins hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams in the studio to talk about style in the NBA. She also lets us know what she has found in the Chicagoland area that will meet your sustainable shopper needs.

Critic for a Minute Friday, 5/17/13, 8-10am CST

toasterwaffles — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:21:10 -0500

Obit of the Week: The original mass-media therapist Joyce Brothers passed away this week. Historian Josh Eisenberg dials us up to draw some highlights from her life.

NBA Fashion: The Bulls may be out of the playoffs, but we still have something to look forward to: the flamboyant fashion choices of the NBA, defying stereotypes and cutting edges. Senior Fashion Correspondent Alison Cuddy of WBEZ joins us and also lets us know what she has found in the Chicagoland area that will meet your sustainable shopper needs.

Hip-Hop: Ruff Ryders’ First Lady aka Eve finally releases her album Lip Lock after 5 years of label negotiations and process. Senior Hip-Hop Correspondent Gabe Mendoza has our review.

New Movies: OMG so jealz that Reggie Ponder got to see Star Trek before us. Whatever he says, we’re giving it a pre-emptive minimum of 4 Stars.

Hour Three: CHIRP Host and DJ Jill Hopkins joins us to talk about the sordid tale of our favorite hatchet-wielding homeless hero Kai, who has now used his hatchet not for life-saving but for (allegedly) MURDER. We also revisit the lives of other Internet superheroes.

Following up on a story about Kiera Wilmot, the Florida teenager...

vivlovely — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:05:52 -0500

Following up on a story about Kiera Wilmot, the Florida teenager who was expelled and possibly facing felony charges for setting off a small explosion in an “unauthorized science experiment” , as it turns out she will NOT be going through any criminal proceedings. Morning AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams ask their listeners what they thought about the Zero-Tolerance policies for public schools. LA Public Schools have stopped theirs for non-violent offenses. Brian and Molly also touched base on how Finland’s public school system is ranked #1 in the world and probe into why that is the case. Perhaps free mandatory lunch, universal healthcare for all and no homework does the trick?

“A lot of our science teachers are not prepared to really...

vivlovely — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:59:52 -0500

“A lot of our science teachers are not prepared to really teach the new science at a level that it needs to be taught. They still teach science straight off a book. Our kids just don’t learn the same way they need to be more visual, and see things hands on and that’s where we come in and present the students with that hands on learning environment where they are able to really understand how this math and science that we’re teaching them is really applied in every day life. But as far as the students that we are teaching also, they don’t know any scientists. They don’t know any engineers. All they see on TV is entertainment, and rap, and music, and movies, and so these are the things that they want to be; they see the instant gratification of money. They want to achieve that quick success. But they don’t understand through education and through hard work you can get to that level and still be successful and have that nice, comfortable life.”

- Jason Coleman, Executive Direction (Project Syncere)

Diversifying the population of people who enter the STEM fields is a matter of access, education, and recruitment. Jason Coleman is the Executive Director of Project Syncere, a non-profit that is trying to tackle this issue, getting more black, Latino, and female students in the field. He stopped by the studio and talked to AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams about this non profit organization and why students have such a difficult time with learning math and science.

The exhibit War Baby/Love Child at the DePaul Art Museum...

vivlovely — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:42:39 -0500

The exhibit War Baby/Love Child at the DePaul Art Museum highlights the work of mixed race artists who share Asian heritage in their identities. Curator Laura Kina and artist Mequitta Ahuja joined AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams in the studio this morning and discussed their personal family lineage, the stereotype stamped on mixed children whose roots came from Asian countries where the United States was involved in, and how kindship is formed among “war babies” through artistic expression and exhibits.

Photo Courtesy of Maggie Dzubiek/Depaulia

SO EXCITED FOR THE STAR TREK OPENING TODAY!

toasterwaffles — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:01:32 -0500

SO EXCITED FOR THE STAR TREK OPENING TODAY!

thegreatlakesbookproject: www.thegreatlakesbookproject.com //...

toasterwaffles — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:10:01 -0500

thegreatlakesbookproject:

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On the show one week from today!

Peace Prize Thursday, 5/16/13, 8-10am CST

toasterwaffles — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:20:27 -0500

War Baby/Love Child: The exhibit currently showing at the DePaul Art Museum highlights the work of mixed race artists who share Asian heritage in their identities. Curator Laura Kina and artist Mequitta Ahuja join us in studio.

Project Syncere: Diversifying the population of people who enter the STEM fields is a matter of access, education, and recruitment. Executive Director of Project Syncere, a non-profit that is trying to tackle this issue, Jason Coleman, tells us how they’re getting it done.

Coya Paz: The good doctor is back from Disney World and ready to rumble. School to prison pipelines! Lowering the voting age! The monochromatic talking heads of cable news!

obitoftheday: Obit of the Day: Personal Note May is National...

toasterwaffles — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:27:16 -0500

obitoftheday:

Obit of the Day: Personal Note

May is National Foster Care Month. I note this because Mrs. OOTD and I are foster parents. We began doing foster care in December 2008 and have had six children over that time. We adopted our son, Jamari, in 2011 and are on the way to adopting our three daughters sometime this year.

Note: We also have a biological son, Andrew, who is the oldest of our five.

I don’t write this for compliments. I write this to ask you think about foster care. FInd out more about it. Ask questions. Get information.

Yes it’s hard. Why does everything have to be easy? And what’s harder, being a foster parent or being a foster child? (Hint: Not the parent)

I know not everyone is suited to be a foster parent but many who are don’t explore it. They are afraid of the children. They are afraid of the children’s biological parents. They are afraid of the process. They are afraid of attaching to a child and having her return home. (We’ve done that, twice.) They are afraid of not attaching to the child.

I’m afraid of children spending their entire lives as wards of the state and aging out of the system at the age of 18 with no real family. With no place to call home. With no parents to call when they need advice or help. With no one to meet their boyfriend or girlfriend. With no family to come to graduation. With no family to call when they need help.

And doesn’t everyone deserve to have a family?

If you have questions, I am happy to answer any, especially regarding questions on foster care in the state of Illinois. Just ask.

And also check out the site for National Foster Care Month.

Thanks for your time.

Street Vendors Prepare for Red Line Reconstruction Project - Washington Park - DNAinfo.com Chicago

toasterwaffles — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:50:05 -0500

Street Vendors Prepare for Red Line Reconstruction Project - Washington Park - DNAinfo.com Chicago:

Garland Gantt, 47, has been a vendor for 12 years and already has a table set up next to the Green Line station.

“I sell snow cones, chips, pop, bottled belts, purses, watches, you name it and I probably sell it,” Gantt, a Bronzeville resident, said Tuesday as he waited on customers. “I definitely expect to do more business starting Sunday. Unlike other vendors selling limited items like water, socks and towels, I sell a variety of things and I even accept credit cards.”

Indeed, as customers walked to the corner of 55th Street and Calumet Avenue Tuesday, some paid with their debit cards.

“As long as you are spending $5 you can use your card with me,” added Gantt. “And yes, I do have a peddler’s license to sell.”

“Downwardly mobile doesn’t necessarily mean that your parents...

vivlovely — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:24:45 -0500

“Downwardly mobile doesn’t necessarily mean that your parents are paying your rent. But it does come with a certain set of expectations. Most of these people are educated - most of these people thought that they were going to get an awesome job out of college and now all of a sudden they’re either living with their parents, or they’re living with five roommates and they’re still 30 [ years old], or they’re just not making very much money: they don’t have health insurance, they don’t have a 401K, they don’t have any of these markers of adulthood. When you hear people obsess about Millennials they’re usually talking about downwardly mobile Millennials they’re not talking about the permanent poor. […] The word ‘broke’ kind of connotates not that you’ve been in a family that is in generations worth of poverty. It means that you’re cash poor but you have a certain set of expectations.”
-Nonna Willis-Aronowitz on her latest work concerning the struggle towards employment for the Millennials.

Writers April Scissors and Nona Willis-Aronowitz (a Founding Member of the Council) joined the AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams this morning to discuss Nonna’s latest research on how the economy—especially employment rates—has yet to turn up for young people. If you’re interested in knowing more about the downwardly mobile Millennials, check out Nonna’s article published on the Atlantic Cities.

It’s graduation season and intern Erica DeAngelis is in...

vivlovely — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:01:20 -0500

It’s graduation season and intern Erica DeAngelis is in the studio talking about a commencement controversy at Boston College.

Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley is boycotting Boston College’s graduation ceremony because of who the commencement speaker is: Ireland’s Prime Minister Enda Kenny. Kenny supporting new legislation that allows Irish physicians to perform emergency abortion procedures only in cases when the life of the mother is in immediate danger. Erica talks with hosts Molly Adams and Brian Babylon and fellow interns Maggie Dziubek and Gillian McGhee, about whether Cardinal O’Malley’s actions help the pro-life movement or are just a distraction.

Then, everyone goes around to discuss who their all-time commencement speaker choice would be (spoiler: someone’s includes the Nutty Professor).

THE INTERNS HAVE TAKEN OVER FEMINIST WEDNESDAY! Gillian McGhee,...

vivlovely — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:52 -0500

THE INTERNS HAVE TAKEN OVER FEMINIST WEDNESDAY!

Gillian McGhee, Maggie Dziubek, and Erica DeAngelis came prepared with some discussions of their own. In Gillian’s segment, we take a look at a video dubbed “The Ted Talk that Might Make Every Man a Feminist.” It has been getting a lot of hype on various social media platforms. Brian, Molly, and the interns discuss why it has received so much attention, its shortcomings, and the valid points speaker Jackson Katz makes about sexism and rape culture in the US.

“He tries to make it gender neutral, but is also like ‘Let’s be real about who commits these crimes…’ This is a human issue, we all live on this planet together.” —Molly Adams on “Violence and Silence” TedxTalk.

The interns are coming, the interns are coming! Maggie Dziubek,...

vivlovely — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:49:00 -0500

The interns are coming, the interns are coming!

Maggie Dziubek, Gillian McGhee and Erica DeAngelis have taken over the Morning AMp. With their Jedi masters hosts Molly Adams and Brian Babylon sticking around as guides, the intern crew is in the studio for a very full hour of Feminist Wednesday.

In this segment, Maggie Dziubek revisits two stories from previous Feminist Wednesdays with updates and further discussion. First, checking in with the Steubenville rape trial as a Grand Jury gathers evidence at a digital forensics company, a possibly involved head football coach has a contract renewed and girls who wrote so-called ‘bad tweets’ about the victim are charged with ‘telecommunications harassment’.

Then, an exploration of radical parenting techniques in the digital age. How do parents effectively discipline their young kids online? The interns had an issue with Brian’s take on a Dayton man who whipped his daughters for posting ‘twerking’ videos online. A similarly extreme, but more creative and not physically harmful approach comes from the YouTube-famous ‘laptop Dad’.

Feminist Wednesday, 4/15/13, 8-10am CST

toasterwaffles — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:57:23 -0500

Intern Takeover:

It’s our interns last week on the job and they’re producing the first hour of Feminist Wednesday.

Maggie Dziubek updates us on the Steubenville fallout and more parenting trends on the Internet, and how the age of maturity grows ever distant for Millennials.

Gillian McGhee reviews a viral talk by anti-violence advocate Jackson Katz and explains why it’s being called “The TED Talk that might make every man a Feminist.”

And Erica DeAngelis stays on the higher ed beat, reporting on the politics surrounding Irish PM Enda Kenny’s commencement speech at Boston College. We’ll then talk about our dream commencement speaker.

Council of Feminist Thought:

Writers April Scissors and Nona Willis-Aronowitz (a Founding Member of the Council) join us to discuss how the economy—especially employment rates—has yet to turn up for young people, the verdict in the Kermit Gosnell trial, charges for alleged Cleveland creepazoid, Ariel Castro, and Angelina Jolie’s passionate disclosure about her preventative double mastectomy.

"There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle, because we do not live single-issue lives."

toasterwaffles — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:25:43 -0500

“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle, because we do not live single-issue lives.”

- Audre Lorde (via aintnomie)