Salvadorean violence, Philadelphian poetry, midday literary eroticism, and everything in between.
Posts by Joel Gillespie:
Having a (green) purpose
Steven Rosenberg, CEO of Green Purpose, LLC, is helping to keep C-U green by providing a wide array of recycling services.
Art Theater (and the expense of going digital) featured on BusinessWeek.com
From an article posted late last week entitled “For Small Theaters, the Digital Future Is Dark.” The lede: When Sanford Hess started running a century-old movie theater two years ago, he knew Hollywood was replacing …
Listen Up: February 20 – 26
God vs. gay, water usage in biofuel production, and the Brazilian landless workers' movement, among other things.
Illini Media in dire straits, enlists help from Ebert to raise funds
From chicagobusiness.com: The Daily Illini, the 141-year-old student newspaper of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has enlisted former Editor-in-Chief and award-winning Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert to help raise funds in a fight for …
Get your John Prine tickets today for April 13 show at Virginia
They’re 53 bucks (counting fees) to sit in the balcony, but hey, it’s John Prine. Nearly guaranteed to be a better deal than spending 50 bucks to see Bob Dylan. Tickets available for online presale here. …
U of I weather expert explains mild winter
Atmospheric science instructor Eric Snodgrass explains: We are currently at 8.6 inches of snow while last year at this time we were on our way to 40 inches. Why the difference? Where has the cold …
Realize your Bicycle Dreams Wednesday
The film which chronicles the grueling Race Across America is playing at the Art for one night only.
CU-CitizenAccess posts latest restaurant inspection failures
This posted last week, but better late than never, right? Only two Champaign County restaurants failed public health inspections in December, the fewest in any month since June. Maize Mexican Grill, 60 E. Green St., …
Listen Up: February 13 – 19
The week starts with some high-altitude hijinks and just gets better from there.