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Eureka Brown, the Urbana band known mostly for their epic recordings, have unleashed a new album recently, and has invited the Smile Politely community to share in their accomplishment. Download the whole album for free …

OPENSOURCE Art is looking for artists for their upcoming exhibition, “A Vernacular of Dissent: American Expression and the America of George W. Bush.” The exhibition will be held at the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center from …

Those of us with iPhones and G1 can start celebrating and you know it’s legit when Rose Marshack just twitters about it, too. 3G is coming to Champaign-Urbana this year. Word.

Via IlliniLoyalty.com, here’s a story catching up with next fall’s incoming Illini basketball recruits.

A lack of a public lottery to determine ballot position has incumbent Laurel Prussing on the top of the docket, and a bunch of feathers ruffled on down the line. (Features incisive one-word quote from …

In case you missed the memo, Michelle Obama broke ground last Friday (March 20) on a 1,100-squre foot vegetable garden on the White House lawn. She was accompanied by a group of fifth graders and …

Thanks to The Baseball Zealot for the tip: you can download a pdf version of the Society for American Baseball Research’s Emerald Guide to Baseball 2009 for free, here.

Brenda Kay doesn’t think anyone — pro-choice or pro-life — should be in favor of HB 2354.

Those of you who know the music scene through and through know that Nate Jones (a former Smile Politely contributor) and his Brother Embassy bandmate, Quez, are known for pulling out all the stops when …