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1 week ago | 
depauliaonline.com | Claire Tweedie |Grace Logan
Categories: There’s a list of rules on the wall of Bub City, a country-themed barbeque restaurant and bar in River North. There are 11 of them in a bulleted list, and an italicized note at the bottom that reads: “You have to learn the rules before you can break them.”It blends into the rest of the venue’s cluttered decor, but DePaul senior Alexander Lehr points it out above the heads of the gathering crowd.
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1 week ago | 
depauliaonline.com | Claire Tweedie |April Klein
As Charli xcx stomps onto this year’s Grammys award show stage in stilettos and a sky blue outfit, the set behind her is barren, unlike her traditionally raunchy style. Maybe she’s toning it down for the televised event. Maybe she’s going to keep it clean and classy for music’s biggest night.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
depauliaonline.com | Claire Tweedie
“The Piano Lesson” is a theatrical play masquerading as a movie. Based on the 1987 play by August Wilson, the film adaptation is proof that sticking to a story’s theatrical roots can pay off on screen in incredibly powerful ways. More than that, it’s a story of family mythology and generational trauma hiding within one of the most compelling ghost stories translated for the screen in years. The story takes place in Pittsburgh, 1936.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
depauliaonline.com | Claire Tweedie
When did we lose the art of subtlety? Somewhere buried in the hour-and-a-half run time of “Nightbitch” is a truly fascinating story about motherhood, but the film’s reality is a sad case of no show and all tell that feels exhausting for both the characters and audience alike. “Nightbitch” is a horror comedy that follows an artist and gallery curator, played by Amy Adams, who must adapt to her new life as a stay-at-home mom.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
depauliaonline.com | Claire Tweedie
Categories: Last year when I took on the role of Arts & Life editor, I had to come up with a new intro for our weekly pitch list emails. The previous editor used “Howdy” as her greeting and while I loved it, I wanted to honor its whimsy rather than copy it directly. Instead, I went with “Ahoy.” Every week, every contributor would receive an email from me starting with that fateful word.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
depauliaonline.com | Claire Tweedie
Picking through the glass jars of retro candy, customer Michael Klabisch begins pointing out the nostalgic tastes of his childhood. There’s the butterscotch button candies, an eye-catching yellow color, that he would grab a handful of before going out to ride his bike with friends. He comments on the strawberry bon bons — which he refers to as the “grandma candy” — that he stuffed in his pockets while running outside to play until the street lights came on.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
depauliaonline.com | Grace Logan |Claire Tweedie
Categories: Hello, my darling DeJamz readers! Did you miss me? I have missed being away from this platform I abuse as a void for my stream-of-consciousness rambling. Over the summer, I spent most of my very long commutes into the office getting back into emo and pop punk music. During these hour-long car rides blasting classics like My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy though, I realized something: alternative music just sounds better with a little bit of female rage behind it.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
depauliaonline.com | DePaulia Arts |Claire Tweedie |Will Robson
Students for Justice in Palestine hosted its first rally of the school year on Thursday, Sept. 12 in front of the Lincoln Park Student Center. The rally, which featured a press conference then march, continued their calls for DePaul’s divestment from Israel. During the press conference, former contracted security officer for DePaul Terrence Freeman spoke about his removal from his position at DePaul.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
wfaa.com | Claire Tweedie
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Grand Prairie Independent School District was awarded $2.2 million from the Teacher Incentive Allotment program to fund its teacher recruitment and retention efforts. Across the district, 203 teachers received roughly $11,000. Some were given almost $25,000 more than their regular salary for the next five years.
“We are so excited to have the opportunity to recognize our great teachers,” said GPISD Board of Trustees President Amber Moffitt.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
wfaa.com | Claire Tweedie
DALLAS — Are you mourning the end of the Olympics before it’s even over? Try focusing on the United States’ leading medal count instead. If that’s not enough to keep you preoccupied, there’s plenty of events in DFW to keep you entertained. Catch a Studio Ghibli movie at a museum in Fort Worth, test your own athletic abilities at the Sandy Pickle Beer Olympics and enjoy the Fort Worth Soul Food Festival.
Here’s a look at what is happening this weekend.
Friday, Aug.
