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Northwestern’s B-Fest: 24 hours at what’s probably America’s least glamorous film festival // Recap

by Ashley Fetters January 31, 2012 -

This festival is more than 30 years old, and here’s why.
Inside The Loop’s new super-swanky Walgreens location // Recap

by Marah Eakin January 11, 2012 -

If it’s possible to put both a humidor and an automatic perfume-spritzing station in a store, why can’t we put a man on Mars?
Running the Second City Letters To Santa marathon: an A.V. Club relay race // Recap

by Matt Byrne, Leor Galil, and Samuel Zelitch December 9, 2011 -

24 hours of straight improv and music might just be our undoing.
Overthinking the Jersey Shore Academic Conference // Recap

by Nathan Rabin November 1, 2011 -

The Jersey Shore Academic Conference embraced the notion of Jersey Shore as everything. It finds in one of the more loudly ridiculed corners of pop culture a microcosm for our crazy modern world and the way we process it.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off at Wrigley Field // Recap

by Ali Pechman October 3, 2011 -

The same event might not have worked in New York or Los Angeles, where people equally adore Ferris but probably wouldn’t dance or even brave anything below 60 degrees for him.
Beirut at The Congress Theater // Recap

by Marcus Gilmer September 27, 2011 -

The band is no longer just Condon, but a cohesive whole led by Condon that continues to grow sonically as it solidifies its identity while still operating within the niche it’s carved out for itself.
A.V. Fest 2011 in photos // Recap

by Josh Modell September 12, 2011 -

The inaugural A.V. Fest in pictures. Because we're too hungover for words.
Lollapalooza 2011: Singin’ in the rain // Recap

by Marah Eakin, Marcus Gilmer, Genevieve Koski, Kyle Ryan, and Emily Withrow August 8, 2011 -

Torrential downpours and a so-so lineup don’t slow the festival down.
Paul McCartney at Wrigley Field and Dolly Parton at the Rosemont Theatre // Recap

by Marah Eakin August 2, 2011 -

The A.V. Club looks at just what it means to be a living legend.
Bon Iver at the Chicago Theatre // Recap

by Paul Dickens July 25, 2011 -

A legitimate rock star comes into his own.

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Northwestern’s B-Fest: 24 hours at what’s probably America’s least glamorous film festival // Recap

Inside The Loop’s new super-swanky Walgreens location // Recap

Running the Second City Letters To Santa marathon: an A.V. Club relay race // Recap

Overthinking the Jersey Shore Academic Conference // Recap

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off at Wrigley Field // Recap

Beirut at The Congress Theater // Recap

A.V. Fest 2011 in photos // Recap

Lollapalooza 2011: Singin’ in the rain // Recap

Paul McCartney at Wrigley Field and Dolly Parton at the Rosemont Theatre // Recap

Bon Iver at the Chicago Theatre // Recap

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