The Inventory

Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed.

4/2/17

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Wiki Wormhole4/2/17

Wiki Wormhole4/2/17

Meet the clown who dominated Chicago’s airwaves for generations of kids

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3/31/17

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The riotous Cooley High is a Chicago movie for people who really live here

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3/31/17

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Interview3/31/17

Interview3/31/17

“A great time to be alive and own a guitar”: Chicago’s 1990s alt-rock explosion

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3/30/17

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Before Bonnie And Clyde, Arthur Penn and Warren Beatty brought the New Wave to Chicago

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

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3/30/17

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For Our Consideration3/30/17

For Our Consideration3/30/17

America’s gangland: How Chicago became a cultural capital of crime

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

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3/29/17

2:00 PM

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Michael Mann’s Thief captured Chicago in all its neon, gritty glory

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3/29/17

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Run The Series3/29/17

Run The Series3/29/17

Want to appreciate the original Home Alone? Watch the terrible sequels

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3/29/17

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Inventory3/29/17

Inventory3/29/17

The Second(-Billed) City: 19 great Chicago character actors

Danette Chavez,

Katie Rife,

Erik Adams,

and 6 more

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3/28/17

2:00 PM

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My Bodyguard offers a nostalgic postcard of Chicago’s North Side

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3/28/17

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For Our Consideration3/28/17

For Our Consideration3/28/17

Chicago’s crime of the century has inspired 4 movies—so far

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3/27/17

2:00 PM

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John Hughes’ Uncle Buck is the sentient version of the Chicago he loves

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3/27/17

1:00 AM

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A Very Special Episode3/27/17

A Very Special Episode3/27/17

Elizabeth Montgomery ruled Chicago in one of The Untouchables’ best episodes

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3/27/17

1:00 AM

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Swipe right for Jane The Virgin tonight

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3/27/17

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Newswire3/27/17

Newswire3/27/17

The A.V. Club celebrates its hometown with Chicago Week

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3/27/17

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives3/27/17

Soundtracks Of Our Lives3/27/17

High Fidelity captured the snob’s—and the soundtrack’s—waning powers

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2/24/17

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For Our Consideration2/24/17

For Our Consideration2/24/17

When Chicago was the black Hollywood

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

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6/11/16

1:00 AM

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For Our Consideration6/11/16

For Our Consideration6/11/16

What the Chicagoland of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off looks like 30 years later

and Becca James

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