Recordings: Chance the Rapper, “Acid Rap” (self-released, 2013)
By Jake Dagit Chicago native Chance the Rapper’s second self-released album/mix tape was released on April 30, 2013—the same date three men were killed and sixteen were wounded in a shooting spree that...
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The following is an example of a longer piece of art/cultural criticism from the Advanced Reviewing the Arts Honors class that addresses a “bigger issue” or a political/cultural dilemma. By Aidan...
View ArticleBooks: Katherine Dunn, “Geek Love” (Vintage, 1989)
By Melanie Shugert Katherine Dunn is an award-winning boxing journalist whose work has appeared in many publications, including Esquire, KO Magazine, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, and The Ring....
View ArticleBooks: “First They Killed My Father,” Loung Ung (HarperCollins, 2000)
By Samantha Saiyavongsa On an ordinary day in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, five-year-old Loung Ung learned that her privileged life as the child of a high-ranking government official was...
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