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Comic conventions have fun for all kinds of fans

By Tony Martin | March 9, 2011

I love comic books. The Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo is coming to Chicago from March 18-20, and I wish I could go. I almost want to quit my band so I don't have to be on tour the weekend of C2E2. Having been to a couple of comic conventions in...

‘Disfigured,’ Women’s Resource Center take on body image

By Jerene-Elise Nall | November 16, 2010

What is it about the mirror that scares us? Many of us walk through life ashamed of the very body we inhabit, and Disfigured does excellent work of addressing these self-image issues head-on. The Women's Resource Center held a screening Monday evening...