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Shirley Manson, Garbage Frontwoman, Reflects On Band’s Midwest Roots, Pop Music Today

August 7, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Joseph Erbentraut In the seven years since Garbage last played Chicago, so much in the world has changed — particularly within the music industry. But judging by the sound […]

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Interviews, Music, Women
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Chicago Mental Health Advocates Put City ‘On Trial’ For Consequences Of Clinic Closures

July 11, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Joseph Erbentraut As advocates pled not guilty last month to charges that they had trespassed during a sit-in demonstration at a Chicago mental health clinic, they sought to put […]

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Activism, Health, Life, News, Politics
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For the Love of Patti Smith: Celebrating World Book Night 2012 in Chicago

May 2, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Joseph Erbentraut When I first caught wind of World Book Night US, it was via the Tumblr feed of Uncharted Books, a used bookstore relatively recently opened in Logan Square, the Chicago […]

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Books, Life
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Temporary Magic: The Time I Worked as a Magician’s Assistant

April 4, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Joseph Erbentraut “We have an unusual assignment we’re looking to fill.” It was the throes of the Great Recession of 2008 — as I will explain to my cats’ […]

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Humor/Satire, LGBT, Life, Loose Ends, Memoir
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Wang’s, Chicago Gay Bar, Investigated Over Reports That It Bans Women During Busiest Hours

March 13, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Joseph Erbentraut Note: This article was originally featured on the Huffington Post and was reposted with permission. You can find the original here. A gay bar in Chicago’s LGBT-centric […]

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Art/Culture, LGBT, Life, News, Nightlife
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Kelly Cassidy and Paula Basta, Two Democratic Lesbian Activists, Square Off in Tense Illinois Statehouse Race

February 28, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Joseph Erbentraut Note: This was originally published on The Huffington Post Chicago, you can check it out here.    When long-time Chicago lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activist Kelly Cassidy […]

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LGBT, Politics
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Closer Than I’d Like to Admit

February 13, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Joseph Erbentraut In a moment of journalistic synchronicity, Rolling Stone and The New Yorker recently published in-depth stories digging deep into a handful of the spate of suicides of […]

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Editorial, Life, Memoir

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