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Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice and the evolution of 'tough love' (+video)
The reaction to video footage of the tirades by Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice suggests that the public is no longer willing to give coaches broad leeway when they turn to abusive tactics.
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Chapter & Verse 'Noir City' organizer Eddie Muller on the evolution of the genre he loves
'Czar of Noir' Eddie Muller talks about the hard-boiled crime fiction that inspired film noir.
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Police torture cases from Daley era vex Chicago's Rahm Emanuel
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said this week that Chicago will pay to defend former Mayor Richard M. Daley in lawsuits alleging police torture during his tenure. Wrong message, say critics.
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Noir City: the best books behind the great noir films
On the eve of the Noir City film festival launch, mystery writers list their favorite noir books.
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Bruce Springsteen says 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' marked dawn of career
Bruce Springsteen really started to find a purposeful working life with his fourth record, 1978's 'Darkness on the Edge of Town,' the subject of a documentary that had its world premiere Tuesday night at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Corruption winds through Illinois politics
Weak laws and entrenched culture lets officials put personal gain ahead of public service.
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