Blair Kamin, the architecture critic of The Chicago Tribune, wrote a provocative little piece this morning to support the idea that it’s ok to tear down a tiny brick box structure located on a forlorn corner of the Mies van der Rohe-designed Illinois Institute of Technology. It faces demolition to make way for a new mass transit …
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Elsewhere on Time.com: J.J. Abrams on Trek, Zach Braff on Scrubs
Because there’s a lot of pop culture out there and I’m only one man—one lazy, lazy man—time.com has you covered:
* As the (visceral, fun and thrilling) Star Trek prequel/reimagining opens, J.J. Abrams offers up a video 10 Questions interview.
* Time.com critic Mary Pols reviews the new flick: “a brisk, joyous romp.” (Nerd …
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Sean Hannity's Smear of Mustard
On the drive down, we stopped at a TGI Friday’s and I ordered a cheeseburger. When the waitress brought the food I asked her if she had any Dijon mustard. Dan [legislative aide Dan Shomon] shook his head.
“He doesn’t want Dijon,” he insisted, waving the waitress off. “Here”—he shoved a yellow bottle of French’s mustard in my …
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State Your Case! Castle
For the uninitiated, State Your Case! is a regular feature on Tuned In (I’ve kept this one alive two straight weeks, people!) in which I take up a TV show that I have given up watching and invite arguments as to why I should watch it again.
The intent of State Your Case! is to find shows that deserve a second look because they …
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TV Tonight: Designer Knockoff
I feel as if I’m expected, on principle, to hate The Fashion Show, which debuts tonight on Bravo. It is certainly, whatever Bravo says, a shameless, tactical ripoff of Project Runway, which left Bravo and debuts this summer on Lifetime. That may be distracting to viewers. And it may well be a strategic mistake for Bravo’s larger …
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Idol Watch: Straight Up, Now
Spoilers for American Idol’s elimination, after the break: