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Welcome Back, Otter

Posted by Ocelopotamus on December 12th, 2007 at 9:16 am

Forget about the possums, the raccoons, even the coyotes turning up in our urban environment.
There are now officially otters in the Chicago River.
Thousands of commuters were walking past Union Station on the day that Chris Anchor happened to see a dream made flesh.
Furry otter flesh, to be exact.
I know, I know. It sounds […]

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Tags: News · Science · Chicago · Animals & Environment · Nature · Illinois

Coming in November: The History of Chicago Punk on Film

Posted by Ocelopotamus on October 26th, 2007 at 3:10 pm


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Tags: Culture · Music · Chicago · New Wave · Film · History · Video · Punk · Documentaries · Illinois · Peoria

Roundup: Picketing Flamingo Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 23rd, 2007 at 5:17 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Music · Science · Tech · Blogs · Chicago · LGBT · New Wave · Climate Change · Apple · Comics · HIV · AIDS · Health · Ian McKellen · Iraq · Animals & Environment · Travel · UK/England · Folk-Rock · Foreign Policy · Nature · Glam Rock · Europe · Design · Roundup · Illinois · Gadgets · 60s Pop · Essays · India

Weekend in Peoria, and a Sign of the Times

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 27th, 2007 at 12:26 pm


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Tags: Meta · Culture · Food · Journal · LGBT · New Wave · The B-52's · Books · U.S. Senate · Labor · Photos · Vegetarian & Vegan · Illinois · Restaurants · The Economy, Stupid · Peoria

The Disappearing Bird Act

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 17th, 2007 at 4:14 am


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Tags: News · Science · Climate Change · Animals & Environment · Nature · Illinois