A/C: Ira Glass, Paul Sierra, Heartland, Ballads of Suburbia

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WBEZ has an exclusive interview with Ira Glass about the news regarding This American Life's TV hiatus.
Chicago is producing great literature, but have we "entered a period where writers are less likely to be so passionate about American cities"?
While the new version of Fame at least has serious marketing dollars, real arts schools like the Chicago Academy for the Arts have been having a difficult time.
Quimby's Bookstore has photos from the Windy City Comic Con.
Chicago Dance Crash is offering a sneak peek behind the Drawing Board.
Bad at Sports profiles Gallery 400's current show, which combines total environments with wordplay and experimental film.
The Smart Museum's newest show, Heartland, opens one week from today. Check out the supporting materials on the website, including this map of artist-run spaces.
Aleksandar Hemon talks to Deutsche Welle about being a Bosnian living abroad.
MartinJon sat down for a video interview with Paul Sierra.
Proximity Magazine's newest issue will be officially released tomorrow, with a party and show at the Co-Prosperity Sphere.
Veronica Bond reviews Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert.
Grand Rapids' ArtPrize is now in full swing, and there are a lot of Chicago artists in the mix, although you have to search for them. Here's a start.
Local design house MAS Studio's newest issue of MAS Context is out, and the topic is Work.
Newcity's Chicago Weekly launched a new blog to cover the South Side art scene, among other things.

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