Time Out at 40

Billy Corgan | Roger Ebert | Lupe Fiasco

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Roger Ebert
To us, having Roger Ebert as a hero was a no-brainer: Singular as an oxymoronic ‘celebrity critic’, Ebert is one of our most influential arts reviewers. Innumerable American moviegoing lives have been shaped by Ebert’s thumb – starting in 1978, when PBS first nationally aired his show with the late Gene Siskel. Salivary gland cancer has left the Pulitzer-winner without speech, at least for now – thus his need to conduct this interview via email – but not without a voice, as he continues to add to (by his own estimate) his 10,000 movie reviews.

What is your quintessential Chicago moment?
Walking up Wabash from the old 12th Street station with the El roaring overhead, seeing the Sun-Times at the head of the street, and going in for my first job interview. Feature continues

What is your perfect Chicago place?
My morning walk around the ponds of Lincoln Park, around the lily pond, through the zoo, and around the gardens south of the conservatory.

Who is your Chicago hero?
Studs Terkel.

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Billy Corgan | Roger Ebert | Lupe Fiasco