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Aldermanic rap sheet
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 1:00 pm
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Get weird with
Fantastic Planet
on Saturday
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 12:22 pm
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12 O'Clock Track: BBU, "Jumpers"
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 12:00 pm
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The drum circle goes electric Saturday at the Burlington
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:23 am
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My last year-end music list from 2011, I promise
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 10:00 am
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This week's movie action
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 9:00 am
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My mixed luck with aldermen
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 8:00 am
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SoxFest: We dare ya, we double dog dare ya
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 5:48 pm
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The Tim Floyd era begins at the Chicago Public Library
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 5:01 pm
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Claire Chase premieres a Marcos Balter work inspired by Cy Twombly
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 4:04 pm
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Heritage Bicycles opens this weekend
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 3:09 pm
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This week on the B Side
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 2:43 pm
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Significant sales this weekend
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 2:03 pm
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This Week's Food and Drink Events
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 1:04 pm
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Coming soon:
Miss Bala
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 1:01 pm
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Gig poster of the week
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 12:40 pm
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12 O'Clock Track: Chance the Rapper, "Fuck You Tahm Bout"
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 12:00 pm
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This week in the
Reader
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 11:01 am
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Prisoner roundup
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 10:04 am
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We have that guy right where he wants us
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 8:58 am
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Alderman Ed Burke acknowledges the existence of a mere mortal
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 8:00 am
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Who gives a shit about the Super Bowl anyway?
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 5:40 pm
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Manischewitz cocktails: why not?
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 4:59 pm
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Blackhawks check out for the break
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 3:36 pm
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Rockie remains fresh
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 2:38 pm
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One Bite: pickled garlic
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 1:47 pm
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Now on DVD: more Skolimowski, deeper ends
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 12:49 pm
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12 O'Clock Track: Albert Ayler, "Our Prayer—Bells"
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 12:00 pm
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Coal play
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 11:00 am
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He's no Saul Alinsky
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 10:13 am
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News & Features:
Feature
Bedbugs: not dead yet
Bedbug infestations are on the rise in Chicago—and the number of complaints barely scratches the surface
News & Features:
Michael Miner on Media
What to read after you've stopped drinking
A magazine devoted to life—and lifestyle—for those in recovery
Music:
Music Feature
It takes the Village
With the help of his crew, Kembe X has gone from high school dropout to hashtag hip-hop hustler
Music:
In Rotation
In Rotation: Dusty Groove owner Rick Wojcik on early Rod Stewart
Plus:
Reader
music critic Peter Margasak on grand dame of tropicalia Gal Costa and Dusty Groove buyer Doug Arnold on Yo Gabba Gabba
Movies:
Movie Review
One marriage, under Allah
The superb new Iranian drama
A Separation
looks at family life in a theocracy
Food & Drink:
Restaurant Reviews
A new high at Yusho
Artful plates and audacious cocktails from a team of Trotter's vets
News & Features:
Mudville
Season 2 A.D. approaches for Sox
With so much money sunk into Adam Dunn, the south-siders cheaped it out this winter
Performing Arts:
Performing Arts Review
After a hiatus from reality, Mamet's back
Race
marks a return to form—sort of
Performing Arts:
Performing Arts Review
Singing the anger of the American black man
Court Theatre opens a new adaptation of Ralph Ellison's
Invisible Man
Music:
Artist on Artist
Artist on Artist: Joe Henry talks to Steve Dawson of Dolly Varden
The singer-songwriter and accomplished producer tells the Chicago Americana veteran: "When people are the most broken, that’s when they're susceptible to real revelation"
Music:
Gossip Wolf
The right Del Rey
Germans looking for Lana accidentally help the Chicago band chart overseas. Plus: Danny Black gets his juices flowing again with Precious Blood, and Hidden Hospitals release a debut EP
Food & Drink:
Key Ingredient
This week's Key Ingredient: a chef-to-chef challenge to cook with Asian carp
Blackbird pastry chef Bryce Caron makes a fishy dessert
News & Features:
Savage Love
Savage Love: the dingleberry problem
Plus: how do I tell my potential boyfriend that I'm a virgin, Newt's a CPOS
Performing Arts:
Performing Arts Sidebar
A kick in the pants
Margi Cole and the Dance COLEctive announce a new direction in "Built by Fault"
Galleries & Museums:
Art Critic's Choice
Grim reapings
A collector's "paean to death" displayed in "Morbid Curiosity"
Performing Arts:
Culture Vultures
This week's Culture Vultures recommend . . .
Four Lions
, Blewt! Productions, and Lillstreet Art Center
Movies:
Movie Critic's Choice
Out of the white and into the black
In
The Grey
, Liam Neeson and company face death in the Alaskan snows
You Are Here:
Chicagoans
This week's Chicagoan: Richard Kieckhefer, historian of magic
'In one of the manuscripts I edited, one of the conjurations is for summoning a flying horse'
You Are Here:
Show us your [____]
Show us your . . . rare book collection
Each week, we ask you to show us something. This week it's Celia Rose Marks and Jordan Rutherford's rare book collection
You Are Here:
Zoom in
Zoom in: Near South Side
Winter sports at Northerly Island
Music:
The Secret History of Chicago Music
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Jimmy Burns
The little brother of Eddie "Guitar" Burns started out singing doo-wop and now plays the blues for Delmark
Other Stuff:
Inkwell
Campaign Records
Solution
News & Features:
Feature
The making of an alderman
Anyone who really wants to understand how Chicago works needs to understand Walter Burnett Jr.
News & Features:
Ben Joravsky on Politics
So funny it hurts
State tax break for the Merc is more laughable with each passing day
Music:
Artist on Artist
Artist on Artist: Anonymous guy in Ghost talks to the guitarist for Bible of the Devil
One of five Nameless Ghouls tells Mark Hoffmann: "'We're trying to paint a picture of the futile attempt of mankind to understand what is divine'"
Food & Drink:
Food & Drink Column
A wine bar for everyone
In trying to appeal to neighbors and tourists alike, Tony Mantuano's Bar Toma overstretches.
Performing Arts:
Performing Arts Review
Today’s news yesterday
The 65-year-old debate portrayed in Lookingglass Theatre's "Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting" still goes on
Movies:
Movie Review
Rebel without a script
A new documentary chronicles the twilight years of Hollywood maverick Nicholas Ray
Music:
Three Beats
Three Beats: Bassoonist Katherine Young returns to Chicago with Pretty Monsters
Plus: Life Partner works through a rough patch with
Dogs
, and R&B duo The-Drum tangles with wurkstep originators Sich Mang
Style:
Space
Space: A brewmaster's bar
Intelligentsia's Charlie Habegger refashions a kitchen nook as a shrine to the art of coffee making
Food & Drink:
Cocktail Challenge
This week's Cocktail Challenge: Manischewitz or "dude vodka"
The manhattan meets cherry wine in this fruity cocktail from Bar DeVille's Bradley Bolt
Galleries & Museums:
Art Critic's Choice
A beautiful underbelly
"Turnin' the Tip" plays with the carny aesthetic
Performing Arts:
Culture Vultures
This week's Culture Vultures recommend . . .
The Arbor
,
The Artist
, and
Fringe
News & Features:
Deanna Isaacs on Culture
Is this any way to sell the city?
Chicago's new tourism bureau campaign gets off to a lame start with the hastily buried slogan "Second to None"
Performing Arts:
Performing Arts Sidebar
Winter crop
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago cultivates in-house choreographers with its “Danc(e)volve” fest
Movies:
Movie Critic's Choice
Dance of depth
Wim Wenders pays tribute to Pina Bausch with a commanding 3D dance film
Music:
Gossip Wolf
Gossip Wolf: Pitchfork predictions, round one
Cloud Nothings and Willis Earl Beal for sure—maybe Bon Iver, Chavez, or Frank Ocean? Plus: A fund-raiser for stricken DJ Jonathan Toubin and a delicious new album from Bobby Conn
You Are Here:
Chicagoans
This week's Chicagoan: Loretta Bartolini, mathematician and Malort fan
"If you've been told that if you try hard enough you can do anything, when it turns out that’s not true, how are you supposed to deal with it?"
You Are Here:
Show us your [____]
Show us your . . . springboard
Each week, we ask you to show us something. This week it's Eric Leonardson’s sound-amplification instrument
You Are Here:
Zoom in
Zoom in: River West
Richard's Bar, est. 1926, takes old school to the next level
News & Features:
Savage Love
Is using "safe word" as a safe word laughable?
Plus: what to do when your son comes out, call for monogamy testimonials
Other Stuff:
Inkwell
Wife Swap
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Aldermanic rap sheet
Get weird with Fantastic Planet on Saturday
12 O'Clock Track: BBU, "Jumpers"
The drum circle goes electric Saturday at the Burlington
This week's movie action
My mixed luck with aldermen
SoxFest: We dare ya, we double dog dare ya
The Tim Floyd era begins at the Chicago Public Library
Heritage Bicycles opens this weekend
This week on the B Side
Significant sales this weekend
This Week's Food and Drink Events
Gig poster of the week
12 O'Clock Track: Chance the Rapper, "Fuck You Tahm Bout"
This week in the Reader
Prisoner roundup
We have that guy right where he wants us
Alderman Ed Burke acknowledges the existence of a mere mortal
Who gives a shit about the Super Bowl anyway?
Manischewitz cocktails: why not?
Blackhawks check out for the break
Rockie remains fresh
One Bite: pickled garlic
Now on DVD: more Skolimowski, deeper ends
Coal play
He's no Saul Alinsky
Bedbugs: not dead yet
What to read after you've stopped drinking
It takes the Village
In Rotation: Dusty Groove owner Rick Wojcik on early Rod Stewart
One marriage, under Allah
A new high at Yusho
Season 2 A.D. approaches for Sox
After a hiatus from reality, Mamet's back
Singing the anger of the American black man
Artist on Artist: Joe Henry talks to Steve Dawson of Dolly Varden
The right Del Rey
This week's Key Ingredient: a chef-to-chef challenge to cook with Asian carp
Savage Love: the dingleberry problem
A kick in the pants
Grim reapings
This week's Culture Vultures recommend . . .
Out of the white and into the black
This week's Chicagoan: Richard Kieckhefer, historian of magic
Show us your . . . rare book collection
Zoom in: Near South Side
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Jimmy Burns
Campaign Records
The making of an alderman
So funny it hurts
Artist on Artist: Anonymous guy in Ghost talks to the guitarist for Bible of the Devil
A wine bar for everyone
Today’s news yesterday
Rebel without a script
Three Beats: Bassoonist Katherine Young returns to Chicago with Pretty Monsters
Space: A brewmaster's bar
This week's Cocktail Challenge: Manischewitz or "dude vodka"
A beautiful underbelly
This week's Culture Vultures recommend . . .
Is this any way to sell the city?
Winter crop
Dance of depth
Gossip Wolf: Pitchfork predictions, round one
This week's Chicagoan: Loretta Bartolini, mathematician and Malort fan
Show us your . . . springboard
Zoom in: River West
Is using "safe word" as a safe word laughable?
Wife Swap
