Issue Archives
Jan 16-22, 2014
Issue Archive for Jan 16-22, 2014 Vol. 43, No. 17
News & Politics
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The missing link in the War on Poverty 22
To better help the urban poor, government must address not just their deprivation but also their segregation.
by Steve Bogira | Jan 13, 2014
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This week's Chicagoan: Adam Selzer, ghost-tour guide 2
"Every block I walk down in the city, I can tell you who got murdered there."
by Anne Ford | Jan 10, 2014
Columns & Opinion
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A unionized WBEZ begins to take shape 1
The aim is to protect Chicago Public Media's spirit. The challenge is to reach a consensus without splitting into factions.
by Michael Miner | Jan 14, 2014
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When Obama needed public-access TV to reach voters 4
A 2003 interview captures the future president explaining how he's a "populist."
by Ben Joravsky | Jan 14, 2014
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Bucking Mother Nature
Plus: A newly out nephew on the prowl and not-so-heavy petting sans the panting, writhing, and begging
by Dan Savage | Jan 16, 2014
Music
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In Rotation: Composer Marcos Balter on contemporary-classical covers of Kreayshawn and Kesha
Plus: Ensemble dal Niente saxophonist Ryan Muncy on countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, the Reader's Peter Margasak on Nigerian enigma William Onyeabor, and more
by Peter Margasak | Jan 13, 2014
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Lil B's 101-track mixtape 05 Fuck Em and 15 more record reviews 2
Eight Reader writers recommend Don Cherry's joyful collectivist jazz, Against Me!'s transformative arena punk, and Murmur's inscrutable blackened prog, just for starters.
by Peter Margasak | Jan 13, 2014
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Gossip Wolf: Bil Vermette's spacey synths return from 1984 2
Plus: Jay Z fave MoBo the Great drops a single, and Indian releases a new LP of hateful doom.
by J.R. Nelson | Jan 15, 2014
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Tomorrow Never Knows 2014: Five days, six venues, and 22 shows to see
Oneohtrix Point Never, San Fermin, Superchunk, Darkside, Mutual Benefit, James Adomian, and lots more
by Luca Cimarusti | Jan 14, 2014
Arts & Culture
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Playwright Rebecca Gilman's moral dilemmas 2
Luna Gale, Gilman's seventh Goodman production, shows the humanity behind a battle to determine the fate of an infant.
by Aimee Levitt | Jan 15, 2014
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The Children's Hour: Lies, secrets, and silence, revived for the Facebook age 1
Pride Films and Plays bring back Lillian Hellman's 1934 drama about the "love that dare not speak its name."
by Albert Williams | Jan 15, 2014
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Show us your . . . collection of vintage lasers
It was nearly four decades ago that Ed Wesly saw his first hologram created by lasers—and he's been addicted ever since.
by Luca Cimarusti | Jan 13, 2014
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In The Answer to the Riddle Is Me, an author really wonders who he is
Struck with amnesia, David MacLean had to piece his life back together in fragments. He tells the story in a new memoir.
by Janet Potter | Jan 12, 2014
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James Adomian makes an impression
Actually, he makes many of them. The stand-up's imitative prowess—celebrities to cartoon villains to Gary Busey—is his greatest means of comedy.
by Kevin Warwick | Jan 11, 2014
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Miguel Gutierrez's life as Marie Antoinette
The dancer fights minimalism with excess, spectacle, and an enormous wig.
by Jena Cutie | Jan 15, 2014
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The 25th annual Rhinofest isn't getting old
The fringe-theater festival has been around longer than some of its most noteworthy participants.
by Tony Adler | Jan 15, 2014
Film
Food & Drink
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Cocktail Challenge: Pimenton
Jonah Frank of Trenchermen revivifies the Corpse Reviver #2 with Spanish paprika.
by Kate Schmidt | Jan 8, 2014
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Summer House Santa Monica masters California artifice 3
The newest restaurant from Lettuce Entertain You is among the empire's most atmospherically successful.
by Mike Sula | Jan 10, 2014
Other Stuff
Blogs
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Call for submissions: The return of the Reader's Comics Issue 6
by Tal Rosenberg | Jan 10, 2014
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Listen to Kid Millions's latest Chicago rap mix
by Leor Galil | Jan 13, 2014
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Movies as points on a map
by Ben Sachs | Jan 13, 2014
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12 O'Clock Track: "Hi-Five," the latest enchanting tune from Angel Olsen
by Leor Galil | Jan 9, 2014
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Did you read about Chris Christie, Teju Cole, and Outkast?
by Reader staff | Jan 9, 2014
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RIP: DanceWorks Chicago company member Marco Antonio Huicochea Gonzalez 10
by Deanna Isaacs | Jan 14, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Fri 1/10: Led Zeppelin 2, Chicago Contemporary Circus Festival, and Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival
by Jillian Sandler | Jan 10, 2014
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The Spoils of Babylon: A period parody that's ultimately forgettable 4
by Danette Chavez | Jan 14, 2014
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If you liked Inside Llewyn Davis . . .
by Ben Sachs | Jan 9, 2014
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An old-fashioned take on today's armed forces, and the rest of this week's movies
by Ben Sachs | Jan 10, 2014
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Gliding through the cold with Tink's Winter's Diary 2
by Leor Galil | Jan 15, 2014
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12 O'Clock Track: John Dwyer is back already with "Eggs at Night" by Damaged Bug 2
by Luca Cimarusti | Jan 10, 2014
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Coming soon: Free revivals of a long-unavailable documentary about Martin Luther King Jr.
by Ben Sachs | Jan 15, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Mon 1/13: That's Weird, Grandma, the Ox King, and Extinct Entities
by Brianna Wellen | Jan 13, 2014
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Is egress destiny? 3
by Michael Miner | Jan 13, 2014
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The great Alinea Baby scandal shocks the social media world, or not 9
by Michael Gebert | Jan 13, 2014
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My favorite albums of 2013, numbers 40 through 31
by Peter Margasak | Jan 7, 2014
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My favorite albums of 2013, numbers 20 through 11
by Peter Margasak | Jan 9, 2014
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Best shows to see: Carter Tutti, Jay Z, Jack of Heart, Anthony Pateras
by Luca Cimarusti | Jan 9, 2014
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Susy Schultz takes over at Community Media Workshop 3
by Michael Miner | Jan 14, 2014
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Tape, White Dog, and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online this week
by Drew Hunt | Jan 10, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Wed 1/15: Tomorrow Never Knows, These Birds Walk, and the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival
by Jillian Sandler | Jan 15, 2014
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Tesori: A treasure indeed 2
by Kate Schmidt | Jan 10, 2014
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Did you read about World War I, Jim Beam, and Kuma's Ghost Burger? 1
by Reader staff | Jan 15, 2014
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In defense of Bruce Rauner 8
by Ben Joravsky | Jan 10, 2014
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Did you read about Bruce Rauner, Detroit, and Beats Music?
by Reader staff | Jan 13, 2014
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"Vacancy," Lilli Carré, and the rest of your weekend in visual arts
by Jillian Sandler | Jan 9, 2014
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12 O'Clock Track: "Falling Down the Stairs," the latest from Australian rockers Blank Realm
by Tal Rosenberg | Jan 14, 2014
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My favorite albums of 2013, numbers ten through one 1
by Peter Margasak | Jan 10, 2014
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The northern lights and other signs and wonders from the polar vortex 1
by Aimee Levitt | Jan 9, 2014
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Cubs mascots: A dark and tragic history 3
by Aimee Levitt | Jan 15, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Sat 1/11: "Chicago Street Art Stories," Full Moon Vaudeville, and Chester Turner's Quadead Zone
by Jillian Sandler | Jan 11, 2014
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Gig poster of the week: Coltrane Motion goes on a mini-tour
by Luca Cimarusti | Jan 15, 2014
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Merrily the Hall of Fame rolls along
by Michael Miner | Jan 10, 2014
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Court rulings keep firing away at Chicago's gun laws 4
by Mick Dumke | Jan 10, 2014
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12 O'Clock Track: "Cheap Knock Off," some appealingly knotty free jazz by Thumbscrew 3
by Peter Margasak | Jan 15, 2014
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Did you read about Juan Rangel, the Coen brothers, and 2Pac?
by Reader staff | Jan 10, 2014
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12 O'Clock Track: The pop-punk shredding on the Marked Men's "Fix My Brain"
by Kevin Warwick | Jan 13, 2014
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Best shows to see: The Ox King, Jon Batiste, Cloud Control 1
by Luca Cimarusti | Jan 13, 2014
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My favorite albums of 2013, numbers 30 through 21 2
by Peter Margasak | Jan 8, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Tue 1/14: Marco Rotelli, Sister, and Cloud Control
by Drew Hunt | Jan 14, 2014
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Rauner: I was "flippant" about minimum wage 8
by Steve Bogira | Jan 9, 2014
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Lumerians get far out at the Owl
by Luca Cimarusti | Jan 9, 2014
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Did you read about President Obama, blue meth, and hallucinations?
by Reader staff | Jan 14, 2014
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Weekly Top Five: The film maudit 4
by Drew Hunt | Jan 12, 2014
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Noting a couple great final shots of 2013
by Ben Sachs | Jan 14, 2014
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Coming soon from the Scofflaw gang: Slippery Slope 11
by Mike Sula | Jan 9, 2014
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Laura Ingalls Wilder knew about long winters 6
by Aimee Levitt | Jan 11, 2014
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Where are the Lisagor entries? 3
by Michael Miner | Jan 15, 2014
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Reader premiere: The creepy intro to the soundtrack of Black Devil Doll From Hell
by Leor Galil | Jan 10, 2014
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Street View 159: Indie summer 1
by Isa Giallorenzo | Jan 15, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Sun 1/12: Professional bull riders, Elemeno Pea, and Hiss Golden Messenger
by Brianna Wellen | Jan 12, 2014
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Une Annee's Quad: Addressing a shortage of huge, dark, locally made Belgian-style beers 1
by Philip Montoro | Jan 13, 2014