Issue Archives
Jul 12-18, 2018
Issue Archive for Jul 12-18, 2018 Vol. 47, No. 40
Cover Story: Lake surfers say polluted waves are making them sick—but they love it too much to stop. Now some local surfers are riding the wave of a lawsuit against polluters. Politics: A Q&A with legendary reporter Seymour Hersh about his rough-and-tumble Chicago past Food: Mike Sula's review of 3 Squares Diner. The ersatz Uptown diner in a restored art-deco hotel promises more than it delivers.
News & Politics
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Lake surfers say polluted waves are making them sick—but they love it too much to stop 5
One of the best local spots to surf is surrounded by a grimy industrial landscape in northwest Indiana.
by David North | Jul 11, 2018
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These candid photos capture how seniors are growing communities—while growing older—on the south side
From Auburn Gresham to Hyde Park, seniors and their allies are doing whatever it takes to combat social isolation and other issues of aging.
by Pat Nabong | Jul 12, 2018
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So long Ofo: Bike-share company is leaving Chicago because of lock requirements 8
by John Greenfield | Jul 9, 2018
Arts & Culture
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Fucking Men struggles with onstage intimacy realness
Instead, it settles for some bad fake interpretive-dance sex.
by Max Maller | Jul 11, 2018
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Chicago Shakespeare’s Peter Pan is a soaring delight for both kids and adults
Though you may have to explain afterward that flying without a harness should not be attempted at home.
by Marissa Oberlander | Jul 11, 2018
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The only thing more charming than Two Gentlemen of Verona in the park is Two Gentlemen of Verona in the park with a puppy
The servants steal the show in Midsomer Flight's production.
by Irene Hsiao | Jul 13, 2018
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Love conquers all in The Csárdás Princess
But what else can you expect from a Viennese operetta?
by Albert Williams | Jul 13, 2018
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Rest offers a simple yet radical premise: let’s all take a nap outside together
Free Street Theater's summer performance argues that sleep can be a powerful and political act of self-care.
by Dan Jakes | Jul 17, 2018
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Savanna Rae celebrates the badass women of Irish folklore in Daughters of Ire
Sadly, she's not up to releasing the power of her material in this one-woman show.
by Jack Helbig | Jul 13, 2018
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In the thrilling and shrewdly idiotic Adventures of Spirit Force Five, cheerleaders save the universe
Not that there was ever any doubt.
by Justin Hayford | Jul 12, 2018
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The new Holodomor drama Sickle isn't sharp enough to draw much blood
The tragic Ukrainian famine of the early 1930s remains an abstraction in Abbey Fenbert's new play.
by Tony Adler | Jul 12, 2018
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In the world of Waitress, almost all sins can be forgiven with a song
But in the age of #MeToo, is it really OK for a doctor to have an affair with his patient?
by Tony Adler | Jul 11, 2018
Music
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Chicago DIY doom champions Bongripper stay their slow course on Terminal
by Leor Galil | Jul 5, 2018
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Chicago rapper Matt Muse grows the way he wants to with Nappy Talk
by Leor Galil | Jul 5, 2018
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Jayhawks front man Gary Louris reconnects with his band to tackle songs he’s written with and for others
by Peter Margasak | Jul 5, 2018
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Tuareg singer and guitarist Bombino reinforces his connection to Africa with his bristling new album, Deran
by Peter Margasak | Jul 5, 2018
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Before retiring from the road, George Clinton brings the funk to Chicago one more time
by Steve Krakow | Jul 5, 2018
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Acclaimed master of Nigerian fuji music King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal comes to Square Roots Festival 1
by Peter Margasak | Jul 5, 2018
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Whitney Rose enfolds bits of Tex-Mex and 60s pop into her lush, retro-tinged sound
by Peter Margasak | Jul 5, 2018
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Cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm reunites with his Chicago improvising trio featuring Keefe Jackson and Julian Kirshner
by Peter Margasak | Jul 5, 2018
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Folk musician Haley Heynderickx cultivates a different garden
by Noah Berlatsky | Jul 5, 2018
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ASAP Ferg shows he’s the real boss in ASAP Mob
by Leor Galil | Jul 5, 2018
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Saxophonist Dave Rempis and percussionist Tim Daisy celebrate two decades of collaboration
by Peter Margasak | Jul 5, 2018
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Stephanie Marlow of Indie Publicity on a brutal band with a soft spot for pitties
Plus: Sweet Cobra drummer Jason Gagovski on three decades of weirdo prank calls, Reader editor Jamie Ludwig on a compelling reason to hire a drummer, and more
by Jamie Ludwig | Jul 10, 2018
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Transcontinental indie rockers Man’s Body celebrate their debut album in Chicago
Plus: Hardcore collective CB Radio Gorgeous throw a skateboard-centric benefit for detained immigrants, and the Whistler hosts battling beat makers at Fresh Roasted.
by J.R. Nelson | Jul 10, 2018
Movies
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Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee's real-life affair yields a trio of films about infidelity
The South Korean director and his actress lover are back with The Day After
by Ben Sachs | Jul 12, 2018
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Leave No Trace approaches homelessness on the most intimate terms
Ben Foster stars as a traumatized war vet living off the grid with his 13-year-old daughter.
by J.R. Jones | Jul 11, 2018
Reader
Blogs
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Boots Riley on the ‘regular’ revolutionary messages of his radical debut film 9
by Ryan Smith | Jul 6, 2018
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Chicago’s footwork community takes center stage at the MCA
by Anna White | Jul 6, 2018
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100,000 'From Immigrants' love letters to the U.S. are being left around Chicago and other cities 4
by Tyra Nicole Triche | Jul 10, 2018
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Nerds unite at Challengers for Women’s Comics Night 3
by Andrea Thompson | Jul 9, 2018
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Rahm and Rauner's phony Ryan feud: Don’t be fooled by the Twitter barbs 16
by Ben Joravsky | Jul 9, 2018
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Y No Había Luz brings the voices of post-Maria Puerto Rico to Chicago
by Martha Bayne | Jul 9, 2018
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Urgh! A Music War and other punk and postpunk new wave cinema 8
by Patrick Friel | Jul 10, 2018
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New $50,000 prize in improvised music gives its first awards to Joe McPhee and Susan Alcorn 2
by Peter Margasak | Jul 10, 2018
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Pullman to get first new residential building in nearly 50 years 24
by Sandra Guy | Jul 10, 2018
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Not everybody in Chicago is down with OKCupid's new DTF ad campaign 4
by Ryan Smith | Jul 10, 2018
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George Clinton and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend 1
by Steve Heisler | Jul 13, 2018
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The Silver Room Block Party announces the lineup for its 15th festival
by Leor Galil | Jul 11, 2018