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By Salem Collo-Julin | Mar 5, 2021
Even with Asian-American talent on and off the screen, the film reflects back a myth of monolith.
By Nina Li Coomes | Mar 5, 2021
The longtime Chicago playwright joins a new mini-renaissance of aural drama.
By Kerry Reid | Mar 5, 2021
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by Ben Joravsky | Mar 5, 2021
How a year inside changed my outward expression
By Adam M. Rhodes | Mar 5, 2021
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By Salem Collo-Julin | Mar 5, 2021
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By Philip Montoro | Mar 4, 2021
Where to find the print issue every other week
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Vol. 36, No. 2 March 4, 2021: Special quarterly insert in the Chicago Reader, produced by Windy City Times. See windycitytimes.com for more LGBTQ news and cultural coverage.
| Mar 3, 2021
Cartoonist Johnny Sampson finally got his dream job at MAD magazine. Now he’s one of the only artists keeping the legendary publication going.
By Jake Austen | Mar 3, 2021
It’s terrible news that they’re still needed, but at least they’re still here.
By Leor Galil | Mar 3, 2021
The filmmaker overcame many obstacles to achieve her dream, and she’s not slowing down any time soon.
By Brianna Wellen | Mar 3, 2021
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s latest exhibit preaches equity, but behind the scenes artists and former museum employees are demanding real change.
By Kerry Cardoza | Mar 3, 2021
Former Reader editor Alison True's investigation fuels a new Peacock series.
By Deanna Isaacs | Mar 3, 2021
For Glen Echo, her first album in more than eight years, she played and recorded every instrument herself.
By Mark Guarino | Mar 3, 2021
By Leor Galil | Mar 3, 2021
Maria Pappas reveals the dirty not-so-secret inequity of TIFs.
By Ben Joravsky | Mar 3, 2021
“When someone reads you those Hans Christian Andersen stories when you’re young, this is the music that’s playing in your mind.”
By Philip Montoro | Mar 3, 2021
By Salem Collo-Julin | Mar 3, 2021
Plus: Spektral Quartet host an online Q&A with composer Du Yun, and front man Joe Schorgl releases the Sueves' new album from Cleveland.
By J.R. Nelson | Mar 2, 2021
In 1963, a Black politician named Ben Lewis was shot to death in Chicago. Clues suggest the murder was a professional hit. Decades later, it remains no accident authorities never solved the crime.
By Mick Dumke | Mar 2, 2021
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