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Commonwealth Tavern: Mediocre food, mediocre presidents, and the wrong hockey...
The Commonwealth Tavern in Roscoe Village is loud, and there aren't enough tables or chairs. The decor is minimal: a lot of framed letters and proclamations from the less impressive U.S....
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Kurt Braunohler is clear to land
Kurt Braunohler isn't shy about taking a good joke to the streets (or to the sky). by Brianna Wellen Kurt Braunohler goes above and beyond to get his jokes out there. At his shows and on his website,...
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I Saw the Best Minds of My Generation destroyed by copyright violation
Allen Ginsberg wrote in Howl that he saw the best minds of his generation destroyed by madness. But I Saw the Best Minds of My Generation, a new play about the Beat generation of writers, was destroyed...
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The trials of a neighborhood high school
Wells Community Academy in West Town has many problems—and some rare successes. Can it survive? by Steve Bogira This is the fifth installment in our occasional series on poverty and segregation in...
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Reader's Agenda Tue 5/6: Stages, Sights & Sounds, First Tuesdays with Mick...
Looking for something to do today? Agenda's got you covered.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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DNAinfo Chicago covered every local homicide—until it didn't
Bill Mullen, a retired Tribune reporter, remembers that when he broke in back in the 1960s, discussions in Chicago's newsrooms would go like this:"Hey boss, I've got a double murder in an Englewood gin...
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Next's Dave Beran wins Beard award as Next's Chinese menu debuts
The James Beard Foundation Awards had a year of women last night, with prizes going to celebrated woman chefs such as April Bloomfield (New York's the Spotted Pig and the Breslin), Nancy Silverton...
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Did you read about climate change, Hot Doug's, and Norm MacDonald?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• About the latest report—this one from the federal government—showing that climate change is already having an...
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Our guide to Let's Get Working, a tribute to Studs Terkel
The U. of C. pays tribute to Studs Terkel with a weekend-long festival of readings, screenings, and notable appearances. by Taylor Tolbert Though he was born in New York city, Studs Terkel exemplified...
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12 O'Clock Track: 'Last Ride,' debauched blues-rock from SoCal's Wildest Dreams
Anyone interested in DJing as a form of musicianship owes it to himself to see DJ Harvey at least once behind the decks. While not very well known for his own music, Harvey is a legendary DJ—working...
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Mayor Emanuel's latest school plan unites the city—in opposition
Does anyone back Rahm's latest school plan? by Ben Joravsky You know things are rough for Mayor Emanuel when I'm the only one around praising his school plans, which is the case with his recent...
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XXL's 'Freshman' admissions board loves Chicago
Yesterday XXL magazine debuted its seventh-annual "Freshman cover" on BET's weekday music video show 106 & Park, and in addition to profiling 12 buzzing rappers the issue could pass for a special...
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Links to PDFs of Reader crossword puzzles and previous weeks' solutions by Ben Tausig Recent Crosswords Dirty Laundry (PDF) - 05.08.2014…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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A sneak peek at Leela Punyaratabandhu's Simple Thai Food
Surely I've referred a timeortwo to the indispensable Thai food blog She Simmers, written by linguist and part-time Chicagoan Leela Punyaratabandhu. Well, it's been a long time coming, but now her...
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Calvin Harris takes the lead
EDM has only been a serious contender on the American pop playing field for a short time, but there seem to be a few rules for the genre as it pertains to chart success. One is that unlike the...
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The evolution of Ken Vandermark's Made to Break
In the liner notes for Provoke (Clean Feed), last year's debut album by his quartet Made to Break, reedist Ken Vandermark writes that the band emerged from two impulses or threads he'd been exploring...
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24 is back with a more nuanced look at modern warfare
A quick look at the temperatures recorded and predicted for this week makes it hard to tell which season we're in: fall, spring, or summer. A quick look at the movie premiere schedule, however,...
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Hit the Wall returns with an even better riot
The Inconvenience remounts Hit the Wall, its 2012 success chronicling Stonewall. by Tony Adler Hit the Wall wowed Chicago audiences two years ago, when it debuted in a production staged by the...
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TimeLine Theatre unearths another rarity in Juno
TimeLine Theatre unearths Juno, a short-lived Broadway musical based on a play by Sean O'Casey. by Albert Williams Six years ago, TimeLine Theatre had a hit with Fiorello!, the neglected 1959 musical...
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