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Karen Herold makes dreams come to life as restaurants
We're close to the point of believing in an auteur theory of restaurants, in which they spring fully formed from the heads of chefs, so maybe it's time to remind ourselves that there are also...
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Chicago's press doesn't keep its politics honest, but it keeps Chicago Chicago
I wasn't paying much attention to the car radio until I heard this:"To me, complaining about corruption in Chicago politics is like complaining about the color of the sky. It's just pointless.…[ Read...
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Did you read about the Tea Party, breathalyzers, and Casey Kasem?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• That the Tea Party may be over? —Steve Bogira• That Democrats are nervous about the rich guy giving them money to...
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12 O'Clock Track: Mother's Day is over, but there's still the Roches''I Love...
My mom spends a lot of her time out of the country lately, so I get to see her a lot less than I'm used to. On Sunday I was able to spend much of the day with her, which was great; aside from it being...
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Rahm reels toward his re-election bid
A new poll is the latest sign that Mayor Emanuel could be in trouble. by Ben Joravsky I must admit I took a little satisfaction from Mayor Rahm Emanuel's dismal showing in the Sun-Times poll released...
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Speaking about 'Speaking Truth to Power': Gerard McBurney at the Poetry...
You usually need a concert ticket to hear Chicago Symphony Orchestra artistic programming adviser Gerard McBurney talk about music, live and in person. But tonight at the Poetry Foundation, the man...
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Michael Jackson bounces back
When Michael Jackson's new album Xscape was announced back at the end of March the reaction was muted. Epic had already released one posthumous album, 2010's Michael, pieced together from outtakes and...
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Great job turning Rosemary's Baby into a Lifetime movie, guys
It's a pretty lame move to complain about a horror movie's lack of plausibility. If you're not willing to suspend your disbelief, go watch a documentary and shut up about the fact that a middle-aged...
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Links to PDFs of Reader crossword puzzles and previous weeks' solutions by Ben Tausig Recent Crosswords Click Language (PDF) - 05.15.2014…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Another week, another great set of free programs at the U. of C. Film Studies...
In the past year, the University of Chicago Film Studies Center has played host to many of the city's finest film revivals and film-related events. This week brings two more great programs to the...
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Here's the 2014 Riot Fest lineup
Riot Fest turns ten this year and it returns to Humboldt Park in September with a pretty fantastic lineup: the Cure, Jane's Addiction, Slayer, Weezer, Wu-Tang Clan, the Offspring, and Patti Smith are...
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Lucky Plush's The Queue finds us ready and waiting
Lucky Plush's absurdist comedy The Queue has some fun while poised over the abyss. by Jena Cutie According to conventional pessimism, life amounts to waiting in line for death, and the plot of The...
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The Sister Twins serves up tea with a lump or two
Transcendent Ensemble's The Sister Twins revels in rituals—and their disruption. by Chloe Riley It's the audience who first performs in Stephen Webb's The Sister Twins, a new play about self-discovery...
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Hair gets back to its roots
American Theater Company revitalizes Hair, the 1967 "American tribal love-rock musical." by Tony Adler"Our eyes are open, our eyes are open"—Hair The boom generation seems to be everywhere lately.…[...
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Gossip Wolf: The Funs and Earring split a new cassette
The Funs and Earring split a new cassette, Chicago Singles Club commits its first year to vinyl, and more. by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil We here at Gossip Wolf are on the record as total stans for...
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The where and why of the Hairy Who
The Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists revisits the local artists who freaked out the world. by J.R. Jones"You talk about the Chicago imagists," notes Scottish painter Peter Doig. "I'm not sure that...
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Reader's Agenda Wed 5/14: Creative Crossings, T.J. and Dave, and Young Widows
Looking for something to do today? Agenda's got you covered.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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The resurrection of a bygone amusement park
Eden Springs, an amusement park built by dying religious sect the House of David, is coming back to life. by Gwynedd Stuart"Mary Purnell prophesied that the ingathering would occur when people drove...
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Door County road trip: Bulgarian folk dancing, a beer festival, and shipwrecks
The Door County peninsula features Bulgarian folk dancing, a beer festival, and shipwrecks—and occasionally some solitude. by Aimee Levitt A little more than 100 years ago, Door County, that 50-mile...
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