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Reader's Agenda Sat 5/31: CAKE, the Dance Mile, and Corey Wilkes Quintet
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Street View 196: Learning to love summer pants
Street View is a fashion series in which Isa Giallorenzo spotlights some of the coolest styles seen in Chicago.If there's one rule in fashion, it's this: never say never. For example, I've always...
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Printers Row Lit Fest preview
Printers Row Lit Fest's 30th year brings hundreds of authors and booksellers to the South Loop. by Taylor Tolbert To the neighborhood that was once the midwest's bookmaking and printing capital, this...
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Reader's Agenda Sun 6/1: Thalia Hall Haul, Bird Lady, and Gipsy Kings
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Weekly Top Five: The best of Walter Hill
Tomorrow, the University of Chicago's Doc Films screens Walter Hill's The Warriors, the cult classic that's gradually become a classic in general, a cornerstone of American genre filmmaking whose...
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In Rotation: Gigan guitarist Eric Hersemann on an album so angry it's almost...
Current obsessions of Reckless Records buyer Dave Hofer, Gigan guitarist Eric Hersemann, and the Reader's Luca Cimarusti by Luca Cimarusti Luca Cimarusti, Reader music listings coordinator The...
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Joan and Ro reunite (and it feels so good)
Second City alums Holly Laurent and Katie Rich reunite to perform their two-person improv show, Joan and Ro, New York City, 1962. by Brianna Wellen The best improv is like a best friendship; one...
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Reader's Agenda Mon 6/2: Pride Performance Series, Peep Show, and D.R.I.
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Best shows to see: Yonatan Gat, Castle, First Aid Kit
Thing kicks off this week with a bang when long-running crossover thrash band D.R.I. bring their fury to Reggie's on Monday night; that night there's also a great free gig at Empty Bottle with local...
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Did you read about Thomas Piketty, video on demand, and Star Trek?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• About why so many people hate their jobs? —Tal Rosenberg• About how Republicans have increasingly made...
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12 O'Clock Track: The ringing clatter of Flesh Wounds' fun-as-hell 'Bitter Boy'
There's not much depth in the output from Flesh Wounds, the young Carrboro, North Carolina, trio that's two guitars and one drum kit, but there is a hefty amount of sweat and snot in today's 12 O'Clock...
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AMC's Halt and Catch Fire is appealingly Mad Men-ish
Halt and Catch Fire, AMC's latest attempt to own your Sunday night, is already drawing comparisons to Mad Men. Aside from being produced by the same cable network, they’re both period dramas (set in...
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Kelis keeps stirring the pot 15 years on
Kelis didn't become the star she should have 15 years ago, but she's still one of modern R&B's most consistently inventive artists. by Miles Raymer Casual pop listeners know Kelis as the woman...
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A spot of England on Southport: Spencer's Jolly Posh Foods
"You can tell what popular culture Americans have been exposed to by what foods they ask for in the shop," says Nick Spencer of Spencer's Jolly Posh Foods, 3755 N. Southport. "If they've seen Wallace...
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Remembering the reel that ran before coming attractions at Cineplex Odeon...
I miss the short reel they used to run before coming attractions at the Cineplex Odeon theaters, which gave the impression you were about to watch a movie in a Greek amphitheater in outer space. Julian...
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One bite: Sort-of-local duck bacon from Maple Leaf Farms
The history of bacon substitutes has mostly been unimpressive. From Sizzlean to Baconnaise to turkey bacon, attempts to duplicate real smoked pork belly usually result in products that depress the...
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The natural selection of Jenny Kendler
Jenny Kendler, first-ever artist in residence for the Natural Resources Defense Council, makes complex work about the weird relationship between humans and the natural world. by Sam Worley The volcano...
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Reader's Agenda Tue 6/3: Rush Hour concert, Pecha Kucha, and Yonatan Gat
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Why aldermen are mum about Chicago's violence: They're not sure what to say
Last week Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed tough new regulations for gun shops in Chicago, including a requirement that they videotape all sales. The mayor framed the plan as part of his ongoing attack on...
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British conceptual artist Simon Starling's journey is the destination
British conceptual artist Simon Starling's captivating research- and process-based work is on view at the MCA and the Arts Club of Chicago. by Laura Pearson A tricked-out Fiat is suspended from a wall...
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