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Minnie and Moskowitz, The Birds, and other Reader-recommended movies to watch...
Each Friday, we recommend seven Old Movies to Watch Now, all of which come recommended by one of our critics and can currently be screened online. Read the review, watch the movie, feel accomplished.…[...
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Binging on The Purge, and the rest of this week's screenings
In this week's issue Ben Sachs reviews The Purge: Anarchy, James DeMonaco's sequel to his 2013 shocker The Purge. Set in a futuristic United States, it takes place on a national holiday in which scores...
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Did you read about protected bike lanes, Keith Olbermann, and Bill Hader?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• About health and housing in Chicago, and their relationships to crime? —Steve Bogira• That IDOT is considering...
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12 O'Clock Track: The Weeknd returns with 'King of the Fall'
I get excited every time a new Weeknd song is released. Earlier this week the Toronto R&B singer posted "King of the Fall," today's 12 O'Clock Track, online as a promotion for his upcoming tour of...
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Two new guides to our fair city encourage you to go exploring
Chicago, as the cliche goes, is a city of neighborhoods. New York likes to make this claim too, as do Saint Louis and Seattle and probably every other city in America that can be subdivided into...
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Empire! Empire! front man Keith Latinen talks about his band's forthcoming...
A slew of fourth-wave emo bands are descending upon Chicago this weekend to perform—some call Chicago home, others are from Missouri or Florida, and most have a connection to a small Michigan town...
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Jonathan Zaragoza on leaving Masa Azul: 'Just gonna chill.'
When Logan Square's Masa Azul opened a little over three years ago, I didn't care much for the food, but I loved bartender Jenny Kessler's cocktails and owner Jason Lerner's commitment to agave...
View ArticleRemembering Hal Russell: Ken Vandermark, Michael Shannon, and others pay tribute
Some of my greatest experiences with live music came courtesy of the eccentric multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Hal Russell, whose work with his NRG Ensemble brought gonzo wit, fierce...
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An interview with Richard Linklater and Northwest Chicago Film Society on...
Read part one of this interview.Kyle Westphal: A lot of filmmakers describe themselves as artists working in opposition to "the industry" or to some monolithic mainstream audience, but as an exhibitor...
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FitzPatrick, Karp, and Lutton talking schools at the Hideout!
With the start of a new school year just around the corner, Mick Dumke and I will be hosting three of the big guns of education reporting on our August 5 show at the Hideout. That would be the...
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Reader's Agenda Sat 7/26: Wicker Park Fest, History of Freestyle, and Jeff...
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Street View 209: 'Fro sho
Street View is a fashion series in which Isa Giallorenzo spotlights some of the coolest styles seen in Chicago.The 'fro is a win-win: it takes Amara considerably less work to maintain than her...
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Follow Jack Dolan from Twin Peaks as he shops for records at Pitchfork
Here's the premise: we gave six acts playing Pitchfork some scratch to spend on a record or a book, then browsed the fair with them to see what they ended up with. In our fifth installment, Reader...
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The ultimate Chicago bike, revealed—meet the BLACKLINE
At a Friday night release party, held in a warehouse next to Minimal's West Loop office, the bike prototype developed by Chicago's Oregon Manifest team was finally revealed to the public. The team's...
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Inside the Pink Palace of the Edgewater Beach Apartments
The Roaring 20s grandeur meets contemporary simplicity at the Edgewater Beach Apartments. by Andrea Bauer Deliciously pink, with cakelike adornments, the confection that is the Edgewater Beach...
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Reader's Agenda Sun 7/27: Word Weekend, Fed Up Fest, and 7 Seconds
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Weekly Top Five: The best of Spike Lee
Each Thursday, the Logan Theatre screens a famous old film as part of its "Throw Back Thursday (#tbt)" series. This week's selection is Spike Lee's seminal Do the Right Thing, a true summer movie if...
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Reader's Agenda Mon 7/28: Park District pools, I Still Love H.E.R., and...
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Did you read about Walmart, coconut water, and Frank Sinatra?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• That Governor Quinn has pledged to live off the equivalent of the minimum wage as he tries to gain support for a...
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Best shows to see: Oneida, Chucho Valdes, Wrekmister Harmonies
This is the week leading into Lollapalooza, so preparty shows are popping up like crazy. On Wed 7/30, there's Courtney Barnett at Schubas, Twin Shadow at Metro, and Interpol at House of Blues.…[ Read...
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