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Strawdog Theatre goes only partway to blazes with The Arsonists
Strawdog Theatre's The Arsonists does many things well, just not enough of them. by Tony Adler The Arsonists isn't the best thing Swiss writer Max Frisch ever wrote, but it's almost certainly the most...
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In the prison drama Starred Up, a father and son reunite behind bars
David Mackenzie explores a life defined by violence in the prison drama Starred Up. by Ben Sachs A brooding romantic in the tradition of Nicholas Ray and Francois Truffaut, Scottish director David...
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Movie stars are on their way out in The Congress
In The Congress, Robin Wright stars as an actress who gets digitized. by J.R. Jones As Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn discovered, it's a strange experience to attend your own funeral. Robin Wright gets to...
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Why Chicago can't afford to demolish another school
Mayor Rahm shouldn’t have shuttered Trumbull grammar school; it would be another big mistake to raze it. by Ben Joravsky For the last few days I've been getting calls from north-siders wanting to know...
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Reader's Agenda Wed 9/3: Arcade Brewery launch, Single Mothers, and Now What?
Looking for something to do today? Agenda's got you covered.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Gig poster of the week: Skeleton love with the Velvet Teen
ARTIST: Josh DavisSHOW: The Velvet Teen and Jack & Ace at Subterranean on Sun 9/14MORE INFO:deadmeatdesign.com[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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One Bite: Considering the lobster roll at Mercadito Fish
Last week I noticed a few desperate posts from the east coast portion of my Facebook feed that consisted of a few pithy sentences mourning the end of lobster season and photos of valedictory lobster...
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Premiere: A brand-new single from Mucca Pazza, 'All Out of Bubblegum'
Ten years ago more than a dozen Chicago musicians came together to form Mucca Pazza, an outfit with the size and sound of a marching band that performs with panache and fervor of a punk group. To...
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Sox save seven figures on Adam Dunn after losing eight figures
If you just got back to town after the Labor Day weekend, you may have noticed something missing: Adam Dunn. Dunn had of course been missing ever since he got to Chicago four seasons ago.…[ Read more...
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Did you read about income inequality, John Kerry, and Ukraine?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• That blue northern cities and red southern states share something in common: income inequality?…[ Read more ][...
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On the postpunk jam 'New York's Alright,' the Gotobeds just aren't that...
Yesterday Pittsburgh's the Gotobeds released their debut album, Poor People Are Revolting, on Austin record label 12XU (prefaced by a full-album stream on NPR late last month). The foursome have drawn...
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Gossip Wolf: Synth pop for Gaza from Aftersound
Synth pop for Gaza from Aftersound, a free Willis Earl Beal EP, a release party for Melkbelly, and more by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil Last week local synth-pop duo Aftersound put their songwriting...
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Grant Achatz has a Trio class reunion at Next
Next's latest menu, a retrospective look back at Trio, the Evanston restaurant that made a former French Laundry sous chef named Grant Achatz into one of the city's—and eventually one of the...
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This weekend the Music Box begins a three-month retrospective of the films of...
This Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 AM the Music Box will show The Blue Angel, kicking off a retrospective of the seven films made by Marlene Dietrich and director Josef von Sternberg between 1930 and...
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Seat wars in the sky: Reclining is a 'screw you' to the world
The opposite of a placebo is the drug you don't take because you know it won't do you any good. It might be a fine drug.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Listen to VicTree if you want to get to know Chicago MC Vic Spencer
Local MC Vic Spencer, who headlines Reggie's Rock Club tonight, is usually a hard-edged rapper. He's got an impressive range and he can smoothly switch up his flow while dropping bars, but his...
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Vigilante cyclists reunite owners with stolen bikes
Fed up with bike theft, Chicago cyclists are doing online investigations, setting up sting operations with police, and confronting the criminals face-to-face. by Julia Thiel On a sweltering August...
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Major League Baseball kills the umpire—and maybe the game
There is, as always, so much about the Cubs to bemoan. The more-miserable-than-ever performance the last few years, the hideous new LED signs that are taking over the field, the ridiculous prices, the...
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What to do when a spouse equates porn with pedophilia
Dan Savage issues another DTMFA directive, plus bondage with a baby on board and marriage sans sex for 11 years and counting by Dan Savage QMy wife and I went through a long-distance period when we...
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Peter Max isn't a fad, he's a great artist
In defense of Peter Max, acid-age designer and painter by Tal Rosenberg Humor me for a moment. Picture yourself in a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe...
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