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Reader's Agenda Thu 9/4: Strictly Ballroom, Dmitry Samarov, and Lee Bains III...
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Best shows to see: Owen Pallett, Foxes in Fiction, Vijay Iyer, Man or...
September is here and music-festival season is still going strong. The Hideout Block Party & A.V. Fest starts Friday night with a headlining set from Death Cab for Cutie—it will be one of their...
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Mike Quigley and the ever-evolving TIF reform fight
I took a trip down memory lane the other morning , biking over to Logan Square to have breakfast with the great Jeremy Thompson. What's that?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Police chief: Time to trade the war on drugs for a war on guns
Garry McCarthy has identified the enemy, and it is all the politicians who won't pass tougher gun laws. "At the end of the day what we've got here in Chicago is too many guns coming in and not enough...
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Bee & Tea bets big on the popularity of boba tea
When it comes to franchising, frozen yogurt has proven to be a pretty safe bet. It's cold, it's delicious, and you can top it with shit like gummy bears and crushed-up Heath bars and still not feel...
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Did you know thinking is actually fun?
Clarence Page raised an alarm this week in the Tribune. It's an alarm that's been raised so often it's fair to say America by now is in a permanent state of alert.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the...
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Did you read about George Clooney, The Simpsons, and Thomas Pynchon?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• That China has finally come around on climate change?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Genre-blending London pop group Kero Kero Bonito's sweet, sad, and strange...
London electronic-pop outfit Kero Kero Bonito combines J-pop, funk carioca, chiptune, and hip-hop into a constantly shifting, bubbly sound. The three-piece stands as a great example of what bricolage...
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This Monday discover the weird, wonderful world of experimental animator...
Back when David Lynch's Eraserhead screened only on the midnight movie circuit it was often preceded by Asparagus (1978), a 20-minute experimental animation by painter-turned-filmmaker Suzan Pitt....
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Local powerviolence outfit Weekend Nachos celebrate their ten-year...
Local powerviolence unit Weekend Nachos have officially been at it for a decade, and this weekend they celebrate ten years of brutality with a stacked bill at the Beat Kitchen on Sat 9/6. Over the...
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One Sip: Watermelon cocktails and the Red Lady
I had my first watermelon of the summer just this past weekend, with fall quickly approaching and end-of-summer panic starting to set in. Either I'd forgotten how good watermelon is or I ended up with...
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One Bite: Cappuccino-flavored Lays
At the 7-Eleven at the corner of Franklin and Lake:Me: This is a thing?The lady behind the counter at 7-Eleven: They're actually pretty good. I mean, I liked them.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the...
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Purgatory at the Promontory, the Hyde Park restaurant from Longman & Eagle
The neighborhood deserves better than what chef Jared Wentworth has brought to the table at the Promontory. by Mike Sula Despite its recent enthusiasm for beckoning cool restaurateurs to Hyde Park,...
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Reader's Agenda Fri 9/5: Starfoxx, Three Floyds Extravaganza, and the Windy...
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Bright Leaves, California Dreamin' (Endless) and other Reader-recommended...
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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Men behind bars, obsolete stars, and the rest of this week's screenings
David Mackenzie can't catch a break: despite having made such highly regarded dramas as Young Adam (2003), Asylum (2005), Mister Foe (2007), Spread (2009), and Tonight You're Mine (2011), this Scottish...
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Exclusive announcement: The 2014 Riot Fest schedule
The tenth annual Riot Fest starts a week from today, and we're happy to be the first to announce the full hour-by-hour schedule! (The first by a few minutes, anyway.)…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the...
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Did you read about the ice bucket challenge, Saint Louis County, and a mutant...
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• About diseases left behind by the ice bucket challenge?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Listen to 'Honey Bucket,' classic sludge from the Melvins
After seeing both Sleep and Boris within only a couple of weeks of each other, I've been on a pretty big sludge-metal kick lately. One record that's been getting an especially large number of spins...
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Modern Mexican galore, and other events
It's fall and there are things to do! Here are several of them!…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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