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The Doughnut Vault, Hewn, and the problem of pastry scarcity
I spend way too much time thinking about the Doughnut Vault. For one thing, it's so temptingly close.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Midwestern emo catches its second wind
Midwestern underground emo is coming back—and it's turning up overseas and on the charts. by Leor Galil At the end of June, underground Connecticut emo band the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am...
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Mayor Emanuel's digital billboard deal: a roadside distraction?
Mayor Emanuel's digital billboard deal: a roadside distraction? by Deanna Isaacs"All the world's a stage," Shakespeare wrote, 400 years ago. Now it's more like all the world's a screen.…[ Read more ][...
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Reader's Agenda Tue 8/6: Word Becomes Flesh, Rooms Trio, and "Chicago's...
Looking for something to do today? Agenda's got you covered:You hear a lot about single mothers, but what about single fathers, huh?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Did you read about the White Sox victory, Edward Snowden, and Ivory Coast?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• That without a hint of human growth hormone, the White Sox crushed A-Rod and the Yankees last night? (If memory...
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12 O'Clock Track: Wally Badarou's childlike, symphonic synth jam "Voices"
For the past week or so, I've been intermittently listening to the outstanding mix that Norwegian producer/DJ Todd Terje created for BBC's Essential Mix series. Though it covers everything from disco...
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Graham Elliot's Grahamwich closes, unmourned by all
The Trib's Phil Vettel reports that Graham Elliot announced—at Lollapalooza—that Grahamwich, the MasterChef star's River North sandwich shop, closed as of yesterday. This shines light on two...
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Rahm gets into the real estate game—with your money
Rahm gets in the real estate game—with your money. by Ben Joravsky As if the city doesn't have enough problems with crime, budget deficits, and school cuts and closings, Mayor Emanuel has decided to...
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Sage the Gemini does summer jams right
At the moment there are two songs in the lower half of the Hot 100 by a previously unknown 20-year-old rapper from the Bay Area named Sage the Gemini. His name faintly screams "no-fun conscious...
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Hewn's Ellen King on bread and the principle of scarcity
It's embarrassing to admit that the thing that made me start thinking seriously about economics for the first time since high school was a shortage of pastry. Particularly why some local bakeries have...
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Art Intercept's plentiful "Produce": A full harvest
A full harvest in Art Intercept"s plentiful "Produce." by Laura Molzahn Watching "Produce" is like peering into a teeming arts test tube. This in-the-round showcase, termed a "gateway drug" to...
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Gossip Wolf: Icy Demons bassist Griffin Rodriguez needs help bouncing back...
Icy Demons bassist Griffin Rodriguez needs help bouncing back from a bike crash, and more. by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil This wolf is sad to report that LA-slash-Chicago bassist and producer Griffin...
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In Johnnie To's Drug War, a tapestry in code
In Johnnie To's Drug War, the master of the violent showdown weaves a tapestry in code. by Ben Sachs The design of Johnnie To's latest masterpiece resembles a tapestry. Drug War proceeds mainly in...
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Anti-Arab bias is an easy target for satire, but Invasion! misses the mark
Anti-Arab bias is an easy target for satire, but Invasion! misses the mark. by Justin Hayford Nothing is so firmly believed as that which is least known. —Michel de Montaigne…[ Read more ][ Subscribe...
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Reader's Agenda Wed 8/7: the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Parade of Sail, and...
Looking for something to do today? Agenda's got you covered:At Toyota Park, your Chicago Fire square off against D.C. United in a semifinal American soccer match of the 100th edition of the Lamar Hunt...
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Gig poster of the week: Swans' bloody shades
ARTIST: Lil TuffySHOW: Swans at Pitchfork Music Festival on 7/20MORE INFO:lil-tuffy.com[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Father-and-son Mexican-American dreams clash at Cemitas Puebla
If 18th Street in Pilsen is Chicago's gringo-friendly Mexican strip, 26th Street in La Villita/Little Village is the chaotic one, a sensory overload of music, street vendors, cell phones and LED...
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Did you read about Jeff Bezos, A-Rod, and sharks?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• That Jeff Bezos says he clicked on the Washington Post by mistake, according to Andy Borowitz? (Bezos realized his...
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Local musicians come together for Griffin Rodriguez
As reported in this week's Gossip Wolf, bassist, bandleader, producer, and longtime Chicagoan Griffin Rodriguez sustained serious neck and brain injuries in a bicycle accident last Tuesday in Los...
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12 O'Clock Track: The psychedelic drone-jazz of Eddie Harris's "Silver Cycles"
Wednesdays are typically the day that my colleague Peter Margasak contributes a 12 O'Clock Track, and in his honor I'm going to post a number that I think he might like: the title cut off deceased...
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