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Homeless teens search for a way out in Kartemquin's The Homestretch
The new Kartemquin Films documentary The Homestretch looks at programs for homeless teens. by Ben Sachs The Homestretch, the latest social-issue documentary from Kartemquin Films, succeeds...
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Tonight: See ILoveMakonnen's 'FriendsMaybe' collaborator Rome Fortune
One of the biggest hip-hop stories of the summer centered on Atlanta’s Makonnen Sheran, who sings and raps as ILoveMakonnen. The 25-year-old spent the end of his teenage years on house arrest with...
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Yasuhiro Yoshiura's recent anime feature Patema Inverted has fun with gravity
Since speaking with visual-effects supervisor Scott Squires the other week, I've been unable to watch any movie without considering whether it respects the laws of Newtonian physics. "A large creature...
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Aldermania is just around the corner
I got a call the other day from a political junkie I'll call Tom Keane—in honor of one of my favorite alderman. That would be Alderman Keane of the 31st Ward, who ruthlessly ruled the City Council in...
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Our top picks for fall movies
Our top picks for fall movies: Young Charlton Heston in a Chicago-shot Julius Caesar, Jon Stewart's directorial debut, and more The Zero Theorem Directed by Terry Gilliam.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to...
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Our top picks for fall comedy
Our top picks for fall comedy: Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher discuss comedy coupledom, Tim and Eric, and other recommended funny events Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher 10/14, 7 PM, Lincoln Hall,...
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Our top picks for fall theater
Our top picks for fall theater: Playwright Lucas Hnath heats up, Rashid Johnson stages Dutchman in a bath house, and more must-sees. Isaac's Eye and Death Tax Isaac's Eye 9/10-12/7, Writers Theatre,...
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Our top picks for fall music
Our top picks for fall music: A conversation with prolific bassist and composer Matt Ulery, and more best bets Matt Ulery Fri 9/19 and Sat 9/20, 9 PM, the Green Mill, 4802 N. Broadway,...
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The Reader's fall arts calendar
A curated cultural calendar of what you must see, hear, and read this season.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Our top picks for fall dance
Our top picks for fall dance: Christopher Wheeldon's male-centric Swan Lake, and more Hubbard Street + Second City 10/16-10/19: Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph,...
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The Reader's fall arts guide
A curated cultural calendar of what you must see, hear, and read this season."David Bowie Is" is coming to the Museum of Contemporary Art on September 23, and nothing else happening in Chicago this...
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Our top picks for fall lit
Our top picks for fall lit: Humanities Fest headliners talk journeys, and the best upcoming releases. In line with the theme of this year's Chicago Humanities Festival, "Journeys," we posed a question...
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Our top picks for fall visual arts
Our top picks for fall visual arts: A chat with the curator of "David Bowie Is," John Malkovich in (lots of) photos, and more"David Bowie Is" 9/23-1/4/15, Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago,...
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Gossip Wolf: Guitarist Nathaniel Braddock makes a return visit from down under
Guitarist Nathaniel Braddock makes a return visit from down under, ChiTown Futbol hosts an antifascist conference, and more. by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil With paws like these, this wolf is at a...
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Uncle Dan's grab bag
Dan Savage advises an uncircumcised premature ejaculator, a wannabe cuckolding wife, a horny sexagenarian whose "little brown prince" won't have sex with him, and more by Dan Savage QI'm a man who...
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Who's playing a beloved old album at Riot Fest? And who shouldn't be?
Weezer and Slayer have nothing to apologize for, but other Riot Fest bands revisiting their classic records should've thought twice. by Luca Cimarusti This year at Riot Fest, ten bands will play their...
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A Riot Fest flowchart
Tell us which headliner you're most pumped to see, and our Riot Fest flowchart will tell you who else to catch. by Molly Raskin Click the image for an enlarged PDF version.[ Subscribe to the comments...
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Riot Fest's emo family tree
A miniature history of emo's evolution, assembled from bands on the Riot Fest bill by Leor Galil Emo has had trouble shedding the reputation that's dogged it since it became a big deal in the early...
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Riot Fest moods: A Venn diagram
A Riot Fest moods Venn diagram: Bands to make you sad, bands to make you happy, and the Pizza Underground by Sasha Geffen Click the image for an enlarged PDF version.[ Subscribe to the comments on...
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Our guide to Riot Fest 2014
The Reader's Riot Fest guide: Five slices through Chicago’s biggest loaf of punk and punk by-products After three months of earth-shaking EDM extravaganzas, sprawling grab-bag festivals packed with...
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