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A roundup of local acts at Riot Fest
Chicago makes a good showing at Riot Fest—at least if you don't count Ur Lineup Sux, Bro. Because they sux. by Leor Galil Of course, music festivals aren't required to book local talent from the...
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Reader's Agenda Thu 9/11: Dita Von Teese, Shabazz Palaces, and WPA...
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Best shows to see: The Blind Shake, Thumbscrew, Shabazz Palaces
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Poor Bruce Levenson—the New York Times piles on
Wednesday morning I posted a long comment on the Bleader about the indignation currently being lavished by sports pages on Bruce Levenson and the tandem of Ray Rice and Roger Goodell....
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Ken Burns presents The Roosevelts
Ken Burns came to the Francis W. Parker School Tuesday night to talk first to aspiring high-school documentarians and then to an auditorium of PBS fans (most of whom were about as old as you would...
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The few Riot Fest afterparties that are still not sold out
If you want more nostalgia-packed fun once Riot Fest packs it in each night, you're in luck: the festival has announced 15 excellent aftershows. Several are already sold out, but tickets can still be...
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Did you read about ComEd, Konstantin Petrov, and Ann Dowd?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• That while Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says ISIS poses an "imminent threat to every interest we have," Daniel...
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Chicago MC Chris Crack gets cinematic with 'Rose Gold on My Two Fangs'
Chicago rapper and New Deal Crew leader Chris Crack's been steadily releasing EPs and one-off singles all year, and today he releases a full-length mixtape, Kickin It With TW. The bold, cinematic...
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Adam Dunn waves good-bye
Twelve days ago, when Adam Dunn was traded to the A's, White Sox fans assumed they'd seen the last of him—but he's back in town this week for a final farewell. Oakland, struggling for a playoff spot,...
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Further thoughts on the climax of Starred Up: Old realism versus new realism
Last week I had a brief exchange with my colleague Neil Young (the film critic, not the musician, though I'm sure he'd have interesting things to say about this too) regarding the climax of the British...
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One Bite: Logan Poser Ramen 2.0
I've been working (and photographing) my way through the city's ramen, now that it is the hippest thing to eat in the city and will be for at least another month. The other night I went to eat and...
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One Sip: Pineapple cocktails
Motivated by the fact that I had a pineapple that was about to go bad, I started looking for cocktail recipes using fresh pineapple earlier this week. In the process, I unexpectedly discovered a vodka...
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Demonlover, The Lady Eve, and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online...
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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Reader's Agenda Fri 9/12: Riot Fest, Chicago on Screen, and Lions, Tigers,...
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Afrobeat, kids on the street, and the rest of this week's screenings
This week's issue features our annual fall arts roundup, and we've got previews of several movies rolling through town between now and Thanksgiving: Julius Caesar, a rarely screened indie adapted from...
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Has anyone ever gone into journalism for the prestige?
Journalism, the profession that could never get no respect, still can't. The Harris Poll just took another of its periodic surveys of prestige in the workplace.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments...
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Did you read about Oscar Pistorius, Chris Sale, and the 200 best American...
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• Philip Gourevitch on what Obama didn't say Wednesday, when he announced he was authorizing airstrikes in Syria and...
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'Hope,' in honor of all the Descendents love at Riot Fest
Last night I went to the Vic to catch a screening of Filmage, a documentary about the legacy of the Descendents. I've loved the Descendents since I was little, and have always been hugely inspired by...
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Windy City Rollers celebrate a decade of cruisin' and bruisin'
There's nary a coffee shop or bar in Chicago these days that doesn't display the Windy City Rollers' league poster in their window come derby season. Even those who have never been to a bout are well...
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Cocktail Challenge: Three-penis wine
Michael Rubel of Henry's Swing club serves Chinese rice wine made with deer, seal, and dog penis over ice. by Julia Thiel OO.ready(function() { window.player =...
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