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Rhona Hoffman Gallery celebrates the closing of "The 112 Greene Street Years"...
The paradox of the gallery for me has always been that it's a fixed physical space filled with shifting emotional content. The way I understand and respond to the space is directly related not only to...
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Getting deeper into local rap collective Outsiders with Wteve Baker's "Gary's...
Lately I've been stuck on Lucki Ecks's debut mixtape, Alternative Trap, playing some tunes a few times in a row ("Love It" in particular) before jumping down the track list and circling back again....
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At last, the cronut, er, doughssant
Back in June, the cronut arrived in Chicago, or, rather, in Chicagoland, at Gür Sweets Bakery in Elmhurst. But city bakers were determined not to be outdone, and by the middle of July, there were...
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Yippie! Abbie Hoffman fest returns
More than 150 performance groups grace the 25th year of Mary Arrchie's Abbie Hoffman Died for Our Sins Theatre Festival. by Chelsea Hohn This year's 25th annual Abbie Hoffman Died for Our Sins Theatre...
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"The Hitchcock 9" presents the silent-era works, loud and clear
The Music Box screens "The Hitchcock 9," the master's silent films, newly restored. Earlier this year, the British Film Institute completed the largest restoration project in its history, creating...
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Mayor Rahm gives Cubs a tax break—team says thanks by losing five games in a row
With last week's news that the Cubs and Mayor Emanuel have settled on the all-important tax break part of the Wrigley Field project, all that remains of this two-year situation comedy is the obligatory...
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The passion of the fruit: 5 Lizard and Wailua Wheat beer
Last time I compared two beers with a common ingredient (5 Rabbit's Huitzi and Revolution's Rosa, both brewed with hibiscus), I was struck by how similar they were despite being very different styles....
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Seinfeld in a car, doing what he pleases
There are a couple key advantages afforded to the cocreator of the best situational comedy ever. First is the unfathomable amount of money at his disposal—the show made billions of dollars from rerun...
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Sebastian Cordero's Europa Report, nearly lost in orbit, touches down in...
A few days ago I received the good news that the sci-fi movie Europa Report would open at the Music Box this coming Friday, in a last-minute addition to the theater's schedule. I'd been looking forward...
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Inkwell
Links to PDFs of Reader crossword puzzles and previous weeks' solutions by Ben Tausig Recent Crosswords Double Tracks (PDF) - 08.08.2013…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Emmett "Maestro" Sanders
Emmett "Maestro" Sanders was a huge figure in Peoria blues, but died unheralded this spring—in part because he only ever released one single. by Plastic Crimewave[ Subscribe to the comments on this...
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How to handle little brother's asshole boyfriend
Dan advises three sets of brothers. by Dan Savage QI'm a 25-year-old male. After a tragic set of circumstances, I am now the legal guardian of my 15-year-old brother.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the...
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Reader's Agenda Thu 8/8: Comic Con, Steinunn Thorarinsdottir, and the Windy...
Looking for something to do today? Agenda's got you covered:Comic Con is a great opportunity to share air with an occasionally confusing assortment of celebrities (Andrew McCarthy of Weekend at...
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Street View 112: Streetwear with a flair at Grant Park Music Festival
Street View is a fashion series in which Isa Giallorenzo spotlights some of the coolest styles seen in Chicago.There are many things that make me psyched about living in this city, and the Grant Park...
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Call ahead for the uni-and-quail-egg ice cream at Wicker Park's Uni Sushi
The little Wicker Park storefront at 1752 W. North has seen restaurants come and go—formerly El Rincon Azteca, it was a creperie prior to that. In June it became home to Uni Sushi, a sushi and robata...
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Rahm puts more pieces of the city on the auction block
With Governor Pat Quinn at his side, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced at a Sunday press conference a couple weeks ago that the city and state were ready to privatize another public asset: they would turn...
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12 O'Clock Track: Foodman mutates footwork on "Otoufu Yasan"
When I wrote about the rise of juke and footwork in Japan for this year's Best of Chicago, I focused in on DJ Fulltono and his Booty Tune label, but those aren't the only sources for the Chicago-bred...
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A small talk on big subjects with writer-director Katherine Nero
For the Cause, Katherine Nero's debut feature as writer-director, screens tonight at 8:30 PM at the Gene Siskel Film Center as part of the Black Harvest Film Festival. Shot mainly on the south side, it...
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Did you read about strange animal deaths in a Florida estuary, "white...
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• About the lifelong gag order imposed on two Pennsylvania kids in a fracking settlement? —Tony Adler• About the...
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