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Jimi Hendrix, Chris Marker, Charlton Heston, and the rest of this week's...
Did Jimi Hendrix like to whale on his girlfriends? I don't know, but you should always avoid angering a man who can chop a mountain down with the edge of his hand.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the...
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Did you read about Eric Holder, Derek Jeter, and Paul Thomas Anderson?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• About departing attorney general Eric Holder's legacy of advancing civil rights while also encroaching on civil...
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Who needs a new Replacements album when you can listen to 'I Will Dare?'
After the reunited Replacements played a gigantic homecoming show in Saint Paul, Minnesota, a couple of weeks ago, the Internet started buzzing with the possibility of a new record from the indie-rock...
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A fix from Mayor Emanuel for the state's drug laws
Illinois should follow Chicago's example and ease up on marijuana, Mayor Emanuel told a General Assembly committee Tuesday. That part of his testimony got the lion's share of media attention, but the...
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Women in Clothes has style and substance
A few years ago, inspired by her boyfriend, who cared a lot about clothes, Sheila Heti, the author of the great autobiographical novel/philosophical inquiry How Should a Person Be?, decided that it was...
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J.D. Allen and Sean Jones highlight a busy weekend for jazz
There's an awful lot of terrific jazz to take in this weekend, with the Hyde Park neighborhood offering up the lion's share of the action. On Saturday and Sunday the eighth installment of the Hyde Park...
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Street View 219: Classy cool at Expo Chicago
Street View is a fashion series in which Isa Giallorenzo spotlights some of the coolest styles seen in Chicago.Denim, oh, denim, who can resist you? These two Expo Chicago goers clearly can't, and why...
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Acanto is the un-Italian Italian
Acanto's busy, big, cheffy dishes should win over the tourists on the Magnificent Mile. by Mike Sula If a homesick Italian tourist wandered off Michigan Avenue into Acanto, the latest among many new...
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Mayor Rahm does his best Richard Nixon
I wasn't going to write today about Mayor Emanuel and his strange attitudes toward reefer. No, I figured I said what I had to say on that subject the other day, and this time around I was going to take...
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Barbecue heaven is for real and it's in Kentucky
All that bad barbecue I wrote about last week put me in a coma. But I did see a bright shining light while I was out, and heard a pleasant southern drawl beckoning me toward it.…[ Read more ][...
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Show us your . . . walls of autographs
After Chicago Theatre shows end, the performers' John Hancocks remain backstage. by Jake Malooley"You know the saying 'If these walls could talk'?" Javier Ayala asks. "Well, I think these walls do...
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Reader's Agenda Sat 9/27: Chicago Beer Die Tournament, Smash, and a Day in...
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Street View 220: Queen of the MCA Gala
Street View is a fashion series in which Isa Giallorenzo spotlights some of the coolest styles seen in Chicago.Like with everything else, in fashion you need to pick your battles, especially when your...
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Reader's Agenda Sun 9/28: 365 Drawings Showcase, Edgewater Fall Arts Fair,...
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Weekly Top Five: The best of James Cagney
The latest film in Jonathan Rosenbaum's ongoing "Unquiet American: Transgressive Comedies from the U.S." series is Blonde Crazy, a 1931 pre-Code comedy directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James...
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Reader's Agenda Mon 9/29: Nasty, Brutish, and Short, 'Hats Off to Dr....
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White Sox and Cubs climb to 16 under—and just wait till next year!
Chicago baseball fans who wish they could say that at least their team's better than the chumps on the other side of town will have to wait till next year. With yet another come-from-ahead loss on the...
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Best shows to see: Earth, Il Sogno del Marinaio, Dre Green
The first half of this week has a ton to offer as far as great shows go, and things kick off tonight with a free show at Wicker Park's Emporium Arcade featuring Sandworm and local noise rockers...
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Did you read about International Coffee Day, The Simpsons, and James Franco?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• John Cassidy asking why Eric Holder didn't go after bankers?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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'Home Fries,' a serving of characteristic elegance from the Fred Hersch Trio
The trio led by pianist Fred Hersch is one of the most malleable, graceful, and exciting working bands in jazz—qualities that shine brightest in the live setting—so it's no wonder that in 2012 the...
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