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How David Fincher and Gyorgy Palfi, two different filmmakers, use digital...
On Friday I guessed that Gyorgy Palfi's Free Fall (which screens once more at the Chicago International Film Festival on Thursday at 2:30 PM) would not disappoint viewers looking for something weird. I...
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A GABF silver medalist for your fridge: Half Acre's Heyoka IPA
On Saturday, October 4, at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, a panel of 222 judges from ten countries bestowed 268 medals on a record-breaking field of roughly 5,700 entries from more than...
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Alice's Bar-B-Q is still smoking in Bronzeville
Earlier this month when I wrote about Bronzeville's new Puerto Rican spot Maracas, I made a note to point out that despite the ongoing gentrification in the neighborhood, one old, reliable joint is...
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Listen to 'Thembi,' get psyched for Pharoah Sanders on Saturday
Peter Margasak wrote a sharp, context-rich Soundboard capsule for this Saturday's Pharoah Sanders and Chicago Underground Duo show at the Promontory. In his capsule Peter mentions an album I didn't...
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Taylor Swift's 'Out of the Woods' inverts the anatomy of the power ballad
Last night, 24-year-old pop powerhouse Taylor Swift released the second single from her forthcoming album, 1989. "Out of the Woods" takes a very different tone than the no-worries number "Shake It...
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This week in experimental cinema: John Smith in person, dance films at the...
The coming week is packed with experimental- film screenings (though not at the Chicago International Film Festival, which hasn't presented any experimental work in decades). The most important of...
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Rahm decrees: No elected school board vote for you!
The mayor plays politics with the schools by vowing to keep politics out of the schools. by Ben Joravsky Every now and then Mayor Emanuel makes a comment about life in Chicago that is so preposterous...
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Webster's Wine Bar: Telegraph, transformed
What's in a name, anyway? Webster's Wine Bar, which for nearly 20 years occupied a two-story space on Webster near the Chicago River, moved this summer into the former Telegraph Wine Bar space in Logan...
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Lit and rock merge at Curbside Splendor's Words + Music
Indie imprint Curbside Splendor releases its first cassingle during Words + Music, October 16 at the Empty Bottle. by Megan Thielking Victor David Giron was a student at the U. of I. at...
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Gossip Wolf: An off-the-grid show by Swedish industrial legends Brighter...
An off-the-grid show by Swedish industrial legends Brighter Death Now, a compilation of rare Chicago house from Kstarke, and more by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil Gossip Wolf spent what felt like half...
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Gig poster of the week: Someone refill this rooster's beer
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The flu is worthy of our respect but not our headlines
The Reader's “Did you read about?” feature drew my attention Tuesday to an article that compares Ebola to Enterovirus D68 (which gives children respiratory problems and is occasionally fatal) as a...
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Did you read about booming marijuana business, Joakim Noah, and HBO Go?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• About Cyclone Hudhud, which has devastated India's southeastern coast?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on...
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Respect the gallop that never quits in postrock band Maserati's 'Show Me the...
What better way to celebrate a gray fall day than with a nine-minute, steady-driving postrock track from Athens band Maserati? Today's 12 O'Clock Track, "Show Me the Season," remains my favorite...
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One of these guys is going to be governor of Illinois
A few things you should know about Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner by Mick Dumke To their credit, both Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn and Republican businessman Bruce Rauner occasionally acknowledge that...
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The Walking Dead premiere is sponsored by the letter F—for friendship
So many spoilers ahead . . .The world’s becoming pretty black-and-white on the bloodiest show on TV. Sunday's season five premiere of The Walking Dead began by pitting the present against the past.…[...
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Check out up-and-coming local MC KD Young Cocky
Lately Chief Keef's been dropping tracks so frequently it's like they're forming a trail of breadcrumbs leading to some long-delayed mixtapes, which, as of last night, come to a grand total of three....
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An interview with Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussi (part one)
The great Polish writer-director Krzysztof Zanussi was in town this past weekend to introduce two of his movies at the Chicago International Film Festival: his 1971 breakthrough Family Life and his...
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When the going gets tough, remember Jane Byrne
Like a Roman emperor who had just conquered the world, Mayor Rahm strode before the City Council this morning for his annual budget address—all he needed was a toga. "My fellow Chicagoans," he began.…[...
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The perils of polyamory
Dan Savage advises an erstwhile poly partner who now wants monogamy, an accidental polysexual, and a sulky spouse with a "post-mononormative" wife. by Dan Savage QFour years ago, I met a man on a...
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