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Call for submissions: The Reader's 15th annual Pure Fiction issue
In January, the Reader will publish its 15th annual Pure Fiction issue, a collection of short stories submitted by mostly local fiction writers paired with illustrations by mostly local artists. This...
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Maxim sees red—patent leather
Street View is a fashion series in which Isa Giallorenzo spotlights some of the coolest styles seen in Chicago.Maxim's outfit is so simple, yet so effective—all thanks to her shiny and fiery red patent...
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This week's Chicagoan: Tiela Halpin, haunted house performer and photographer
Boo! This week's Chicagoan is a Statesville Haunted Prison performer. by Anne Ford A first-person account from off the beaten track, as told to Anne Ford. "The thing that will get me to run, that will...
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The five best golden age slasher films
This past weekend the Music Box dedicated half of its midnight programming to the seasonal standby Halloween, John Carpenter's trendsetting masterpiece. The slasher film to which all others are...
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Key Ingredient: Greg Bastien emulsifies pumpkin seed oil
Challenged to create a dish with pumpkin seed oil, Greg Bastien of the Winchester makes a mousseline sauce. by Julia Thiel OO.ready(function() { window.player =...
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How Bruce Rauner makes money from for-profit schools and worthless degrees
UPDATE: This post has been updated to include a quote from Thomas Zimmerman, lead attorney for the students in a class action lawsuit against the Illinois School of Health Careers and ForeFront...
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Alderman Solis can't explain missing chunk of 25th Ward money
No one seems to know exactly where $140,000 in public funds has gone in the 25th Ward. Every year, each alderman receives $1.3 million from the city to use on ward infrastructure.…[ Read more ][...
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Did you read about douchebags, Sleater-Kinney, and Lorde?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• The bodies of three more women, apparent homicide victims, were found in Gary this morning, bringing the total...
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'Without a Thought,' sleek, polyphonic jazz from Ryan Keberle
It makes sense that composer, bandleader, and trombonist Ryan Keberle keeps landing lots of work; although he's a jazz musician first and foremost, his ears are open and his technique keeps the doors...
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What we now know about the Lucas Museum
George Lucas was the third and final speaker at the last session of Chicago Ideas Week's "Edison Talks" event at the Cadillac Palace Theatre on Friday. The event had a pep-fest vibe, with spotlights...
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Foo Fighters take a trek through Chicago's musical history on HBO's Sonic...
A few minutes into the premiere episode of HBO's Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways front man Dave Grohl pitches the concept behind the band's forthcoming eighth album. "This all started with one idea," he...
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Smashing Pumpkins crank the neutrals on new song 'Being Beige'
"The world's on fire, have you heard?" sings Billy Corgan on the first taste from the Smashing Pumpkins' forthcoming album, Monuments to an Elegy. The Highland Park-based songwriter promised last March...
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See Chicago's musical underground in photos at the Museum of Contemporary...
Photographer Michael Schmelling deftly captures Chicago's underground music scene in "Your Blues." by Kevin Warwick Getting a foothold in a city's underground music scene ain't easy treading,...
View ArticleFilipino pop-ups, grasshopper tacos, a haunted Goat, and more food news and...
Remember when I wrote about this Filipino dinner, and then a chef who helped with it, Julia Pham, was in last year's People Issue? Well, Pham's Relish Underground Dining will be collaborating with AC...
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How going to the movies is like going to the ballet
Frederick Wiseman's National Gallery, which received its local premiere last night at the Chicago International Film Festival, climaxes with a dance performance inside one of the exhibition halls....
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Chicago Humanities Fest artistic director Matti Bunzl is heading to Vienna on...
UI prof and CHF artistic director Matti Bunzl's new job puts an outsider at the center of Viennese culture. by Deanna Isaacs While the Chicago Humanities Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary with...
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Bruce Rauner's ethical dilemma
In April 2013, Bruce Rauner called allegations that he clouted his daughter into Payton College Prep in 2008 "stuff that doesn't matter.""It's all baloney," Rauner told the Sun-Times.…[ Read more ][...
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Tsu Kiji Fish Market is no Tsukiji Fish Market
A part of me feels it's unfair to criticize a Japanese restaurant for broad and unfocused menus, especially since a place like Japonais by Morimoto executes one so well, and by early reports the new...
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Did you read about newspaper drama, Shonda Rhimes, and Derrick Rose?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• How President Obama has altered the face of the federal courts?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this...
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If you're going to Flying Lotus on Friday, get there early to see Thundercat
One of the biggest shows to come to town this week is jazz-beat wizard Flying Lotus's stop at Concord Music Hall on Friday night—I'd recommend getting there early enough to catch opening act and...
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