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Did Obama just undermine democracy?
Last Friday I had a dandy idea for a Bleader post. The night before President Obama had spoken to the nation about immigration reform.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Trunk Show plasters artist-created bumper stickers to a gallery on wheels
With Trunk Show, a Ford Taurus serves as a vehicle for a curator couple’s art shows. by Kerry Cardoza Chicago has a tradition of showing art where you'd least expect it. Among the spots currently...
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Goose Island's 2014 Bourbon County beers, reviewed by six increasingly drunk...
When I reviewed Goose Island's Bourbon County beers last year, I explained that I had mixed feelings about stoking the "alarming acquisitive frenzy" surrounding these sought-after limited releases. But...
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Beyond the Lights is the most subversive American movie of the year
There was a great crowd at the preview screening of Beyond the Lights that I attended earlier this month. (Not since July—when the the Music Box Theatre presented It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World in its...
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Skin and sportswear are all the rage at Soft Leather
Street View is a fashion series in which Isa Giallorenzo spotlights some of the coolest styles seen in Chicago.Leander and Bella show off what's going on in club wear nowadays: skin (lots of it) and...
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What's number one on Friends of the Parks' watch list? We'll give you one guess
It's culture vs. nature on the first-ever Friends of the Parks annual Top Ten Watch List of Endangered Parks and Open Spaces, released today. The two lakefront parking lots between Soldier Field and...
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Alleged Sinaloa cartel leader gets 22 years for bringing cocaine into Chicago
Federal judge Ruben Castillo said Monday that he didn't see solid evidence showing that Alfredo Vazquez-Hernandez met with Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, let alone that he was a...
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Former Senate hopeful Jack Ryan is back in politics—as a publisher
A day or two before this month's elections, I spotted a curious political ad on TV. Bob Dold, the Republican candidate for Congress in the Tenth District, was boasting that the newspapers had...
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Where to get your Black Friday Bourbon County brews and more food news
Your food future doesn't begin and end with an impending Thanksgiving feast. There's plenty of post-turkey eating (and drinking) to be done.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Township has parted ways with MP Shows [UPDATED]
Last night local music-booking company MP Shows abruptly parted ways with Logan Square venue-slash-restaurant Township. Owner Tamiz Haiderali says Township will continue to host concerts, though that's...
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Did you read about Ferguson, grand juries, and poverty?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:•James Baldwin on racism in America, ca.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Listen to Silk Rhodes before you make a 'best of the year' list
Albums released in December are invariably overlooked in end-of-year lists made by music publications. For one, most of these lists are compiled in November.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on...
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Local rapper Tink releases Ferguson protest song 'Tell the Children,'...
Fourteen hours after St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch announced that Officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted for the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, Chicago rapper Tink has...
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Victor Nwankwo of DJ duo We Theory on his Nigerian parents' old records
Current musical obsessions of Rob Garmer and Victor Nwankwo (both halves of DJ duo We Theory) by Tal Rosenberg Tal Rosenberg, Reader digital content editor Tears for Fears, Songs From the Big Chair...
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You have no excuse to give anyone a holiday album
Especially now that you know about these ten amazing box sets from the likes of Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Pierre Boulez, Captain Beefheart, and Wilco by Peter Margasak The holiday shopping season has...
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Saturday, December 20th at Block 37 (108 N. State) Saturday, December 209 AM - 7 PM Block 37 108 N. State Join us for the second Made in Chicago Market! This Holiday Market will be brought to life...
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Colm Toíbín's one-woman monologue gives the Madonna something new—a voice
The Testament of Mary finds a mother of God filled with fury and heartbreak by Zac Thompson Ever tried working your way through one of the world's great art museums without a plan? Before you even...
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A Soul Summit gig poster features tone arms as far as the eye can see
ARTIST: Scott WilliamsSHOW: Soul Summit at Double Door on Sat 11/15MORE INFO:scottwilliamsdesign.com[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Look at art, rent a U-Haul at Motor Gallery in the South Loop
On Chicago’s once bustling Motor Row in the South Loop, few hints of the area’s automotive past remain. The cavernous buildings that used to house dealerships and mechanics’ garages are now mostly...
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Give the mayor credit: School graduation rates are up
Chicago Public Schools officials finally realize that telling kids they're failures doesn't keep them in class. by Ben Joravsky One day not long ago, when I was ranting and railing—as I'm apt to...
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