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When cemitas meet brisket: two favorites come together for a night at Smoque
There are food events you wait the whole year for—the Green City Market BBQ, the Taste of the Nation benefit for Share Our Strength (which, now that I mention it, is tonight), Lula Cafe's annual...
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"There's something in me that wants to steal the holiness"
Theatre Y prepares to open The Binding, inspired by Jewish apocryphal text, in a Logan Square church. by Laura Molzahn A hand, reaching out like an antenna, touches my hair—then pulls away sharply. It...
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Win tickets to see Dilated Peoples' Evidence
Local indie hip-hop label Closed Sessions has recently been hosting monthly rap showcases at Schubas, and the August bill is quite strong; Dilated Peoples' Evidence headlines a bill that also includes...
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Street View 113: Bed Bath & Beyond sharp
Street View is a fashion series in which Isa Giallorenzo spotlights some of the coolest styles seen in Chicago.So yeah, I woke up late, dressed in the same outfit I'd worn the day before (minus...
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The subtle power of pianist Orrin Evans
In this week's paper I previewed an exciting concert happening Thursday night in Millennium Park: the fantastic drummer Dana Hall will be reconvening his Black Fire project, which plays the music of...
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Pisco cocktails: 1931 and Ma Serena
Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda reportedly described pisco—the national drink of both Chile and Peru—as "Un millón de años de sol, en una sola gota," which translates to "A million years of sun in a single...
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Comma 'gain? A troubling inconsistency at U. of C.
From the University of Chicago Press, a new title: From Black Sox to Three-Peats: A Century of Chicago's Best Sportswriting, From the Tribune, Sun-Times, & Other Newspapers.From the 16th edition of...
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Coming-of-age grows up in The Spectacular Now
The coming-of-age film grows up in James Ponsoldt's The Spectacular Now. by Andrea Gronvall Coming-of-age movies, at least in America, often hinge on a loss of innocence, either one's virginity or...
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A little help from Dan's friends
Advice this week—on rough fantasies and shitty relationships—comes from author Daniel Bergner and blogger-activist Chris Savage. by Dan Savage Dear readers: Two excellent writers stepped in to answer...
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Did you read about Ann Sather, cheap homes in Gary, and Chief Keef?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• About sexual crimes in a Mennonite community in Bolivia? —Aimee Levitt• That Tom Tunney will close the...
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12 O'Clock Track: Celebrate Prince on Twitter with "I Could Never Take the...
Pitchfork reported yesterday that none other than Prince has started using Twitter; but I'm dubious. While following Prince on Twitter is something I would do reflexively, this is not a proper "Prince"...
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Modernism with a side of vicarious travel: Chef Tim Graham on Travelle
Midcentury modernism is often talked about like it's one thing, but it's at least two: the black-box minimalism of Mies van der Rohe and company, and the flamboyant modernism that swept from the...
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A Lovely conversation about X-rated film director Armand Weston
Tomorrow night Doc Films will screen a fascinating oddity of American cinema: Expose Me, Lovely, a hybrid of gritty film noir and hard-core pornography shot amid Manhattan's nascent punk scene in 1976....
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The good LED screen: The CSO accompanies The Two Towers at Ravinia
Ads on LED billboards competing with skyline views on Chicago highways? Ugh.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Stream Earl Sweatshirt's Doris now. Do it.
Earl Sweatshirt's second album, Doris, which drops next Tuesday, is one of the most highly anticipated rap records of the year, and so far it's been treated with the kind of high antileak security...
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Jazz movies under the open skies
The Chicago Jazz Festival is just two weeks away, which means jazz-related activities will be on the uptick for the next couple of weeks. On Friday night, for example, Chicago Film Archives will...
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Cocktail Challenge: Dragon fruit
Jason Cevallos of the Office unearths some rarities to add "nuances" to the flavorless dragon fruit. by Kate Schmidt Jason Cevallos of the Office first encountered dragon fruit at Next: Tour of...
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Clean your plate before heading to the Logan Theatre
Last night I had one of the more bizarre experiences I've had at a local theater. My wife and I met a friend for dinner in Logan Square and afterward we walked over to the Logan to see a film—it was...
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Reader's Agenda Fri 8/16: Raks Geek, After Dark, and Black Sabbath
Looking for something to do today? Agenda's got you covered:Raks Geek went viral with a YouTube video of a Wookiee belly dancing to a Klingon band singing an original song in Shyriiwook.…[ Read more ][...
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