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Reader's Agenda Mon 11/25: "Violence and Virtue," the Music Box's 30th...
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Best shows to see: Hunters, DJ Rashad, Juicy J
It seems like there have been nonstop shows around town since the spring; only now, with Thanksgiving right on the horizon, are things starting to slow down. But, you know, only a little bit.…[ Read...
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In memoriam Jason Cevallos, Jean Banchet
Two deaths from the Chicago culinary community were announced, to general shock, over the weekend. The most shocking was the sudden death of bartender Jason Cevallos, who had just moved to Hong Kong...
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Did you read about Eli Manning's balls, Dinesh D'Souza, and Derrick Rose?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• This interview with Noam Chomsky about America's top-down class war? —Tony Adler• That though the GOP-led...
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12 O'Clock Track: No-frills rock on the Blasted Diplomats'"When the Ship Goes...
Last week I was shooting the shit with Logan Hardware's store manager, John Ciba, about the year's rash of excellent releases from locals (Disappears, Bare Mutants, Pelican, etc), when he brought to my...
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Is the trolley problem profound or absurd?
When I first heard about the trolley problem a few weeks ago on the radio, I must have missed a few details. The subjects in a research study were given a set of choices: First, imagine yourself...
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Brace yourselves: Here come Goose Island's 2013 Bourbon County variants
I'll be honest—I have mixed feelings about reviewing these beers. Highly sought-after limited releases provoke the craft-beer boom's grossest bullshit: nerds with more free time than sense queuing up...
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Street View 145: Be your art
Street View is a fashion series in which Isa Giallorenzo spotlights some of the coolest styles seen in Chicago.Brett Manning is once more proving that artists are often the most stylish. Advanced Style...
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Show us your . . . bicycle karaoke machine
Alex Rauch did it. He attached a karaoke machine to a bike. Now you never have to stop singing. by Brianna Wellen On any given evening, Alex Rauch can be found belting out one of his go-to...
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A closer look at one shot of A Touch of Sin
I showed up to the Music Box Theatre's late Saturday afternoon screening of A Touch of Sin a few minutes after the previews had started. The theater was nearly full, so I took a seat in the front row...
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Zoom in: Uptown
A model-railroad club's current working creation features nine stops and 1,500 feet of track. by Aimee Levitt The Garfield-Clarendon Model Railroad Club has been around in some form since 1947, back...
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Sun-Times Media and the Chicago Newspaper Guild reach two settlements
The Chicago Newspaper Guild and Sun-Times Media have reached a couple of settlements after fitful negotiations that lasted 15 months. The first is on a new three-year contract at the Sun-Times and the...
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Gender under the knife
Artists Chase Joynt and Mary Bryson swap stories about gender-reassignment surgery and cancer surgery in "Resisterectomy." by Yasmin Nair In 2007 Mary Bryson, a genderqueer artist and academic based...
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Crunch time for the city's other teachers' union
As contract negotiations drag on, UIC United Faculty hosts a teach-in—and contemplates a walkout. by Deanna Isaacs In the spring of 2011, the faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago took a...
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An all-local holiday gift guide
Our all-local gift guide features vintage-suitcase boom boxes and beer-brewing classes, just to name a couple of highlights. by Kevin Warwick, Jillian Sandler, Aimee Levitt, Deanna Shilkus, Tanya...
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Beauty dances a razor's edge
In Cresset: Vibrant, Rusting, choreographer Julia Rae Antonick investigates the places where beauty and horror meet. by Jena Cutie Beauty pleases, horror makes us shrink, and some beauty is so extreme...
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The Dead Prince has trouble coming to life
Strange Tree Group's The Dead Prince plays down the dark themes that characterize the best fairy tales. by Zac Thompson Thumb through the fairy tales of Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and Hans...
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The transcendent horror of Burning Bluebeard
The Ruffians revive Burning Bluebeard, a sweet tale of catastrophe. by Tony Adler On December 30, 1903, the Iroquois Theatre in downtown Chicago held a matinee performance of Mr. Bluebeard, a touring...
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Reader's Agenda Wed 11/27: Juicy J, SuicideGirls: Blackheart Burlesque, and...
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Gig poster of the week: A courtyard murder with Barbez
ARTIST: Russ WhiteSHOW: Barbez, Spires That in the Sunset Rise, and Rabid Rabbit at Hideout on 11/16MORE INFO:russ-white.com[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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