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Links to PDFs of Reader crossword puzzles and previous weeks' solutions by Ben Tausig Recent Crosswords Just Toss It (PDF) - 12.19.2013…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Chicago Filmmakers may have a new home in an old firehouse
It looks like Christmas has come early for the city's film exhibitors. First it comes to light that the Patio Theater will not have to close its doors (sorry, again, for failing to get the facts...
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The Reader's Guide to New Year's Eve
Our guide to the best places to be when 2014 starts Parties & Events Black Ensemble Theater New Year's Eve Celebration Hors d'oeuvres, champagne, and performances by ensemble members along with...
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The Little Prince: A kids' story only adults can love
Lookingglass Theatre Company renders The Little Prince a visual and aural feast. by Jack Helbig I don't know why people persist in believing that The Little Prince is a children's book. To be fair,...
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Ten years of taiko at the MCA
In an MCA doubleheader, Tsukasa Taiko marries classical and contemporary forms—from Japan and Chicago both. by Jena Cutie Taiko is remarkable for its emphasis on the entire body. Performers set their...
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Gossip Wolf: Scheme raps with two tongues on Pocket Full of Pesos
Scheme raps with two tongues on Pocket Full of Pesos, the Lemons hit Chic-a-Go-Go, and more by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil Lately this wolf has been bumping Pocket Full of Pesos by Molemen rapper...
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Reader's Agenda Wed 12/18: the Urban Craft Lab, Lilli Carré, and Trickle Up:...
Looking for something to do today? Agenda's got you covered.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Gig poster of the week: King Krule on the rooftops
ARTIST: Les HermanSHOW: King Krule and Tops at Lincoln Hall on Wed 12/11MORE INFO:leslieherman.com[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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A look at how Chicago's heroin trade has adapted and thrived for more than a...
It's not hard to come across evidence of Chicago's thriving heroin business, especially amid the open-air markets on the west side. A few weeks ago I saw several cars pulled over on Augusta near...
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Aged eggnog: How does it taste?
I brought some of the aged eggnog I made a month ago to a party this past weekend, and happened to be looking at friend who was sitting across the room as she took her first sip. Her eyes got wide, but...
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Did you read about Bitcoin, crossword puzzles, and the War Against Christmas?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• How the country's biggest banks prop up the pawnshop industry? —Mick Dumke• Dan Mihalopoulos on the interesting...
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12 O'Clock Track: "Purple Snowflakes," a seasonal gem by Marvin Gaye
I don't have a blanket disdain for Christmas music like most folks I know. As a kid I eagerly awaited the end of Thanksgiving because it marked the date I could start irritating my mother by playing...
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The Chicago connection
How heroin—and dealers—moved from Chicago to eastern Iowa by Mick Dumke In March 2010 Nebraska state police made a traffic stop that produced a valuable insight into the movement of heroin out of...
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The Coen brothers grow up
The Coen brothers grow up with Inside Llewyn Davis. by J.R. Jones From a distance, this feature by Joel and Ethan Coen might resemble the brothers' 1991 farce Barton Fink: like the earlier movie, it...
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The bad daddy of Tribes
In Tribes, Steppenwolf stages a family rebellion. by Tony Adler You're liable to enjoy Christopher at first. The 60-year-old patriarch of an urban British family that includes three grown children and...
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Some Velvet Morning: Mum's the word
Some Velvet Morning is full of secrets. by J.R. Jones Critics always catch hell for spoiling a movie's surprises, and this acidic two-hander by writer-director Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men) is...
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Yeezus season is here: Photos from last night's Kanye West show
Nearly halfway through his set at the United Center in support of this year's strange and fascinating Yeezus, Kanye West rested atop the tip of the stark white, triangular center stage, which rose off...
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Get comfortable with Tony Trimm's latest work while you comb through year-end...
The glut of "best of 2013" music lists can be overwhelming, though occasionally I'll run across one that gives me pause and invites thinking about what shaped my year of listening, what I missed, and...
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On Sons of Anarchy, Gemma stoops to conquer
I've watched Sons of Anarchy since it debuted in 2008, to my various roommates' bemusement and my own surprise. I'm no real fan of motorcycles or lawlessness.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments...
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