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This week's Chicagoan: Jack Herman, scoutmaster
Jack Herman, scoutmaster: "That's why you want to keep these kids in the program, because it gives them some stability." by Anne Ford"When I was growing up, scouting was considered a very nerdy thing,...
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Reader's Agenda Fri 2/21: More bopping, bike art, and Third Coast Percussion
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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands and the rest of this week's screenings
I've never seen Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948), which signals the return of the Northwest Chicago Film Society to the Patio Theater (the boiler has been repaired and the theater is now heated...
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Cocktail Challenge: Pizza grease
Henry Prendergast of Analogue gets down to basics with a pizza-and-Bud michelada. by Kate Schmidt"Psyched to use pizza grease, something I am known to be very fond of," Henry Prendergast of Analogue...
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The Autumn Defense find an even sweeter spot
I've always been a fan of the elegant, meticulous retro-pop of the Autumn Defense, the long-running project of Pat Sansone and John Stirratt—better known to most folks as members of Wilco. The pair...
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At Analogue, cocktails get top billing but the food steals the show
The Cajun menu at Logan Square cocktail bar Analogue is deceptively complex. by Mike Sula It's a highly questionable theory, but Cajun food is often considered to be the less sophisticated rural...
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Lola Montes, Yoyo, and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online this week
Each Friday, we recommend seven Old Movies to Watch Now, all of which come recommended by one of our critics and can currently be screened online. Read the review, watch the movie, feel accomplished.…[...
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Did you read about Nick Denton, House of Cards, and Pharrell's hat?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• That a "deal" was signed in Kiev, Ukraine, early today after the bloodiest day of demonstrations yet? —Deanna...
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12 O'Clock Track: "Dive" in honor of Kurt's birthday
Yesterday would have been Kurt Cobain's 47th birthday. Does that make you feel old?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Ferran Adrià and a very heavy book, and other upcoming events
PhaidonYou loved the restaurant, now eat the book: ElBulli 2005-2011Is there an upper limit to what people will pay to see and hear a famous chef and eat some food (inspired by him but cooked by the...
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Tina Fey to star as intrepid Trib correspondent
I enjoyed reading—and then writing about—Kim Barker's 2011 book, Taliban Shuffle, a memoir about her assignment to cover Afghanistan and Pakistan for the Tribune in the 2000s, back when the Trib still...
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Flappers: An introduction to six women who roared through the 1920s
The six subjects of Judith Mackrell's new group biography, Flappers, were notorious celebrities in the 1920s, though mostly forgotten today, which is as good a reason as any to pick up the book and...
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Jon Irabagon and the deep pocket of his trio
Not many saxophonists of the current generation impart curiosity, energy, and pure joy like Morton Grove native Jon Irabagon, a prolific and imaginative reedist who seems to overflow with music....
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Daddy deals death in 3 Days to Kill
Kevin Costner stars as a CIA assassin in the farcical 3 Days to Kill. by J.R. Jones Writer-director Luc Besson hit the jackpot in France with The Professional (1994), starring Jean Reno as a...
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Did these two see the same plays?
Chris Jones, Tribune, on Steppenwolf's Russian Transport:"Uneven, less than ideally cast and weirdly dull affair. with no cohesive world imagined, the production mostly just meanders . . .…[ Read more...
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Local filmmaker Mitchell Lieber presents his work-in-progress Holocaust...
There appear to be an unofficial series of Holocaust documentaries taking place around town this week. Yesterday the University of Chicago screened Nazi propaganda films about the Theresienstadt...
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Is Blaze the Chipotle of pizzas?
The fast-casual pizza was conceived, the legend goes, the fateful day in 2011 when Wetzel's Pretzels owners Rick and Elise Wetzel wanted a quick pizza for lunch, but, finding no decent options in...
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Zoom in: Andersonville
Andersonville's iconic wooden Dala horse received a much needed face-lift and has now moved indoors. by Brianna Wellen Standing nearly six-and-half-feet tall, the Swedish American Museum's Dala horse...
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Reader's Agenda Sat 2/22: International Kennel Club of Chicago Dog Show, Two...
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Street View 168: Winter lite
Street View is a fashion series in which Isa Giallorenzo spotlights some of the coolest styles seen in Chicago.By alternating light and heavier fabrics, Amy gives the impression this weather is not so...
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