Tacos las Manitas launches a new 2025 season of Monday Night Foodball
Check out Tamara Valdovinos’s scratch taco party at the Reader’s weekly chef pop-up at Frank and Mary’s Tavern.
Food & drink
Rewind: Bean pie, my brother?
The Nation of Islam’s iconic dessert is still around, if you know where to look.
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Local trios Black Duck and 60 Strings celebrate the sound of electrified wires
Sat 1/11 at Constellation
Chicago art-punk trio Background Character bring the whimsy hard
Sat 1/11 at Cole’s Bar
Chicago bluesman Melvin Taylor is a jewel hidden in plain sight
Fri 1/10 at FitzGerald’s
Pianist and pop-culture acolyte Daniel Knox plays a rare hometown show
Thu 1/9 at Constellation
Jessica Ogwumike and Elhom Kabassi – Let's Talk About Sex – The Sit Down hosted by Shawnee Dez
In this episode we will touch on connection & consent, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and imagining the future of sex wellness and knowledge. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Kevin Blackistone — Home Ruled – The Ben Joravsky Show
Ben doesn’t want to talk about all the bad news that happened last night. But he does so anyway. Kevin Blackistone returns to take us from A to Z on the Congressional land-transfer bill that enabled Washington to take control of land in Washington. It makes no sense until you realize that DC is treated more like a colony than a free state in the United States. In fact “Chocolate City” is not a state at all. Get ready for a twisting saga starring Mayor Muriel Bowser and featuring Elon Musk, Utah Senator Mike Lee and several other MAGA creatures. Kevin is a columnist for the Washington Post, a professor of journalism at the University of Maryland and a panelist for Around the Horn. His views are his own.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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News & INVESTIGATIONS
In the zone
Zoning policy is complex and convoluted. It doesn’t have to be.
Banking on data centers
City and state officials are pitching data centers as the economic driver of the future—but at what cost?
The MWRD’s newest member
Sharon Waller, the water district’s first water engineer, plans to make a splash.
Columns & Opinion
Ex-Chicagoan says Chicagoans don’t understand violence or corruption
In a recent Chicago Tribune commentary, Hollywood writer David Mamet told our city how to vote.
Trumped up
How did we get here again?
A note on our Occult Issue
. . . and a spell to cast at your convenience!
Film
Review: Babygirl
Babygirl’s unforgiving look at desire comes just in time for the holidays.
Review: Los Frikis
Los Frikis is a vibrant exploration of punk and resistance in 90s Cuba.
Arts & Culture
How artists respond to technology
“The Living End” is “both of and about painting,” says curator Jamillah James.
The sprawling practice of Frank Lloyd Wright
A Driehaus Museum exhibition contrasts the messiness of his personal life with his obsession with neatness.
The women who made Florence Price
Samantha Ege’s South Side Impresarios reminds us that no woman is an island.
Sexy Merry Men
Throbbin Wood gives a naughty panto twist to Sherwood Forest.
The Secret Garden blooms at Theo
The musical version of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 novel feels joyous and timely.
Music
Gia Margaret goes viral on the shoulders of a Chill Guy
Plus: The Violent Treatment hardcore podcast spawns a record label and a 24-page zine.
Chicago Record Report: December 2024
New releases from Look Both Days, DJ Manny, Hannah A. Barnes, Staring Problem, and more
JD, Foster & Eastman made sublime country rock but didn’t leave a trace
This early-70s Chicago band never got further than recording a few demos, and now you can finally hear how great their albums would’ve been.
CITY LIFE
Chic c’est la vie, c’est Bon Femmes
Omotola Akinbiyi’s shop in Ravenswood sells creations sourced from underrepresented artists and makers.
Well-suited
Whether for streetwear or a gala, men coordinate stylish sets.
Food & Drink
Loud Mouth mouths off at the next Monday Night Foodball
Two front-of-house smart-asses break out from the Piggery at the Reader’ weekly chef pop-up at Frank and Mary’s Tavern.
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