Chicagoans recommend two new novels and a local absinthe verte
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Chicagoans recommend a podcast about mental problems, a street corner, and a nonverbal movie
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Self-taught artist George Kagan: “That’s where I learned about alienated labor”
A report from artist Laura Shaeffer’s discussion with Kagan, whose collection of hand-built radios is on display at Intuit
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In-the-know Chicagoans recommend Half Italian Deli, Starz’s Boss, and Comedy Bang! Bang!
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Zoom In: Bridgeport
Two huge totem poles guard the entrance to a Bridgeport Boys and Girls Club
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This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:
Chicagoans recommend a dialogue-exposing gallery, an orchestra rehearsal, and a sausage shop
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Hyde Park hotel construction draws protests
Teachers and activists protested the use of TIF funds in constructing a hotel in the University of Chicago’s Harper Court project.
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Remembering Chris Marker
The French director turned science fiction on its head, creating a haunting film in the process
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John Wayne Gacy and lighting-based dance: the week in performing arts reviews
Fresh performing arts reviews from Reader writers
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The longitudes and latitudes of ‘Local Metrics’: An interview with artist Eliza Myrie
A look at the “Local Metrics: Majeed, Mooses, Myrie” exhibition at the U. of C.
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The best of our readers’ hilarious Best of Chicago votes
Your 100,000 opinions (mostly) captured the pulse of the city. And then there were the outliers.
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This week’s Culture Vultures recommend . . .
In-the-know Chicagoans recommend Lincoln Park’s Zoolights show, Bing Crosby’s White Christmas, and more
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This week’s Culture Vultures recommend . . .
In-the-know Chicagoans recommend live literature, the holiday El Train, and Greg Palast’s Vulture’s Picnic
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This week’s Culture Vultures recommend . . .
In-the-know Chicagoans recommend Gomez/Wilson: Windows & Mirrors and Wisconsin Supper Clubs