Essays on the hopes and horrors of returning to “normal”
Author Archives: Rachel Hawley
Posted inNews & Politics
The new normal
What the aftermath of coronavirus will bring for Chicago’s small businesses
Posted inCity Life
Dating at a distance
What it’s like to virtually flirt at the hot new first-date spot: Google Hangouts
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A note on this week’s cover
Figuring out what to put on the cover of each Reader issue is one of the most rewarding and at times most stressful aspects of my job. When a cover really comes together, it’s a beautiful thing: I rush into the office on Wednesday morning to see the newly printed copies, basking in the glow […]
Posted inNews & Politics
Essays on isolation
What staying at home has taught us about our city and ourselves
Posted inFood & Drink
Life is full of disappointments, but the shawafel wrap at Middle East Bakery & Grocery is never one of them
Here is the sandwich to help you withstand heartbreak.
Posted inArts & Culture
With The Collected Schizophrenias, Esmé Weijun Wang offers a haunting personal look at mental illness
‘I tried to describe, with visceral specificity, what psychosis is like, and what pre-psychosis is like.’
