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Author Archives: Sam Worley
A tour of bizarre outdoor art exhibits in the midwest
Check out strange open-air art along highways and byways in Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
The natural selection of Jenny Kendler
Jenny Kendler, first-ever artist in residence for the Natural Resources Defense Council, makes complex work about the weird relationship between humans and the natural world.
Joel Greenberg’s A Feathered River Across the Sky tracks the terminal flight of the passenger pigeon
Joel Greenberg writes a fascinating history of an iconic North American species.
In holiday spirits at the Revel Room
Around the corner from the Violet Hour, a new craft-cocktail bar serves thoughtful, nuanced drinks.
What we learned at the Chicago Humanities Festival 2013
What we learned at the Chicago Humanities Festival: Robots, pigs, Bambi, and more
“The Way of the Shovel” could dig a little deeper
An MCA exhibit about art and archaeology could dig a little deeper.
Justice Scalia dines at the Bentley Tavern
The bland new Bentley Tavern raises the price of mediocrity.
When the earth shook beneath the Mississippi
The story of a powerful seismological event where you’d least expect to find it: The Mississippi Valley.
Chiming in the last weekend of Chicago Artists Month in East Garfield Park
The final stop on CAM’s tour features a wind chime exhibit and a late-night dance party.
Call for submissions: The Reader’s 14th annual Pure Fiction issue
Submissions to our annual Pure Fiction issue are due November 15.
The art of collecting
Diasporal Rhythms, a group of Chicagoans who collect work by artists of African descent, celebrates ten years.
It’s all over now, baby blue: A Breaking Bad chat
Three Reader staff members discuss one of the most heavily anticipated finales in television history.
Aged to perfection at the Berkshire Room
Under the direction of Ben Schiller, the bar on the first floor of the Acme Hotel unveils a splendid drinks program.
Dillman’s is Brendan Sodikoff’s blintz-krieg
With Dillman’s, Brendan Sodikoff brings a haute (and fabulous) “deli-style American brasserie” to River North.