The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation grounds political reporting in personal experience.
Author Archives: Sam Worley
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In holiday spirits at the Revel Room
Around the corner from the Violet Hour, a new craft-cocktail bar serves thoughtful, nuanced drinks.
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What we learned at the Chicago Humanities Festival 2013
What we learned at the Chicago Humanities Festival: Robots, pigs, Bambi, and more
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“The Way of the Shovel” could dig a little deeper
An MCA exhibit about art and archaeology could dig a little deeper.
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Justice Scalia dines at the Bentley Tavern
The bland new Bentley Tavern raises the price of mediocrity.
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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.
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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.
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Call for submissions: The Reader’s 14th annual Pure Fiction issue
Submissions to our annual Pure Fiction issue are due November 15.
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The art of collecting
Diasporal Rhythms, a group of Chicagoans who collect work by artists of African descent, celebrates ten years.
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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.
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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.
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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.