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Posted inMusic

Caroline Polachek from Chairlift explores the pain and pleasure of love on Pang

by Madeline Happold January 3, 2020August 25, 2021

Caroline Polachek might be the queen of crushes. As half of the synth-pop duo Chairlift, she wrote cheeky sleeper favorites such as “Crying in Public” and “Bruises” in the late 2000s, before branching out into solo work, taking opera lessons (inspired by a Handel aria in the soundtrack of the 2009 Lars von Trier film […]

Posted inArts & Culture

Arcadia pulls its audience into various emotional and historical puzzles

by Kerry Reid November 29, 2018August 18, 2021

The story serves as a love letter to hunger.

Posted inFood & Drink

Margeaux Brasserie is not really a restaurant for Chicagoans

by Mike Sula August 31, 2017August 18, 2021

Celebrity chef Michael Mina’s simulacrum of a jaunty French brasserie caters to the inmates of a Gold Coast luxury hotel.

Posted inBlogs

Pride Parade, Bob Dylan, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Sara Cohen June 24, 2016August 18, 2021

Pride Parade, a sausage fest, a vegan fest, and eight more cool things to do in Chicago this weekend.

Posted inArts & Culture

A beautiful new building opens with a complex play

by Tony Adler March 31, 2016August 18, 2021

Michael Halberstam’s staging of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia is the inaugural production in Writers Theatre’s new Studio Gang Architects building in Glencoe.

Posted inArts & Culture

Remy Bumppo Theatre aces Tom Stoppard’s test with Travesties

by Tony Adler April 8, 2015August 18, 2021

Remy Bumppo Theatre aces Tom Stoppard’s erudite play Travesties.

Posted inArts & Culture

This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:

by Janey Lee and Hannah Lorenz March 7, 2013August 19, 2021

Chicagoans recommend The Dream of the Burning Boy, 7 Wonders, and Lauren Groff’s Arcadia.

Posted inBlogs

Corrupt cops and colliding queens: new Reader performing arts reviews

by Tony Adler May 18, 2012August 19, 2021

Fresh Reader performing arts reviews

Posted inArts & Culture

This week’s Culture Vultures recommend . . .

by Armando Salazar January 12, 2012August 19, 2021

Cityscape Bar, “Arcadia,” and “Owl Scouts” at Lula

Posted inBlogs

Night of the Living Ales

by Philip Montoro March 6, 2011August 19, 2021

Goose Island takes first and second place, Three Floyds wins the bronze, and Firestone Walker earns a special nod from the organizers.

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