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Danny Goldring is pictured standing outside a locked gate in an alleyway, posed as if he's trying to unlock it. He has reddish hair and a mustache, and wears a dark suit with a light shirt and maroon tie.
Posted inPerforming Arts Feature

Remembering Danny Goldring

by Kerry Reid December 12, 2022December 16, 2022

When news broke over a week ago that Danny Goldring had died at 76, there was (as is often the case these days) an immediate outpouring of tributes on social media. I learned the news from Chicago actor Gary Houston; I sometimes met Goldring and his wife, actor Diane Dorsey, over the years at parties […]

Posted inBlogs

Chicago: City on the Make vs. Boss: Greatest Chicago Book Tournament, round two

by Jerome Ludwig January 26, 2015August 18, 2021

One of these literary heavyweights will have to defeat the other . . . by a nose.

Posted inBlogs

So what is a great Chicago book anyway?

by Aimee Levitt January 23, 2015August 18, 2021

Some more thoughts about greatness and Chicago-ness at our tournament’s halfway point.

Posted inBlogs

It’s time to vote in round two of the Greatest Chicago Book Tournament

by Aimee Levitt January 13, 2015September 27, 2021

Start voting for the next round in our book tournament!

Posted inBlogs

Local rapper-producer Martin Sky’s new single hints at a huge year for Chicago hip-hop

by Leor Galil January 7, 2015August 18, 2021

The Chicago hip-hop scene didn’t slow down for the start of the new year, and Martin Sky’s dropped one of the best tracks this past week.

Posted inBlogs

Boss vs. I May Be Wrong, But I Doubt It: Greatest Chicago Book Tournament, round one

by Danette Chavez December 15, 2014August 18, 2021

In the fourth bout of our tournament, the late, great Mike Royko squares off against himself.

Posted inBlogs

The Greatest Ever Chicago Book Tournament

by Aimee Levitt November 19, 2014August 18, 2021

Between now and April, the Reader and its readers will be choosing the greatest book ever written about Chicago.

Just for Laughs
Posted inArts & Culture

The Reader’s guide to TBS Just for Laughs Chicago

by Molly Adams, Drew Hunt, Gwynedd Stuart and Kevin Warwick June 6, 2013August 19, 2021

David Cross, Maria Bamford, and more: Our critics pick favorites from the sprawling comic fest.

Posted inBlogs

Doing it wrong on guns, Chicago-style

by Ben Joravsky May 16, 2013August 19, 2021

With guns as in schools, mental health, and economic development—you can count on Chicago to do the wrong thing.

Posted inBlogs

Bad cops are a mainstay of fall television

by Michael Miner October 9, 2012August 19, 2021

From Boardwalk Empire to The Good Wife, rotten apples are par for the course

Posted inBlogs

The Republicans’ reality problem

by Michael Miner September 25, 2012August 19, 2021

Who can believe what about Obama?

Posted inArts & Culture

This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:

by Jordan Larson and Allegra Kirkland August 27, 2012August 19, 2021

In-the-know Chicagoans recommend Half Italian Deli, Starz’s Boss, and Comedy Bang! Bang!

Posted inBlogs

The mayor’s first year: moving forward, over and over again

by Mick Dumke May 16, 2012August 19, 2021

Rahm Emanuel’s first year in office looks a lot like Mayor Daley’s first year in office

Posted inArts & Culture

This week’s Culture Vultures recommend . . .

by Armando Salazar December 29, 2011August 19, 2021

In-the-know Chicagoans recommend threewalls’ Community-Supported Art, Manual Cinema, and Starz series Boss

Posted inBlogs

The Chicago Sentinel? Come on!

by Michael Miner December 15, 2011August 19, 2021

Everyone knows the Sentinel on Boss is really the Tribune.

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