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Watching the audience with Usama Alshaibi

by Ben Sachs April 7, 2014August 18, 2021

A conversation with the former Chicagoan and longtime independent moviemaker about the relationship between movies and spectators

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‘All I feel is loss’

After nearly two years on electronic monitoring, Jeremey “Mohawk” Johnson’s ankle bracelet is finally off.

by Leor Galil

Young people dream up a safer summer in Chicago

After Mayor Lori Lightfoot expanded the citywide curfew in response to a shooting, teenagers spoke about Chicago’s gun violence crisis and their relationship to the city.

by Justin Agrelo

Subversive Chicago rock outfit Famous Laughs immerse you in jams on Total Icon

by Leor Galil

Editor’s note: on feeling “safe”

What will it take for our city to embrace its BIPOC citizens, especially the youngest ones?

by Salem Collo-Julin

A “creative coalition” of BIPOC talent

The New Vanguard embodies the phrase “Think global, act local.”

by Tara C. Mahadevan