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Home » Cliff Doerksen

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In honor of Pi(e) Day, here’s a true, crusty classic

by Aimee Levitt March 14, 2018September 17, 2021

Cliff Doerksen’s investigation into the decline of mince pie is the most delightful slice of food history you’ll read today.

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Bad News From the Past never gets stale

by Aimee Levitt February 20, 2018August 18, 2021

A historian’s delightful compendium of bizarre news items from days of yore.

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This guy loved Mark E. Smith more than you ever did because he got a Mark E. Smith tattoo

by Aimee Levitt January 25, 2018August 18, 2021

And he lived in Berwyn.

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Reader film criticism, in focus at last

by J.R. Jones March 26, 2012August 19, 2021

The Reader debuts an alphabetical database of its huge long-review catalog

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Bedbug extermination, historically

by Julia Thiel February 3, 2012August 19, 2021

Bedbugs in history: electrocution devices, Bed Bug Row, and more

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Black holes

by Sam Worley October 25, 2011August 19, 2021

Will particle physics cause the end of the world?

Posted inNews & Politics

2009

by Michael Miner October 6, 2011August 19, 2021

The year in Chicago history via the pages of the Reader

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Key Ingredient Wins a Beard Award

by Kate Schmidt May 9, 2011August 19, 2021

Julia Thiel and Michael Gebert score another Beard award for the Reader with a win for their multimedia feature Key Ingredient.

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Things You Should Read

by Julia Thiel March 31, 2011August 19, 2021

Why writing about food sometimes seems pointless: it’s all been done so well already.

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One Bite: Mince Pie

by Mike Sula February 24, 2011August 19, 2021

What better memorial to the late Cliff Doerksen than an epic bout of mince-pie making?

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From the Archives: Cliff Doerksen’s “Same Old Song and Dance”

by Miles Raymer December 20, 2010August 19, 2021

The late Cliff Doerksen on payola

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Remembering Cliff Doerksen

by Michael Miner December 20, 2010August 19, 2021

The Reader’s Cliff Doerksen dies.

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This Week’s Movie Action

by J.R. Jones November 4, 2010August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.

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This Week’s Movie Action

by J.R. Jones September 23, 2010August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable releases in this week’s issue.

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This Week’s Movie Action

by J.R. Jones May 13, 2010August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.

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