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Posted inArts & Culture

Weaving tangled webs with Constellations and Missed Connections

by Kerry Reid February 10, 2021August 18, 2021

Theatre Above the Law and A Red Orchid Theatre dive into the physics and magic of being alive together.

Posted inBlogs

Remembering Chicago Craigslist Personals, the Wild West of Internet dating

by Ryan Smith March 23, 2018August 18, 2021

Craigslist has preemptively shut down its personals section, the message board that dominated online searches for friendship, love, or sex about a decade ago.

Posted inBlogs

The media is itching for a fight with Trump

by Michael Miner January 11, 2017August 18, 2021

Journalists preparing to enter the age of Trump are rolling up their sleeves.

Posted inBlogs

Steve Bogira is leaving the Reader

by Michael Miner September 23, 2016March 16, 2022

The long-form senior staff writer has been with the paper more than three decades.

Posted inBlogs

Sketch show The Program offers computer-generated laughs

by Brianna Wellen June 2, 2016August 18, 2021

The iO show was written with a predictive text program created by Clickhole head writer Jamie Brew.

Posted inBlogs

How Uber is using an army of ‘brand ambassadors’ to convert Lyft drivers

by Ryan Smith November 10, 2015August 18, 2021

A Uber brand ambassador tells the story behind his job of convincing Lyft drivers to switch to Uber—while riding in their backseat.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

He’s got cheatin’ on his mind . . .

by Dan Savage October 8, 2015August 18, 2021

Sexlessness leads to restlessness. Plus: advice for a would-be adviser, tips for the would-be bottom

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Kinkster confidential

by Dan Savage April 9, 2015August 18, 2021

Dan Savage advises a former rope bondage top, a husband with specialized tastes in lube, a bondage widower, and more

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Consumed by a fantasy fetish

by Dan Savage January 16, 2015August 18, 2021

Dan Savage advises a teen with a vore fetish, an older woman with qualms, and a small-town would-be swinger.

Posted inBlogs

A guide to navigating the ‘musicians’ section of Craigslist

by Sasha Geffen October 31, 2014August 18, 2021

There is deep magic in the recesses of Craigslist’s “musicians” personals. Here are some shortcuts to navigating it.

"I've never been a fan of real-people pornography, but recently I've found myself indulging in trans-girl porn. Is it insensitive to have a predilection for trans girls?"
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Is it insensitive to be attracted to trans women?

by Dan Savage August 21, 2014August 18, 2021

Is it insensitive to be attracted to trans women?

"If your boyfriend regularly stopped at a bar to have a cocktail, and people flirted with him, and he flirted back—and that's all he did—would that constitute an 'appletini infidelity'?"
Posted inColumns & Opinion

When is cyber flirtation cyber infidelity?

by Dan Savage July 17, 2014August 18, 2021

Dan’s advice on cyber cheating, what to do when you’ve shtupped the new hire, and middle age as a gay man.

"Aren't bisexuals open to sex and relationships with both men and women? Isn't that what everyone says?"
Posted inColumns & Opinion

I’m a boner hobbyist—does that mean I’m bi?

by Dan Savage May 1, 2014August 18, 2021

Dan advises guys who wonder if they’re really bi/gay/reformed.

"Webcamming—aka camwhoring—is widely regarded as the safest form of sex work."
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Will camwhore for beer

by Dan Savage April 24, 2014August 18, 2021

Dan on what his mother would have said had she caught him camwhoring, and selling your panties face-to-face might not be worth the paranoia.

Greg Burhop and the game he invented, Knock Down Barns
Posted inCity Life

Greg Burhop’s game of barns in Pilsen

by Andrea Bauer November 8, 2013August 19, 2021

Greg Burhop’s south-side spot acts as an unofficial art gallery and an official battleground for board gamers.

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