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Tag: Ernest Hemingway
Stacy Keach returns for another go at Hemingway and Pamplona
He’s fully recovered from the mild heart attack he suffered during last year’s world premiere.
Chicago Renaissance celebrates the people who built the city’s cultural scene
A new book examines the local art and literature milieu in the early 20th century.
Goodman pulls the plug on Stacy Keach’s opening-night performance of Pamplona
The star of the solo show, based on Ernest Hemingway, was ill and struggling to perform when director Robert Falls made the decision to call it off.
My way or the Hemingway, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
How one Hemingway short story became three different movies
A recent Blu-Ray reissue of a Criterion Collection set features different cinematic interpretations of 1927’s “The Killers.”
Loving Repeating, a chamber musical about Gertrude Stein, doesn’t bear repeating
Kokandy Productions presents an amiably bad production of Loving Repeating, Frank Galati and Stephene Flaherty’s chamber musical about Gertrude Stein.
Local filmmaker Daniel Nearing blends black and white, past and present
Daniel Nearing’s Hogtown and Chicago Heights present a rich cast of characters.
Heads up: some thoughts on concussions in sports
The Chicago White Sox’s Paul Konerko goes on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion
“Freaking” in
Sun-Times sportswriters disagree on need for a euphemism for “pissed off”
Cocktail Challenge: muddled caviar
Justin Anderson of the Bedford, Branch 27, and the forthcoming La Sirena Clandestina, makes an Asian Bloody Mary with muddled caviar
House approves Chicago casino; Emanuel “key” to deal
The Illinois House approved plans yesterday for a casino in Chicago, while senate president John Cullerton called Gov. Quinn “irrelevant” to the current budget process. Skokie Democrat rep. Lou Lang said Mayor Emanuel’s lobbying was “key” to the gambling bill’s passage. (Tribune) While Chicagoans were enjoying a warm day off, six people were killed and […]
Hubbard Inn: a forgettable feast
A forgettable feast at a Hemingway-inspired haunt
Morsels: A Haunt Fit for Hemingway
Hubbard Inn opens in River North. Plus: Mac ’n’ cheese hits the road aboard the Southern’s new food truck.