The Pew Research Center has released a report on where the generations get their political news.
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Facebook questions for tonight’s mayoral debate?
The second runoff debate, between Rahm Emanuel and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, airs on Fox 32 at 9 PM. If the candidates are asked these Facebook questions, maybe it will go like this.
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The hills are alive with the noise of Ortmann
Plus: Varsity tease their new garage-pop tape, and friends say farewell to beloved sound engineer John Emerson.
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Manuscripts Don’t Burn takes us inside the Iranian police state
Mohammad Rasoulof directed the uncompromising Iranian drama Manuscripts Don’t Burn—which may be his last.
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That time in ’77 Jane Byrne and I were on TV together
As a young, mop-topped lad of 22, the Reader political columnist was on WTTW . . .
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Now disappearing behind a pay wall—Rob Feder!
Will Rob Feder’s readers follow him behind a pay wall?
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How a mysterious box of photos sent an Evanston couple halfway around the world
For a quarter century, Jerri Zbiral and Alan Teller have been trying to figure out the identity of the photographer behind images from 1940s India.
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Is #IfTheyGunnedMeDown right about media bias?
The Twitter campaign that started after the killing of Michael Brown raises a difficult question.
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Gossip Wolf: Booker Matt Kimmel leaves the Burlington (and Chicago, for now)
Matt Kimmel’s good-bye to booking the Burlington, emo royalty at American Football, a new Swearwords EP, and more
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A new show from ComedySportz mixes social media and musical improv
The Social Musical, a new show from ComedySportz, hits high and low notes with its mix of social media and musical improv.
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What horrible things are we doing to children who learn Bible stories?
A new study on religion raises the question: If kids have trouble with reality—so what?
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Street artists peek out from the shadows
Get to know some of Chicago’s mysterious, prolific street artists.
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Take my virginity, please!
Dan on giving up your virginity to your high school crush, selling weathered boxer briefs online, and coming to accept that your girlfriend has no interest in fucking you.
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Collaboraction’s festival of short plays doesn’t take us very far
Collaboraction’s future looks a lot like the present in Sketchbook 14: 2049, a festival of 17 short plays.