An 80-minute ‘ad-rap-tation’ tells Scrooge’s story without missing beats.
Tag: GQ
Posted inArts & Culture
Q Brothers Christmas Carol serves up an old chestnut with a side of sass
The hip-hop holiday extravaganza returns.
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The time Chicago skinheads beat up a Nazi
Yes, Chicago does have a history of punks who’ve shown Nazis what’s what.
Posted inArts & Culture
Collaboraction’s Peacebook performance festival tackles an ‘epidemic of inequity’
More than 200 artists bring 24 short “prayers for peace” to Englewood, Hermosa, and Austin this fall.
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Take the Trump survey and rate the perfidious media
The Trump media survey is good for a laugh.
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Chance the Rapper talks Rahm Emanuel, Kanye West, Chicago ‘poverty porn,’ and drug use in a new GQ profile
Zach Baron’s profile on Chicago MC Chance the Rapper includes details that will surprise even longtime local fans.
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Groupon’s goofy ‘clip-in man bun’ goes viral
A Groupon ad for a “clip-in man bun” fuels rage—and demand—on the Internet.
Posted inNews & Politics
MMA’s only out transgender pro lets her guard down
MMA’s only out transgender pro Fallon Fox is a devastating force in the ring and when she’s advocating for trans rights.
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The Elizabeth Gilbert problem
What do you do when an author with a despicable persona writes a really great book?
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Let them wear Prada
The fashion I.Q. of the average American male is soaring, T magazine conveniently discovers.
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Reader’s Agenda Mon 2/25: Polar Bear Awareness Week, Michael Hainey, and Amos Guiora
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Monday, February 25, 2013
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Life Is but a Dream: Beyonce as Deleuze
The trailer for Beyonce’s documentary disturbs, fascinates.
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Reader’s Agenda Tue 1/8: George Saunders, an 80s double feature, and drag queens
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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Don’t Mess With Ikram Goldman
Ikram Goldman anointed one of the most powerful people in our nation’s capital
