After the powerful Chicago comedy-scene figure’s departure amid harassment allegations, the theater behind SketchFest begins a new era without him.
Tag: Harvey Weinstein
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Why does R. Kelly seem immune to repercussions in the post-Weinstein era?
Despite sexual harassment and abuse allegations against him stretching back decades, the self-appointed Pied Piper of R&B chugs along.
Posted inArts & Culture
An ear to the ground at the Third Coast International Audio Festival
A trip to “the Sundance of radio” in the golden age of podcasting
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Conductor James Levine accused of sexual misconduct during his time as Ravinia’s music director, and other Chicago news
Also, Jim DeRogatis asks why the music industry has given R. Kelly a free pass despite numerous sexual misconduct allegations.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
No sparks, no soap, no sex—what’s a nice guy to do?
Dan Savage on the rules of the game post Weinstein
Posted inBlogs
Is it time to reimagine justice and accountability for sexual misconduct?
Abolitionist educator Mariame Kaba explores how survivors of sexual harassment and violence can find justice outside the legal system, and how perpetrators can embrace accountability.
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Shootings and homicides in Englewood on pace to reach record lows in 2017, and other Chicago news
Also, local preservationists want landmark designation for Emmett Till’s Woodlawn home.
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Chicago named the rat capital of the country for the third consecutive year, and other news
Also, Harvey Weinstein’s unlikely 1985 Bears connection.
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The soda tax was repealed, but Cook County still has to find a way to fund the government
The pop tax repeal only puts off the inevitable.
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Study: Chicago drivers pay more for downtown street parking than in any other U.S. city, and other news
Also, Chicago airport security officers will no longer be considered police officers.
Posted inFilm
Blood Ties and Gambit: Two genre films for the grown-ups
Blood Ties and Gambit: two genre films from the “disappearing middle” of American cinema
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Blue Valentine
Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling’s disintegrating marriage in “Blue Valentine” was too raw for the MPAA until distributor Harvey Weinstein intervened. It opens Friday 1/7.
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Letts makes a deal
Harvey Weinstein has bought the screen rights to Tracy Letts’s August: Osage County.
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Bumped and ground
Only in release a week, already Grindhouse has been written off as a failure. Will producer Harvey Weinstein ever live it down?