New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.
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Morning Newsfeed: Ain’t Nothing But an A.G. Thing
Attorney General Lisa Madigan is going after Snoop Dogg’s colorfully packaged malt liquor beverage, Blast, saying the “binge in a can” could be dangerous to minors. Also, “[t]he 12-percent alcohol concentration means a single 23.5-ounce can is equivalent to drinking a six-pack of typical American beer,” her office said. (Sun-Times) Chicago musician Matthew Leone, who […]
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9/29—Free Screening of If These Walls Could Talk at the Music Box
The Music Box hosts a free screening of the pro-choice drama If These Walls Could Talk.
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Michael Shannon, Punk Rocker
More on “I’ll Die Tomorrow” star Michael Shannon’s music, theater and film career.
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MLB.com Alum Alex Kam Named Officer of Reader Parent Creative Loafing
CL Inc. hires Alex Kam to be its chief digital officer.
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Which Way Home
Rebecca Cammisa’s documentary “Which Way Home,” screening Friday 12/11 at Chicago Filmmakers, rides along on a train roof through Mexico with unaccompanied boys stowing away into the United States.
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Savage Love, The TV Show
Sex on TV is finally gonna get interesting: Reader sex columnist and Chicago native Dan Savage says that he’s hunkered down right now in his own office at HBO studios in Los Angeles, getting ready to tape a pilot inspired by his always-brilliant column.
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One woman’s transcendental path to the director’s chair
Kate Churchill channels her passion for yoga into directing the new documentary, Enlighten Up!