When metallic hardcore masters Harm’s Way dropped their second full-length, Isolation, in 2011, Gossip Wolf hailed the “chug-o-riffic” album for its “circle-pit-ready brutality”—and the band have gone on to build a worldwide fan base and sign to Metal Blade. In November, Closed Casket Activities (who originally put out Isolation) released a tenth-anniversary edition with four […]
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Suicide inside a global pandemic
How is it possible to keep dark thoughts at bay when everyone is struggling to survive?
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Three walks in the woods
The Forest Preserves of Cook County, which cover 70,000 acres, are an inexhaustible source of social-distance-compliant space.
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Homeless during a pandemic
Chicagoans without shelter face the tough choice between the streets and shared air.
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U.S. Girls shares some welcome sunshine in dark times on Heavy Light
Well, look at that. The world is ending. Suddenly we’re all cooped up, we can’t see friends or loved ones, we can’t go out for pizza, and we can’t grab a beer at the bar. I don’t know about you, but even if people weren’t suffering and dying from coronavirus, I’d be starting to feel […]
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Essays on isolation
What staying at home has taught us about our city and ourselves
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‘I’m still in shock’
How Chicagoans, from creatives to nonprofit staff, are being affected by the novel coronavirus—and what we can all do to help
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When death row and dog cages are a step up in the world
In Pontiac, former Tamms inmates are experiencing a new luxury: they can see the person they’re talking with.
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Should Tamms be saved for the jobs?
Sure, long-term solitary confinement may be torture, but it provides jobs.