Is Chicago an island of cosmopolitanism in a sea of rural, inexpensive, stultifying friendliness?
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Congressman Luis Gutierrez wants the military to help storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, and other Chicago news
Also, more than 1,000 people turned out for Kenneka Jenkins’s funeral.
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Before #BlackLivesMatter, there was Gordon Parks and Ralph Ellison
Two lost photo essays, now on display at the Art Institute, go beyond racial stereotypes to reveal the real life of Harlem.
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Temperance Beer Company goes big with its first bottles
Saturday at its tap room, Temperance releases two barrel-aged versions of Might Meets Right imperial stout.
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Chicago’s own One World Trade Center is all but forgotten
A plaque on the Merchandise Mart is a vestige of a failed campaign to renname one of Chicago’s most iconic buildings.
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Jonathan Demme directs a screen version of Ibsen’s The Master Builder
Chicago native Lisa Joyce contributes a scene-stealing performance to Jonathan Demme’s screen version of Ibsen’s The Master Builder.
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Saul Steinberg: Art-world outcast?
If you can find the Art Institute’s Saul Steinberg exhibit, you’re in for a treat.
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Steppenwolf’s This Is Our Youth meets The Mummy
In Steppenwolf’s This Is Our Youth, Kenneth Lonergan’s ugly-sweet play has affinities with an old black-and-white movie.
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Manhattan, 12 Monkeys and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online this week
Some recommended movies from Old Movies to Watch Now, in which Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.
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Don’t stop at ‘transgendered’
Dan on the misuse of “transgendered,” relationship virginity, and the perils of dumpdom
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But is The Normal Heart good?
TimeLine Theatre gets Larry Kramer’s important The Normal Heart pumping.
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Cathleen Schine’s flower children
The protagonists of Cathleen Schine’s ninth novel, Fin & Lady, wander 1960s New York.
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Shakespeare goes to Gotham City
The Goodman achieves a half measure of success in dark, unruly Measure for Measure.
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Off Color Brewing’s “Mischief” pop-up bar: You will want to drink all their beer
Off Color Brewing debuts with four tasty collaborations: a pink pilsner, a smoked bock, a half bock, and a potent French-Belgian chimera.