What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, March 29
Tag: Nelson Algren
Posted inArts & Culture
The migration of the hipster
The migration of the hipster: A Chicago history, 1898-present
Posted inBlogs
Assembling a picture of Chicago, neighborhood by neighborhood
Two local bloggers have organized a reading celebrating Chicago’s neighborhoods.
Posted inBlogs
The Third Coast—turning a bunch of stuff that happened into drama
Thomas Dyja’s history of Chicago finds the story line in 30 years of city life.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Rick Kogan might be sentimental—just don’t call him a sentimentalist
Rick Kogan might be sentimental—just don’t call him a sentimentalist.
Posted inBlogs
Eating and schvitzing at the reborn Division Street Russian Baths
The Russian banya is back.
Posted inBlogs
The romance of books: the Newberry Library at 125
A special exhibit displays some of the exquisite items in the Newberry’s vast collection, on the occasion of the library’s 125th anniversary
Posted inBlogs
You Were Never in Chicago: Neil Steinberg comes of age
Neil Steinberg writes a memoir
Posted inBlogs
Remembering Studs Terkel at the Nightingale
Noting the ongoing revivals of Studs Terkel-related documentaries
Posted inArts & Culture
Culture Vultures: Nelson Algren, Alfred Jarry, and antiquing
In-the-know Chicagoans tell the Reader what they’re watching, reading, and seeing
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best book of love letters ever written to a Chicago writer
Beloved Chicago Man
Posted inBlogs
Kick-start a Nelson Algren documentary
Kickstarter campaign to fund Michael Caplan’s documentary Algren
Posted inBlogs
It’s Time to Make a Clean Break With Ronny’s
Pondering a permanent replacement for one of Chicago’s nastiest venues.
Posted inBlogs
Our Best, Brightest, and Snazziest
Chicago prepares to honor its greatest writers—and dress their heirs.