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Home » Pretty Woman

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Posted inArts & Culture

Lyric’s La Traviata is a triumph of true love—and Verdi’s music—even without its leading lady

by Deanna Isaacs February 22, 2019August 18, 2021

It’s the date-night opera that made Julia Roberts cry in Pretty Woman.

Posted inBlogs

How Chicago shaped Hugh Hefner and his Playboy empire, and other news

by Kate Shepherd September 29, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Governor Rauner signs a bill expanding abortion coverage.

Posted inBlogs

Cultural moments of 1990 revisited by someone born in 1990

by Brianna Wellen October 30, 2015August 18, 2021

In anticipation of the Chicago Humanities Festival program “Year in Review: 1990,” a writer looks back at moments from the year of her birth.

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Posted inColumns & Opinion

Beyond Richard Gere

by Dan Savage May 30, 2013August 19, 2021

Dan on sex workers dating johns, a slave coming clean, and a girlfriend with a kinky question.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Sat 3/30: Another 90s Party, Golden Horse Ranch Band, and Sky Ferreira.

by Drew Hunt March 30, 2013August 19, 2021

What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Saturday, March 30, 2013

Posted inBlogs

Now (barely) playing: Branded

by Ben Sachs September 14, 2012August 19, 2021

Trying to disentangle the “what the fuck?” movie of 2012

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This week’s movie action

by J.R. Jones December 16, 2011August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.

Posted inBlogs

Now playing: New Year’s Eve

by J.R. Jones December 12, 2011August 19, 2021

Garry Marshall’s insipid rom-com interweaves a half dozen stories on the title evening.

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This Week’s Movie Action

by J.R. Jones February 11, 2010August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable films in this week’s Chicago Reader.

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