The reboot is the chance for the notoriously white series to broaden its queer horizons.
Tag: Showtime
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Six degrees of Abby McEnany
How a network of local creatives brought a queer, authentically Chicago story to Showtime.
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Judge blocks last-minute conservative attempt to prevent new Illinois abortion law from taking effect Monday, and other Chicago news
Also, Alderman Howard Brookins Jr. is running for a Cook County judgeship.
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Analyzing Rahm Emanuel’s rocky and lucky 2017, and other Chicago news
Also, the miserable sub-zero temperatures and wind chills are expected to last through New Year’s.
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Rauner is fighting to keep details of a lawsuit filed by former business partner under wraps, and other Chicago news
Also, the long-awaited Apple flagship on the Chicago River is opening Friday.
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Judge blocks Trump administration threats to defund sanctuary cities, and other Chicago news
Also, Kwame Raoul, Gery Chico, others express interest in replacing Lisa Madigan as attorney general.
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Twin Peaks: The Return is a bizarre and brilliant retrospective
It’s not so much a TV show as an oblique survey of Mark Frost and David Lynch’s careers.
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Report: Judge shot to death outside his home was previously beaten in road-rage incident, and other Chicago news
Also, how the feds built a case against former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert.
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After Sundance, the impact of the Chicago Media Project’s films continues
After backing seven films at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, CMP focuses on the future.
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Obama’s making a ‘last-minute push’ to reform Chicago police before Trump’s inauguration, and other news
Also, Showtime has picked up a new scripted show about the lives of young black men on the south side.
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Showtime’s Shameless does the network proud
I’d heard good things about Showtime’s Shameless over the years, and it certainly sounded relevant to my interests (Chicago boosterism and William H. Macy fandom). But there’s only so much time and DVR space in the world, so it slipped past me for a while. Its critically lauded 2014 season finally convinced me to get […]
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The last hour of The Newsroom is beyond criticism
Leave the room if you want to snicker about the excellent finale of The Newsroom
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Polyamory prep
Dan on educating yourself about polyamory, fucking your partner while fantasizing about someone else, and reconsidering the #NotAllMen hashtag.
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Wild Chicago, lost Chicago, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue