Maintaining mental health in prison was already challenging before COVID-19 hit.
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Malachi Ritscher gave Chicago’s fringe music his whole heart
Listen to a raw and raucous Nirvana concert at Metro in 1990. Hear Slint performing a knockout cover of Neil Young’s “Cortez the Killer” at Club Dreamerz. Check out a rare live set from local postpunks End Result, or New York’s ESG in 1984 at Lakeview’s long-defunct countercultural nightclub Medusa’s. Or peruse more than 1,000 […]
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Locrian’s Terence Hannum crafts cinematic beauty on Dissolving the Bonds
Terence Hannum is perhaps best known as the keyboardist and vocalist of prolific Chicago-born experimental metal trio Locrian, who blend dense, crushing drones and harsh, sweeping black metal to stir up some serious dark energy. But Hannum is also an accomplished visual artist, writer, and solo musician. I was expecting his brand-new album, Dissolving the […]
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Electronic innovators Cabaret Voltaire make a mind-bending return on Shadow of Fear
In this hellish age, true celebrations feel few and far between, but the first new Cabaret Voltaire album in 26 years is definitely cause for rejoicing. Its title, Shadow of Fear, sticks to this UK group’s usual dystopian vibe; they kicked off the 1980 album The Voice of America by addressing the messed-up state of […]
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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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In 3 Faces, Iranian director Jafar Panahi turns the camera inward
How much can artists control the world around them?
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Bird Box recklessly villainizes mental illness and suicide
It squanders an opportunity for thoughtful commentary on trauma and survival.
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Leave Me Alone! turns Chekhov into a public service announcement
And, in the process, gives the entire ending away.
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Warning signs your child might be contemplating hurting themselves
Warning signs your child might be contemplating hurting themselves, plus resources you can turn to for help
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A Chicago cop’s daughter’s suicide sets family on mission
Carli Blanco shot herself to death at 14, highlighting the growing teen suicide risk.
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Fatih Akin’s thriller In the Fade proves there’s nothing more dangerous than a person who’s lost everything
In the Fade proves there’s nothing more dangerous than a person who’s lost everything.
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Suicide along the el
Heartbreak, trauma, economics, and the CTA’s new prevention effort
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Sixties garage rockers the Royal Flairs are best remembered for the macabre single ‘Suicide’
The Royal Flairs got started in Council Bluffs, Iowa, moved to Chicago in 1965, and split up after their front man was shot protecting a go-go dancer.
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Was Christine Chubbuck a symbol of her times, our times—or neither?
Christine stars Rebecca Hall as the Florida journalist who shot herself on the air.