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Home » Trainspotting

Tag: Trainspotting

Posted inFilm

The movie that made heroin fun gets a sequel for a less heroin-friendly time

by J.R. Jones March 22, 2017August 18, 2021

T2: Trainspotting reunites the Edinburgh junkies from the beloved British black comedy.

Posted inBlogs

Irvine Welsh talks Trainspotting, the Secret History of Chicago Music live, and more things to do this week

by Brianna Wellen February 15, 2016August 18, 2021

Sauced Night Market, Empty Bottle Book Club returns, and more happenings from February 15-18

Posted inBlogs

Zoolander returns, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones February 12, 2016August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inArts & Culture

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh bullshits with Chicago writer Bill Hillmann

by Chicago Reader June 10, 2015August 18, 2021

The Scottish transplant to Chicago interviews his friend on the occasion of the Chicago native’s new memoir, Mozos: A Decade of Running With the Bulls of Spain.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Thu 4/10: Words + Music, Everything Is Terrible!, and Juana Molina

by Lisa Schulz April 10, 2014August 18, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, April 10

Irvine Welsh
Posted inArts & Culture

Workshopping with Irvine Welsh

by Jerome Ludwig June 26, 2013August 19, 2021

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh joins Don De Grazia for a staged reading of their script in progress.

Posted inBlogs

The long and short of it, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones April 19, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Style wars: Trance vs. Welcome to the Punch

by Ben Sachs April 16, 2013August 19, 2021

Comparing two recent British thrillers starring James McAvoy

Posted inBlogs

GIFs of love, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones April 12, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Irvine Welsh on Skagboys, Trainspotting, and . . . Miami

by Jerome Ludwig September 30, 2012August 19, 2021

The Scottish writer talks about his latest novel, a new theatrical adaption of Trainspotting, and life in the Sunshine State.

Posted inBlogs

The Reader’s Agenda: Wed 9/12

by Drew Hunt September 12, 2012August 19, 2021

What’s on the Agenda for Wednesday, September 12, 2012

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