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Joravsky’s advice for the Republican Party
And some for progressives, too.
It’s important to react as quickly as possible to Kanye West’s new Ye
You probably already know what you think of Kanye’s eighth album—if only because it’s recently become almost impossible not to have an opinion about Kanye himself.
Leave the flatlands behind in Savanna and Galena, along the bluffs of the mighty Mississippi
Head west for quaint townships and lush landscapes.
Julia Sweeney is done making terrible movies
The former SNL cast member, now Older and Wider, looks back on life post-Pat.
Remembering Chicago Craigslist Personals, the Wild West of Internet dating
Craigslist has preemptively shut down its personals section, the message board that dominated online searches for friendship, love, or sex about a decade ago.
Could Chicago’s Sameena Mustafa become the first Muslim woman in Congress?
The comedian and real estate broker said running against longtime incumbent Mike Quigley seemed futile—until she started talking to voters.
‘Why do I always fall in love with lesbians?’
A “sporty” Italian really wants to know. Plus: better dick pics, and more
Uncle Dan says: Don’t fuck Nazis
Laying down the law post Charlottesville, and more
Pilgrims, The Water Children, and six more new stage shows to see (or avoid)
A world premiere at Gift Theatre and a play about abortion are among this week’s notable plays.
Reunited late-70s Irish punks Protex hit Chicago for two shows
Reunited late-70s Irish punks Protex hit Chicago for two shows, Redgrave host an ACLU benefit to fight Trump’s Muslim ban, and more.
Eat Trump’s immigration ban: Ten Chicago restaurants that wouldn’t exist in a white nationalist America
Kebabs, fahsa, and ghormeh sabzi will make America great again.
Chicago musicians speak up about the Affordable Care Act
Musicians are especially vulnerable to a repeal of Obamacare, and these Chicagoans went on the record to say how.
Sinead O’Connor’s I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got speaks to the fight against Trump from 27 years in the past
Sinead O’Connor’s 1990 album combines the rage of ’80s antifascist punk with a private grief that’s timeless—it’s music for a battle we hoped we’d never have to wage again.
How can grassroots musicians fight the Trump beast?
Adele Nicholas of Axons and Impossible Colors is also a self-employed civil rights lawyer—and she’s releasing a compilation to benefit the Chicago Community Bond Fund.