On the moon, there are no humans. The birds that populate the lunar planet don’t get caught up in ideas like weekends or “the economy.” They stay connected via a vast fungal network, and there is plenty of universal worm (there’s one big worm that they all eat) to keep everyone fed. Michael DeForge’s latest […]
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Posted inColumns & Opinion
A flexible position on free speech
In the category of things that I didn’t see coming . . . My preliminary favorite for this year’s biggest “do as I say, not as I do” hypocrite is Elon Musk. Yes, the world’s richest man and self-proclaimed champion of free speech. It turns out the dude with the “I don’t give a shit, […]
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire’s sesquicentennial
2021 marked 150 years since the Great Chicago Fire. While acknowledged by major institutions, the anniversary was muted, perhaps because it’s difficult to commemorate a massive tragedy in the midst of another overwhelming one. For me, the best marker of the anniversary is journalist, historian, and photographer (and past Reader contributor) Robert Loerzel’s @ChicagoTimeline Twitter […]
Posted inMusic
Chicago rapper Brittney Carter makes her case for hip-hop stardom with As I Am
On September 29, Chicago rapper Brittney Carter posted a video of herself freestyling with a casual cool, rounding off her crisp verses precisely so that they’d blend with the instrumental’s glassy vibraphone melody and nimble, funky beat. Her synchronicity with the music could make you swear it’s an extension of her voice. The next day, […]
Posted inCity Life
Is your lovin’ worth two transfers?
What our listings coordinator is musing about this week
Posted inCity Life
The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: days 15 and 16
What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
Posted inArts & Culture
Gossiping with Caleb Hearon
The comedian on his style, inspiration, and the Chicago comedy scene.
Posted inArts & Culture
Chicago’s summer reading
We asked you (via Twitter) whose lists you wanted to see. And then we asked them.
Posted inFilm
Sliding into @MusicBoxTheatre’s DMs
An investigation into the best movie theater Twitter in town.
Posted inMusic
How did the ‘industry plant’ take root?
The ‘industry plant’ is hip-hop’s favorite conspiracy theory, used to discredit breakout successes—and it’s spreading to other genres, where it’s no more plausible.
Posted inArts & Culture
Jill Soloway wants you to stop arguing with people online
The Transparent creator comes home to Chicago to demonstrate how to do it in person.
Posted inBlogs
Donald Trump is Bruce Rauner’s useful idiot—and vice versa
If you want to know why Bruce Rauner doesn’t know what to say about Donald Trump, consider the fallout from the president’s latest Twitter war juxtaposed with POTUS’s proposed capital gains tax cut. One of which got a ton of publicity, the other almost none at all. The tweet storm has to do with LeBron […]
Posted inBlogs
Rahm and Rauner’s phony Ryan feud: Don’t be fooled by the Twitter barbs
Here’s hoping voters are too sophisticated to fall for the supposed discord over the protest that shut down the Dan Ryan.