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Tag: Ukraine
Posted inArts & Culture
Odessa tries to shed some light, but only ends up going in circles
The production’s motivation and accents disappoint.
Posted inArts & Culture
The new Holodomor drama Sickle isn’t sharp enough to draw much blood
The tragic Ukrainian famine of the early 1930s remains an abstraction in Abbey Fenbert’s new play.
Posted inFood & Drink
The foodways of Chicago’s new immigrants
Newcomers from five countries discuss the differences between eating here and in their homelands, where they dine out and shop for ingredients, what kinds of adaptations they’ve had to make, and which American foods they’re learning to love.
Posted inFood & Drink
Starbucks doesn’t compare to Ukrainian coffee
“But American food? I love it! I like burgers, fries, chicken fingers, and cheese sticks,” Anna Tsymbaliuk says.
Posted inMusic
Lorena Cupcake of Store Brand Soda on an ode to thwarted taco desire
Current musical obsessions of Store Brand Soda blogger Lorena Cupcake, Dumpster Babies guitarist Tom Puschautz, and Reader music editor Philip Montoro
Posted inBlogs
Where Rauner sees threat, I see my family’s refugee roots
Refugees such as my father have contributed to the vibrant mix that’s made Chicago a fascinating place.
Posted inBlogs
Okean Elzy, Ukraine’s biggest rock band, plays the Riv on Sunday
If you’re wondering how big a rock band that is, watch the live stadium footage in the video for today’s 12 O’Clock Track.
Posted inArts & Culture
A Brigadoon for modern times
The Goodman Theatre’s 21st-century revival retrieves Brigadoon from the misty past.
Posted inBlogs
Why are Russian forces in Ukraine?
Russia says it’s reacting to fascistic ultranationalism in Ukraine; historian Timothy Snyder says no.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
In Kiev and across Ukraine, a bitter history plays out
A permanent collection at Chicago’s Ukrainian National Museum sheds light on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Posted inMusic
Andrea Jablonski, the doom-metal bassist
The People Issue: Andrea Jablonski; bassist, frontwoman, bartender
Posted inBlogs
Block Four: Chernobyl 2011
Local filmmakers Julian Hayda and Father Myron Panchuk document the squatters living within the “Zone of Alienation” around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and the failed reactor’s crumbling container, in their documentary “Block Four: Chernobyl 2011,” screening Thursday 4/28 at the Chicago Cultural Center.