The revival’s staging feels old-school, and not in a good way.
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David Rabe’s Cosmologies, expertly produced by the Gift, keeps you guessing
Is it a two-act hallucination or an alien abduction?
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Sy Hersh on his rough-and-tumble Chicago past: ‘At some point I realized I was in a tyranny’
An interview with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, who discusses his Chicago origin story and more.
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Fringe theater goes on parade with the 26th annual Abbie Fest
The Abbie Hoffman Died for Our Sins Theatre Festival features 72 hours of performances starting with a march from Daley Plaza.
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Our ignorance of our enemies might not be bliss, but it’s close enough
Akbar Ahmed’s new book exposes a subtlety and complexity that ought to matter more.
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A model integrated community for Chicago to study
In Hope Meadows, a common purpose for residents—caring for each other—leads to real integration
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Should Tamms be saved for the jobs?
Sure, long-term solitary confinement may be torture, but it provides jobs.
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The man who wasn’t afraid of the mayor
Bill Lavicka unafraid to fight the mayor
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Bachmann: waterboarding uncomfortable but effective
Michele Bachmann stands up for waterboarding.
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The political is performative for Sharon Hayes
The artist/activist gets her first solo show, “Focus: Sharon Hayes,” at the Art Institute
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Is it safe to send your child to journalism school?
The Sun-Times back in the 70s didn’t have a foreign affairs budget, but it was more than happy to indulge a restless reporter’s existential funk. So on my own dime, in the spring of 1975 I found myself in Saigon as the Communist army closed in on the city and the world watched. And that […]
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One Bite: the Finest Fish Sauce in the World
Superior Vietnamese fish sauce from Phu Quoc Island is said to be impossible to get in the United States, but it’s not if you know where to look.