Encounters with Anthropologist Terence Turner and other agents of modernity left the Kayapo of Brazil with something they’d never had before: power.
Tag: Vol. 26 No. 52
Issue of Oct. 2 – 8, 1997
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Poi Dog Pummeling
grams.qxd In response to Lewis Lazare’s article on the Poi Dog Pondering–Ravinia fiasco [Culture Club, September 12], I’d like to offer another perspective. As I spent that evening working at the park, I witnessed offensive, juvenile, and utterly ridiculous behavior on the part of the concertgoers. As mentioned in the article, there were probably mistakes […]
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Superpussyvixen, Go Faster, Kill
SUPERPUSSYVIXEN, GO FASTER, KILL, Sweetback Productions, at National Pastime Theater. When the Sweetback folks opened their send-up of Ed Wood’s famously bad Plan Nine From Outer Space two years ago, they set a new standard for shows based on appropriated material. Unfortunately, nothing Sweetback has done since has been as inspired or well done. Their […]
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Genesis
GENESIS, Pegasus Players. Whether you believe Genesis was written by Moses with divine guidance or think it belongs on the mythology bookshelf along with Gilgamesh and the Odyssey, there’s no question that the Bible’s first book is compelling literature–poetic, morally complex, and rich in incident. But east-coast actor Max McLean’s evening of theatrical storytelling drains […]
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The House is Black
The House Is Black Forugh Farrokhzad’s 20-odd-minute, black-and-white 1962 documentary about a leper colony in northern Iran is the most powerful Iranian film I’ve seen. Farrokhzad (1935-’67) is commonly regarded as the greatest Persian poet of the 20th century; her only film seamlessly adapts the techniques of poetry to its framing, editing, sound, and narration. […]
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All Wet?
levin.qxd Dear Editor: Ben Joravsky’s article (“High and Dry,” September 19) about government response to the August flooding on Chicago’s north and west sides contained the bizarre statement, presented as pure fact, that “no one toured the neighborhood or checked the damage” in the wake of that devastating thunderstorm. The phone call that Mr. Joravsky […]
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Tales from Trashmania
TALES FROM TRASHMANIA, at the College of DuPage Arts Center, Theatre 2. Bonnie Koloc is a former Chicago vocalist whose style and voice define musical authenticity and unforced honesty for her fans. But this quirky solo revue challenges even her power to charm. An “art-aretta” (whatever that means) that pushes whimsy to the vanishing point, […]
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Damage Control
davis.qxd Dear Editor: As the City of Chicago employee in charge of pursuing the federal disaster declaration, I thought it would be useful to provide information about the city’s response to the August 16 flood not contained in Ben Joravsky’s Neighborhood News column [September 19]. In particular, the article gives the impression that it was […]
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Arrogant Living
Arrogant Living “An explosion of misunderstanding has erupted about certain motherfuckin’ things,” chirps Jeff Dorchen in the bouncy musical number that opens Arrogant Living, his “episodic collage cabaret.” He’s out to “correct sloppy thinking,” and he believes his hour onstage will overhaul the American psyche. It’s a tall order for a man who admits he […]
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Rotten Numbers
schaaf.qxd To the Editor, Your article on Saint Basil’s Free People’s Clinic was an excellent one [“Medical Miracles,” September 19]. Robert McClory captured the spirit of our clinic and our volunteers very well. One cavil, however–the number of adult medicaid recipients without access to routine dental care is 500,000, not 50,000, as the article stated. […]
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Blues Heaven
Thunder Knocking on the Door Northlight Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie By Adam Langer The mainstreaming of the blues, which brought it in the 70s from the smoky haunts of 47th Street to the frat-boy territory of Lincoln Park, may have rescued a great many artists from poverty […]
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News of the Weird
Lead Stories Restaurant openings: La Nouvelle Justine, an S&M-themed restaurant that offers mild spankings, food served in dog bowls, and the opportunity for diners to dominate and be dominated as they eat, opened in May in New York City. And in Beijing, a nostalgia-themed restaurant called Fang Li’s Compare Past Misery With Present Happiness is […]
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Rights of Passage
Critical Mass is sending the city a message; the revolution will not be motorized
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Celluloid Hero
Forgotten movies flocker to life at LaSalle Bank’s hidden theater
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“A Tribute to Mr. B.” (The Music of Billy Eckstine)
“A Tribute to Mr. B” (The Music of Billy Eckstine), Black Ensemble Theater. For much of his nearly five-decade career Billy Eckstine was virtually unknown outside the black music circuit, though white songwriters did ask him to record their latest tunes. But the man whose smooth, effortless baritone earned him the title of the black […]